Job: Digital Reporter at the Daily What

December 21, 2011

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Got this one off Tumblr (obviously). It’s not just reporting, but photoshopping too, so if you have a digital quiver full of skillz, bring them all and may the best meme-sniffer win. PSA of the Day: Hey! You! The one in the back with the exceptional communication and organizational skills. Yes, you. Wanna write for The Daily […]

Internet Uncut: Bug Girl on Entomology and Social Media

December 3, 2011

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Bug Girl

Bug Girl is an old friend of the raincoaster empire, and we’re very happy to have found this video interview of her by Laura Burns. Done at Entomology 2011 conference. And here’s the transcript of Bug Girl’s presentation at the conference: The Adventures of Bug Girl OR: Everything you wanted to know about entomological social […]

Job: Digital Editor at UNICEF

December 3, 2011

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Found this one on Twitter, and I’ve heard from friends that UNICEF is a great place to work. This job is based in London:   Digital Editor £27,110-£31,910  per annum +_a job premium of £1030.00 Based in London, EC1V 0DU Permanent   UNICEF is the leading children’s organisation, reaching children in more than 150 less-developed […]

Internet Uncut: Avalon Explains NerdFighting

November 25, 2011

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Avalon in typical Nerdfighting stance

One thing the internet teaches us all is that no matter how clued in you are, no matter how many times you’ve been Farked, Stumbled, or Plused, there’s always something out there you’ve never heard of that tens or hundreds of thousands of better-informed people have. Nerdfighting is one of those things. A place where […]

Internet Uncut: Cameron Bode of Occupy Vancouver

November 25, 2011

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Cameron Bode at Occupy Vancouver

If you had to design an environment that would make livestreaming difficult, would it not feature these traits: impermanent mobile intermittent access to power zero access to ambient wifi random, donated equipment only outdoors in freezing rain during an extreme wind warning in winter Thought so. Welcome to Occupy Vancouver, and the second in our […]

Internet Uncut: Daryl Hatton of Fundrazr

November 23, 2011

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Well, I’m just stone-cold chuffed. This one-shot, uncut video thang is going to be a semi-regular series, and I’m very pleased that we’re kicking this off with a worthy cause: Fundrazr! Fundrazr is a Vancouver startup which allows people to leverage their social networks to raise money for worthy causes. One of the causes they’re […]

Advice for #OccupyVancouver

November 1, 2011

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I’m not sure what you did on Halloween, but I celebrated by handing out a bunch of apples to some strangely enthusiastic children (what is WRONG with kids today?You’re supposed to throw the apples at the house!) and getting into a Twitter fight with Occupy Vancouver. At least they were smart enough not to engage […]

Goodbye, Steve Jobs

October 5, 2011

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Steve Jobs has an offer you can't refuse

Goodbye, Steve Jobs. Say hello to George Harrison for me. http://twitter.com/#!/awsamuel/status/121734170853654529 He gave us more than just personal computers. He gave us wings. Apple’s statement: If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please email rememberingsteve@apple.com The statement from his family: Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family. In his public life, […]

Getting Judgey at Vancouver Startup Weekend

October 4, 2011

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Vancouver Startup Weekend 2011

Yes, it’s a legitimate excuse for me to judge people! For the second year in a row the organizers of Startup Weekend Vancouver (sponsored by the ever-awesome Kauffman Foundation) and specifically James Karg have asked me to be one of the judges for their Dragon’s Den-style event. By the time the judges see the presentations […]

Beer ‘n Blogs October 21

September 30, 2011

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Beer n Blogs. What more do you need?

Yep, that’s all she wrote, “she” being Allison Markin, digital doyenne of the Okanagan. And what am I writing, besides this blog post? I’m writing my notes for the two workshops I’ll be leading: Internet Drama for Fun and Profit and the less amusing but also far less likely to end in a plaintive midnight […]

Be My Guest (blogger): a study in success

September 29, 2011

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Nancy Zimmerman vs Goldman Sachs

Nancy Zimmerman vs Goldman Sachs Not ALL internet drama is bad, people. Not so bad, eh? It would be a lot better if we could have gotten the blog inside the actual money-generating website, or had maintained uptime all during the readership onslaught, but that part was sadly out of my hands and I was […]