Over the last few years I have participated in several campaigns with Toronto-area marketing company, Matchstick. Some of the experiences have been fabulous, others not-so-pleasant, however it’s encouraging to see they are still engaging bloggers on behalf of their clients, as exposure is always a great thing. I was asked to participate in the L’Oreal […]

A few years ago when I worked at a newswire service I went into the office on-call to help VANOC with their official logo announcement. While watching the ceremonies on TV with the VANOC contact on the telephone, the moment the curtain dropped to reveal Ilanaaq (the Inukshuk) I sent the image over the wires. […]

In about 2 hours I’ll be heading out to the Opus Hotel to setup for Vancouver’s Twestival. Twestival is a global event (in about 200 cities) that is taking place all day today to benefit charity:water. We sold out with 200 tickets ($10 a pop + sponsors meaning our city already raised almost $2,000) and […]

The other day I wanted to put up a post about some local history but I wasn’t exactly sure which direction to go. I put the call out on Twitter and received some great questions and responses so I created this tidbits series. @jbuffoonery – Asked about Vancouver’s neon history I wrote my own post […]

Have you seen this while driving across the Burrard Bridge or heading out of Kits? This morning there will be an unveiling at the Molson Brewery and I’m running over to cover it. We’ve had a few phone calls this morning and an inquiry on twitter regarding the black draping on our brewery in Vancouver. […]