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Vancouver Blogger Profile: The Buzzer

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s 92 years young and a staple of transit cars in the greater Vancouver area. The portable, printed, paper newsletters informing you about the latest in transit trends is now online with The Buzzer Blog. I did a quick blogger profile interview with Jhenifer Pabillano who has been writing The Buzzer since January 2008, and […]

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Vancouver Blogger Profile: Stephen Rees

Comments 6 by Rebecca Bollwitt

My 23rd blogger profile in the series features Stephen Rees – who is much more than a transit and eco-blogger. He’s someone that I would suggest everyone in the region (not just Vancouver) put on their list of regular reads. Photo credit: Stephen Rees on Flickr Who are you? I am a 59 year old […]

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Vancouver Blogger Profile: Joe Solomon

Comments 4 by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s been a little while since I added to the Miss604 Vancouver Blogger Profile series but I’m picking it up with someone who is far more than simply a blogger – Joe Solomon of EngageJoe. Photo credit: Tris on Flickr Who are you? I’m a social media consultant for nonprofits and social change projects, which […]

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Monday Morning Link Fest: Getting Down to Business

Comments 4 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Mondays and Tuesdays are my big writing days where I prepare my contributions for E!Online as well as HockeyStars. A big part of my new ventures into the realm of self-employment is freelance blog writing. Our company, sixty4media, offers tutorials, training, setup, coding, themes, podcasts, screencasts etc. but we can also find the right person […]

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National Digital Media Day: Lynn Valley Rest Stop

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

After collecting some food donations we have headed up to the far reaches of Lynn Valley to visit our friend Dave [happyfrog][RaincityStudios]. I realized this hasn’t left me much time to visit the Greater Vancouver Food Bank today. As such, I’ll keep the drive going until after BarCamp, in case anyone would like to donate […]

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National Digital Media Day: Gastown

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

We are at Salt in Gastown right now with Tris Hussey, Kris Krug and Raul – come on down and join us for lunch. Kris is giving impromptu photography advice and I’m live blogging before delicious our “Butcher Plate” arrives. Canned food donations are being accepted for the Food Bank. Update: Anthony just arrived as […]

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Best of Vancouver 2008: Best Local Blog, Runner Up

Comments 7 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Update 2009: I won “Best Vancouver Blog” in the Georgia Straight’s Best of Vancouver 2009 – thanks everyone! The annual Best of Vancouver issue of the Georgia Straight has hit news stands. The results are in for Best Local Blog and I’m very honored to have been voted into 2nd place by the readers of […]

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Brew 2.0, Molson's Special Night for Bloggers

Comments 28 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Arriving for the Brew 2.0 event last night we weren’t too sure what to expect but found ourselves in for a treat once we entered the confines of the Molson Brewery on Burrard. We started off by mingling and having some beers from the tap, although when I asked the man behind the counter for […]

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Brew 2.0 Molson's Event for Online Content Creators

Comments 11 by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s no secret that (especially during hockey season), I love a good pint. Also, when I think of beer + blogging I think of John and Duane, so it’s only fitting that we’ve received invites to Molson’s unique “Brew 2.0” evening that will be taking place later this month. The event will also be a […]

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National Digital Media Day 2008 Save the Date

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Photo Credit: Boris Mann on Flickr On September 25th digital media producers and enthusiasts will get together for 24 hours of collaboration and celebration of the medium. An annual day to raise the profile of the digital media industry and celebrate the dynamic work taking place in this sector. In Canada, a massive cross-country event […]

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