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Fan Expo Vancouver 2013: Stan Lee, Sean Astin, Jonathan Frakes, Tom Felton, and More

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You may have seen the teaser images already announcing a few of the special guests at this year’s Fan Expo Vancouver but organizers still have a few surprises up their sleeves for Comicon Hollywood North that’s coming in April. Over 17,000 people visited Fan Expo at the Vancouver Convention Centre last year (including my 8 […]

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Caya Gift Guide and Giveaway

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Caya is a sophisticated brand of boutiques powered by TELUS and they’re stocking the shelves with great gadget-y gift ideas this season. With stores on South Granville, in Gastown, on Davie, and in the West End, they’re offering stylish tech-savvy products that will not only be practical, but also look really cool. Gift Guide Fuji […]

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Gadgets for Spring Break at Caya

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I had been by Caya before but had no idea that it was a series of boutiques setup by TELUS that connects phones, photography, accessories, Optik TV, and imaging services. Their focus right now is on gadgets for spring break — capturing and sharing your adventures with friends and family. Whether you’re heading to Whistler, […]

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Old Gastown Meets New Technology

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The Gastown Business Improvement Association founded the Gastown Blog in the summer of 2009 to breathe some new life into this historic community. With daily features, history lessons and business profiles, it’s a one-stop source for Gastown information. Over the last few weeks the Gastown Blog launched an initiative to put QR codes on old […]

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Favourite Places on Google Maps: Vancouver Edition

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Google has just launched their “Favourite Places on Google Maps” for the first time in Canada and they have profiled spots around Vancouver. The favourites are all marked on the maps with little maple leaf pins and have been hand-picked by local experts. View Rebecca Bollwitt’s Favorite Places in a larger map This includes venues […]

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Foursquare Comes to Vancouver

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In just a few minutes I’ll be heading over to V in Yaletown (at Earls) for the launch of Foursquare in Vancouver. I’ll be liveblogging from 5:00pm until 8:00pm so you’ll be sure to get the entire scoop about this latest craze. For an overview of Foursquare, check them out here. Update: To use Foursquare […]

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Twitter Tees and Geeky Clothing

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About a year ago I wrote about t-shirts designed with the geek girl in mind and I’ve always been a fan of techno-savvy tops (although in an early post from 2005 I did feature HTML underwear). Today a trending topic on Twitter is “Twitter Tees” as it appears Threadless has come up with these amusing […]

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Real Life Twitter

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Everyone’s favourite microblogging site, Twitter, has been going down for maintenance quite frequently lately. This could be due to its massive and rapid growth, the upgrading of features or because millions have flocked to the service to see what Ashton Kutcher or Oprah are doing minute-by-minute. However since it is currently out of commission (for […]

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Stanley Park iPhone App Review

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I discovered a new iPhone app today called Mo Discovers: Stanley Park and as I spend much time trekking through Stanley Park’s trails, slipping in its mud, photographing its natural beauty and have blogged about it for the last five years so, I figured this application was worth a download. The Mo Discovers: Stanley Park […]

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Google Insights for Canucks Fans

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I love random stats and tidbits of information which is why I’m currently addicted to Google’s Insights for Search feature. Basically you can pop in a search term and see trends such as which cities or countries search what term the most, where people are located, what are some top searched words, and various other […]

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