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Archive for April, 2008

WordCamp Vancouver 2008 Live Blog

Comments 35 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Tonight’s WordCamp Vancouver has received the stamp of approval by the WordPress overlords and has been listed on WordCamp Central, the official WordCamp site. WordPress is build on PHP and a backend MySQL database. In plain English it’s what millions of people (including Miss604.com) use as a blogging and content management system. Here’s the official […]

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NOFX and No Use For A Name Play the Commodore

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Okay, seriously, how come no one told me about this show? It’s happening in just under two weeks and I just stumbled upon it while browsing upcoming events at the Commodore. What: NOFX with No Use For A Name and American Steel When: May 9, 2008 Where: Commodore Ballroom Hm, perhaps no one knew I […]

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Stanley Park Domain Name Battle

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

We’ve all heard of people registering potentially popular domain names in the early ages of the internet, one in particular that comes to mind is Rogers Video, whose “dot com” was a place where you could see videos alright, but they were completely unrelated to the actual video rental chain… and not suitable for children. […]

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Vancouver Social Media Scene: WordCamp, DrupalCamp, NetSquared, Launch Party 4

Comments 6 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Hustling and bustling with all sorts of social media, web, and internetty activity Vancouver’s Social Media dance card is rather full for the month of May. Here’s what will be happening around town (and what will more than likely be live blogged). What: WordPress Camp Vancouver When: Wednesday April 30th, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm Where: […]

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