Troll Management: Handling Conspiracy Theorists on a Forum

July 20, 2009

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Oh, for god’s sake, Photobucket, that was a promotional image released by the studio and hosted in my Photobucket account for NINE YEARS. And you deleted it now? No wonder everyone uses Flickr now. I’m finding more and more requests for advice on dealing with internet drama, and who, I ask, is more qualified to […]

Posted in: communication, community, computers, Conflict, depression, Internet Drama, letting go, mental health, mental illness, Professor raincoaster's little lectures, relationships, self-image, Social Media, trolls

3 Day Novel Contest Writer’s Retreat

July 17, 2009

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I am cross-posting this from the Shebeen Club because dammit, this just needs to be plastered everywhere! The more I talk to this resort, the more excited I get! From a bright-eyed Friday, September 4th through to a groggy, shaken Tuesday the 8th morning, we’ll be closeting ourselves away in a secluded BC resort doing […]

Posted in: art, books, Bowen Island, community, Conferences Unconferences and Retreats, creativity, events, inspired work, Literary, Poetry, procrastination, publishing, raincoaster media group, Shebeen Club

Participatory Art with Pierre-A. Sonolet at Science World and Waterfront Station

July 17, 2009

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Got this very intriguing invitation from Judi Piggott of SynergyByDesign via email. Pierre-A. Sonolet invites you to assist and participate in two performances that will take place in Vancouver, July 19 and July 25, 2009. Bring yours organic pigments* for a lunch performance. Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 2:00 pm. meet at Science World where […]

Posted in: art, Artist Calls, call to action, communication, community, creativity, Lower Mainland, PSA's, Street Art, Vancouver

Uploading Images in WordPress.com

July 15, 2009

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Uploading images in WordPress.com is a simple matter, but a lot of the instructions out there including my own do not apply to the current (see datestamp) setup so I’m making a new post to outline the new system. First, update your copy of Flash. Even if you don’t end up using the Flash Uploader […]

Posted in: blogging, computers, Professor raincoaster's little lectures, Wordpress.com

Art and Ecology event at Van Dusen Gardens

July 13, 2009

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Art and Ecology, a talk on the intersection of art practice and responsible land use with John K. Grande, is at the VanDusen Gardens this Thursday. This is taken from the Facebook invitation: You are invited to join us for an evening presentation and discussion about environmental art: Thursday July 16 6:30-9:00pm at VanDusen Botanical […]

Posted in: art, community, events, green, Lower Mainland, Nonprofit, Vancouver

Free by Chris Anderson, FREE!

July 8, 2009

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It doesn’t get much simpler than that; you can now read the almost-certainly-about-to-be-a-best-seller book Free, the Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson, the author of old-skool social media gospel Long Tail, right here online. I mean yeah, you could click away to Amazon and buy it there and spend anxious weeks waiting to […]

Posted in: books, creativity, inspired work, money, Nonprofit, practicality, publishing, socioeconomics

Get New Twitter Followers Guaranteed

July 4, 2009

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Do you want new Followers on Twitter? Of COURSE you do! Followers are the key to and measure of success in the Twittersphere. The more Twits are associated with your account, the more of a Twit celebrity you are and the less time you have to spend crying into your pillow listening to emo while […]

Posted in: community, Followers, popularity, Social Media, Twitter

The Power of Autoresponse!

June 18, 2009

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Ah, autoresponders. Who doesn’t love to hate ’em? Please, PLEASE somebody spread this on Twitter.

Posted in: communication, computers, Etiquette, Grants, humour, Social Media, Technology

Blogging for Beginners Online

June 15, 2009

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Who: raincoaster What: Blogging for Beginners When: 12 noon Pacific time Thursday, June 18th Where: Skype raincoaster99 Why: learn to build a blog in one afternoon Blogging for Beginners: Start from scratch and learn to post text, video, audio, and images. Includes basic copyright and blog etiquette, intro to sidebar widgets, categories, custom headers and […]

Posted in: blogging, events, Skype, Social Media, workshops

on the importance of platforms

June 12, 2009

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Think about it. I’m serious; just think about it.

Posted in: blogging, communication, Social Media, Technology

The Facebook Song

June 10, 2009

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Those of you who are regular readers will be aware of our fondness for certain denizens of YouTube, among them Momo, Brian Atene, and our old pals, the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre. They’ve finally made the leap from Myspace into Facebook (hey, welcome to the 21st Century, boys!) and have immortalized the occasion in […]

Posted in: addiction, Facebook, humour, music, Social Media

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