Social Media Etiquette: a panel discussion May 28

May 7, 2009

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Raul Pacheco, Shane Gibson, and I will be taking part in a panel discussion on social norms in social media platforms on May 28th at the monthly Blogger’s Meetup in Vancouver. The panel will be moderated by Colleen Coplick of Wantsa, and will delve into issues like why are the various behaviour codes different on […]

Taylor Brooke warehouse sale for Dress for Success Vancouver

May 7, 2009

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Taylor Brooke is holding a warehouse sale (up to 80% off) with partial proceeds going to Dress for Success Vancouver. When: Saturday May 9th from  9:00am – 5:00pm Where: 1388 Frances Street (2 blocks south of Clark and East Hastings) Tickets: $10 redeemable for clothing Who: everybody welcome (please make sure, your friend has a […]

Job Postings from the Gallery Gachet

May 4, 2009

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Attention artsies! There are two jobs at the Gallery Gachet up for your attention: Programming Coordinator and Administrator, and the closing date on each is May 19th, not that far away. The Gallery Gachet is an award-winning visual arts gallery located on Cordova near Columbia. From their site: Gallery Gachet is a unique artistic institution […]

Women’s Empowerment, Learning and Leadership Program

May 3, 2009

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Announcing PeerNetBC’s Women’s Empowerment, Learning and Leadership (WELL) Program! PeerNetBC is looking for women of all ages and from all walks of life who are interested in gaining facilitation skills to join our WELL program. The program includes extensive training in facilitation skills and opportunities to learn through direct practice by co-facilitating workshops with PeerNetBC […]

Sponsorship for Students of raincoaster media

May 3, 2009

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raincoaster media runs workshops and presents lectures on blogging and social media for social and individual change. After four years of teaching, we are not cheap, but we are good. An example: it’s not uncommon for students of our Blogging for Beginners course to hit the #1 spot on Google within four hours of starting […]

Dreaming Nightmares Opening

April 30, 2009

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Show opens Thursday, April 30th at 4:30pm at the Fall Gallery, 644 Seymour Street, Vancouver. “All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may […]

Philosopher’s Cafe: Imperialism Makeover Night!

April 26, 2009

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From email: Wonderful Friends: Good evening.  I hope you are well.  This is just a reminder for the Philosophers’ Café Monday evening April 27th at Café Kathmandu (2779 Commercial Drive, Vancouver) at 7:30 pm. Our topic is: Could a gentler, sexier Emperor render Imperialism cool and sexy?  Could “weapons of mass destruction” be converted into […]

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Chip’s Not Dead Yet Social Media Training Group

April 23, 2009

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What: Free fitness training for Chip’s Not Dead Yet race Who: You? Me? Anyone in the Vancouver social media community who wants in When: Wednesdays, 6pm drop-in Where: Steve Nash Sports Club, downtown. Rain or shine! Chip’s Not Dead Yet Memorial Mile is a one-mile race straight uphill, from 10th and Alma practically up to […]

Blogging for Beginners: May 2nd

April 23, 2009

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Blogging for Beginners: Start from scratch and learn to post text, video, audio, and images. Basic copyright and blog etiquette, intro to sidebar widgets, categories, custom headers and design, and what on Earth to put IN the blog. Also where to find technical help. By the end of the workshop you’ll have a fully-functioning WordPress.com […]

Scam-Proofing for Visual Artists

April 18, 2009

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This is particularly relevant after last year’s tragic sale/scam in which many Vancouver artists lost their art and their cash. From press release: CARFAC BC Presents: Visual Artists, Scams and Ripoffs With Martha Rans and Melissa Gruber Thursday, April 23rd, 6:30 pm Alliance for Arts and Culture Boardroom Suite 100 – 938 Howe St (between […]

Facebook Manners: a video

April 16, 2009

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Here’s a cute introduction to Facebook manners. Hmmm, I’ve broken one of these rules; can you guess which? At least they don’t have anything against trawling other people’s events to see what you’d like to attend! Point form notes coming once I edit this post. more about “Facebook Manners and you“, posted with vodpod