Media Kit

Site: Miss604.com
Name: Vancouver Blog Miss 604
Founded: November 2004, Rebecca Bollwitt
Contact Form | Full Bio for Rebecca Bollwitt

Quotes

“Credited with paving the way for today’s numerous Vancouver bloggers, Miss604 is a revolutionary site that first recognized the potential of posting content beyond the diary genre…”
Blogging At Its Best, Vancouver View Magazine

“Also known as the brains behind miss604, Vancouver’s own sweetheart has been known among locals as the go-to blog that caters specifically towards the city’s events.”
Canada’s Most Beautiful, Vancouver Observer

“…Rebecca’s blog is, in my opinion, one of the few truly Vancouver-specific blogs out there, that lacks the sort of pomp and upper-crust pitfalls that plague many of the city’s self proclaimed Vancouver-specific blogs…”
Matthew Good on The Tyee

“There is a certain charm to reading about the life of a female twenty something in Vancouver, and although I can’t quite put my finger on what that something is, the blog Miss 604 has it in spades.”
Metro News – Vancouver

“Podcaster, hyper-local blogger, new media outreach wiz, mainstream media pundit ~ Vancouver’s new ‘blogebrity,’…”
Vancouver Tech Women to Watch in 2008

“As an erstwhile and once again Vancouver resident, Rebecca Bollwitt studiously documents the goings-on of the city’s burgeoning metropolitan and digerati scenes… Her smart and sassy writing style combined with her penchant for wearing way-too small geek shirts makes Miss604 a must-read, and her honest-to-god technology credentials give her the chops to go a few rounds with the best of ’em…”
Wired.com’s Sexy Geeks

Awards & Judging Events

Miss604.com and Rebecca Bollwitt have graciously been recognized locally and nationally.

- 2014 – Best Blog (Western Canada – Notable.ca Awards)
- 2014 – Best Local Blog (Georgia Straight, Best of Vancouver)
- 2014 – Best Local Blog (WE Vancouver | The Westender, Best of the City)
- 2013 – Best Local Blog (Georgia Straight, Best of Vancouver)
- 2013 – Best Local Twitterer (Georgia Straight, Best of Vancouver)
- 2013 – Best Local Blog (The Westender, Best of the City)
- 2012 – Best Local Twitterer (Georgia Straight, Best of Vancouver)
- Judge: River District Pumpkin Carving Contest
- Judge: Thrill The World Vancouver
- 2011- Best Local Blog (Georgia Straight, Best of Vancouver)
- 2011 – One of Canada’s Most Beautiful (Vancouver Observer)
- Westender’s Best of the City – Best Local Blog 2011
- Judge: Celebration of Light 2011 T-shirt contest
- Judge: Vancouver Chili Challenge
- The Vancouver Sun’s BC Top 100 Women of Influence
- The Georgia Straight’s Best of Vancouver – Best Local Twittterer 2010
- The Georgia Straight’s Best of Vancouver – Best Local Blog 2010
- Judge: Taste of Yaletown Media Launch event
- Judge: Stella’s Draught Master Competition
- The Westender‘s Best of the City – Best Local Blog 2010
- Post Rank’s Top Blogs of 2009 – #9 Blog in Canada

Judge: Mixlympics
Judge: House of Switzerland Canada chocolate contest
Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist: Impact Entrepreneur Group 2009
Best of Vancouver: Best Blog, The Georgia Straight
Best of Vancouver: Top Tweeter in Vancouver, The Georgia Straight
Judge: The Canadian New Media Awards 2009
Judge: The Vancouver Observer, “Best Vancouver Observation” contest
20 Leading Women in Social Media September 2009
Judge: BC Hydro’s Invent the Future Contest, July 2009
Judge: Granville Street Showcase July 2009
Judge: Yelp! Vancouver Event July 2009
Canada’s Most Influential Individuals in Social Media, Top Ten Profectio.com
The web’s 20 most-visible individuals in Vancouver, Vancouver Sun and NowPublic
Judge: Grey Goose Arbiter of Cool
Best Local Blog – Runner Up, The Georgia Straight’s Best of Vancouver
Tech Women to Watch in 2008, Raincity Studios
Third Best Local Blog, Canadian Blog Awards 2007
Top 25 Sexy Geeks of 2007, Wired
Winning Team Blogger, CBC’s Test the Nation

Published Articles

Articles published by Rebecca Bollwitt on other sites and in other publications:

KCTS 9 Blog, She Talks
KCTS 9 Blog, Holiday Tea Services in the PNW
KCTS 9 Blog, Sherlock Holmes Clubs in the PNW
KCTS 9 Blog, Hycroft Manor is Vancouver’s Own Downton
FestivalSeekers: Kris Kringle Craft Market
FestivalSeekers: Alpine Blossom Festival
FestivalSeekers: Feastival Nanaimo
FestivalSeekers: Nanaimo Bathtub Races
FestivalSeekers: Longwoodstock in Nanaimo
FestivalSeekers: History of Prince George
FestivalSeekers: PRISMA Sunshine Coast
FestivalSeekers: Prince George Zombie Festival
SnowSeekers: Pacific Coastal’s Added Flights
SnowSeekers: Manning Park
FestivalSeekers: Pender Harbour Jazz Festival
FestivalSeekers: Sunshine Coast Art Crawl
FestivalSeekers: Powell River Sea Fair
FestivalSeekers: Sunshine Coast Synchronicity Festival
FestivalSeekers: Sunshine Coast Music Festival
24 Hours in Vancouver (American Express)
604 Neighbourhoods Series (Tourism Vancouver)
5 Truly Vancouver Date Ideas (February 2013)
10 Things to Do Before Summer Ends, WE Vancouver (August 2012)
Geek Gift Guide for Canada.com
10 Hidden Gems…, Tourism Vancouver
Nature Walk, Megaphone Magazine (Issue 29)
Label of Love, Sex and the City Movie Review, 24 Hours Vancouver

Events

Events organized by Rebecca Bollwitt.

Twestival Local, Vancouver, March 2011
WordCamp Vancouver, June 2010
Twestival Global 2010, March 2010
Twestival Local Vancouver, September 2009
Blogathon Vancouver 2009, July 2009
Vancouver’s Twestival, February 2009
WordCamp Whistler 2009, January 2009
Best of 604 Awards, December 2008
Blogathon Vancouver 2008, August 2008

Liveblogging

The following events have been live blogged on Miss604.

BC Sports Hall of Fall, Banquet of Champions (Sponsorship), September 2011
The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards (Sponsorhship), June 2011
YWCA’s Women of Distinction Awards (Sponsorship), June 2011
The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards (Sponsorhship), June 2010
YWCA’s Women of Distinction Awards (Sponsorship), June 2010
Beyond Pink – Young Women in Business, November 2009
We Day Vancouver, September 2009
Foursquare Launch Party (Commissioned), September 2009
Ideas on Tap (Commissioned), June 2009
WordCamp San Francisco, May 2009
Ideas on Tap, June 2009 (Commissioned)
The 2009 Juno Awards, April 2009
Vancouver Opera – Rigoletto, March 2009
Women in Film Festival 2009 Day blog
Northern Voice 2009, February 2009
Canucks Fan Zone, 2008-2009, various
CBC Live from O’Douls, January 2009
Vancouver Opera – Carmen, January 2009
Ideas on Tap
January 2009 (Commissioned)
WordCamp Whistler 2009, January 2009
Provident Security Seminar, January 2009 (Commissioned)
Interesting Vancouver, October 2008
National Digital Media Day, September 2008
Blog World Expo 2008, September 2008
The Internet Marketing Conference, September 2008 (Commissioned)
NetSquared: How to Save the World with Drupal, August 2008
WordCamp Fraser Valley, July 2008
Third Tuesday, July 2008
Vancouver Real Estate Tech/Young Professionals Meetup, July 2008
Third Tuesday, June 2008
Third Tuesday, May 2008
Net Tuesday, May 2008
WordCamp, April 2008
Third Tuesday, April 2008
Michael Geist Speaking at UBC, April 2008
Bridging Media, March 2008
Net Tuesday, March 2008
Northern Voice 2008
Northern Voice 2007
CaseCampVancouver3
DemoCamp Vancouver, (all, 2007 – 2008)
Facebook Developer Garage, (all, 2007 – 2008) (Commissioned)
Future Shop HDTV Debate, September 2008
BarCamp Vancouver, (all, 2007 – 2008)
Matthew Good Private Concert, Las Vegas, June 2007
SuperHappyDevHouse, May 2007
Matthew Good Private Concert, Vancouver, August 2006

Event Sponsorship

Events sponsored by sixty4media and/or Miss604.com.

2017
Miss604 is the proud Blog Sponsor of Big Sisters BC Lower Mainland
Miss604 is a proud blog partner of One Girl Can

- Yule Duel for May’s Place Hospice
- Burnaby Village Museum Heritage Christmas
- VanDusen Festival of Lights
- Coquitlam’s Lights at Lafarge Lake
- Surrey Tree Lighting Festival
- Dan’s Legacy Chefs’ Charity Dinner Gala
- Variety Week

- Canuck Place Best Day Ever
- Surrey Youth Showcase
- BC Youth Week
- Party for the Planet, City of Surrey
- Canucks Autism Network’s Family Festival
- YWCA Women of Distinction Awards
- Variety Show of Hearts Telethon Social Lounge Sponsor
- Big Sisters BC Lower Mainland Volunteer Recruitment

2016

- Surrey Tree Lighting Festival
- Yule Duel for May’s Place
- Education Career Fairs
- Dan’s Legacy Chefs’ Charity Dinner Gala
- RunVan Granville Island Turkey Trot
- Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala
- Vancouver International Film Festival
- Richmond World Festival
- Surrey Youth Fest
- Richmond Maritime Festival
- Surrey Fusion Festival
- Surrey Movies Under the Stars
- Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards
- Squamish Logger Sports
- Surrey Canada Day
- Surrey Doors Open
- Carnaval del Sol
- BC Youth Week
- Surrey Youth Showcase
- Burnaby Heights Hats Off Day
- Vancouver Mini Maker Faire
- YWCA Women of Distinction Awards
- BC Sports Hall of Fame Banquet of Champions
- Surrey Party for the Planet
- Vancouver Film Noir 72 Hour Challenge
- Salt Spring in the City
- YWCA Skate Night at Robson Square Presented by Miss604
- Social Lounge @ the Variety Show of Hearts Telethon

2015

Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau’s Jingle Bell Ball
Education Career Fairs 2015
Ongoing: Late Night Movies at the Rio Theatre
Surrey Tree Lighting Festival
Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala
Vancouver International Film Festival 2015
Richmond World Festival September 2015
Salt Spring Island Inaugural Garlic Festival August 2015
Squamish Logger Sports July 2015
Surrey Fusion Festival July 2015
Surrey Canada Day July 2015
Latin America Week in Vancouver July 2015
Surrey Doors Open June 2015
Burnaby Heights Hats Off Day June 2015
The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards June 2015
YWCA Women of Distinction Awards May 2015
BC Sports Hall of Fame Banquet of Champions May 2015
Surrey Children’s Festival May 2015
BC Youth Week 2015
Surrey Party for the Planet April 2015
Salt Spring in the City March 2015
Big Sisters Lower Mainland Volunteer Recruitment
Surrey Leadership Action Conference, For Youth by Youth
Variety Show of Hearts Telethon February 2015

2014

Surrey Tree Lighting Festival December 2014
SPARK Animation Festival October 2014
Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala October 2014
Vancouver International Film Festival (Sept-Oct 2014)
Surrey Youth Fest September 2014
Richmond Summer Play Days August 2014
Be Like Ada Coding Bootcamp For Teen Girls July 2014
Surrey Canada Day 2014
Squamish Logger Sports Festival 2014
Latin America Week in Vancouver 2014
Hats off Day, Burnaby Heights 2014
YWCA Women of Distinction Awards June 2014
The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards June 2014
Surrey Children’s Festival May 2014
Surrey Youth Fest May 2014
Surrey Party for the Planet April 2014
Salt Spring in the City March 2014
Vancouver Diversity Health Fair March 2014
Canzine West 2013
Fall West Coast Women’s Show 2013
Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala October 2013
Taste of Yaletown 2013
Vancouver International Film Festival 2013
Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards 2011-2013
Surrey Canada Day 2013
Surrey Children’s Festival 2013
Surrey Party for the Planet 2013
Vancouver LEGO Games 2013
Hats off Day, Burnaby Heights 2013
West Coast Women’s Show 2013
YWCA Women of Distinction Awards 2013
Diversity Health Fair 2013
Christmas at Canada Place 2012
Surrey Tree Lighting Festival 2012
WordCamp Vancouver
Taste of Yaletown 2012
Vancouver International Film Festival 2012
Surrey Youth Festival 2012
Surrey Fusion Festival 2012
Surrey Canada Day 2012
Canada Place Canada Day 2012
Hats off Day, Burnaby Heights 2012
Vancouver Craft Beer Week 2012
YWCA Women of Distinction Awards 2012
Surrey Party for the Planet 2012
Vancouver International Film Festival 2011
Surrey Youth Fest 2011
Taste of Yaletown 2011
Surrey’s Party for the Planet 2012
Athletics for Kids Gala 2012
Vancouver International Film Festival 2011
Taste of Yaletown 2011
Surrey Youth Fest 2011
YWCA Women of Distinction Awards 2011
Live at Squamish 2011
Flag Day at Canada Place
City of Surrey Party for the Planet 2011
Vancouver Craft Beer Week 2011
City of Surrey Winterfest 2011
The YWCA Women of Distinction Awards 2010
Vancouver International Film Festival 2010
Surrey Fusion Festival 2010
Surrey Canada Day 2010
Christmas at Canada Place 2009
Canadian Country Music Awards Gift Lounge
RIPE Fundraiser, August 2009
Burns Bog Day, July 2009
Surrey’s Canada Day celebrations (media sponsor), July 2009
Enterprising Mom’s Network Conference, June 2009
The City of Surrey’s Winterfest (media partner/blogger), February 2009
Twestival Vancouver (presenting sponsor), February 2009
WordCamp Whistler 2009, January 2009
The Internet Marketing Conference, September 2008
VinoCamp Vancouver, August 16, 2008
Surrey Fusion Festival, July 17-19, 2008
WordCamp Fraser Valley, July 16, 2008
Surrey Canada Day Celebration, July 1, 2008Rio Tino Alcan Dragon Boat Festival
June 20-22, 2008
Joomla! Day Vancouver, June 14, 2008
Bridging Media Conference
March 29, 2008

Speaking Engagements

Workshops, lectures, and conference speaking engagements by Rebecca Bollwitt.

VanArts College – November 2015
SFU Vancouver Guest Lecture – October 2015
SFU Vancouver Guest Lecture – September 2015
Canadian Internet Marketing Conference – March 2015
SFU Surrey Guest Lecture – January 2015
SFU Surrey Guest Lecture – October 2014
Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops – January 2014
Surrey Library Panel – November 2013
SFU Surrey Guest Lecture – November 2013
BC Association of Business Educators – October 2013
West Vancouver Library Blogging Workshop – October 2013
Opera America Conference – May 2013 in Vancouver
SFU Surrey Guest Lecture – October 2014
Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops – January 2014
Surrey Library Panel – November 2013
SFU Surrey Guest Lecture – November 2013
BC Association of Business Educators – October 2013
West Vancouver Library Blogging Workshop – October 2013
Opera America Conference – May 2013 in Vancouver
SFU Surrey – PR Class – April 2013
Surrey Library Teen Career Cafe
SFU Surrey – PR Class – March 2013
WordCamp Victoria – January 2013
Gay Travel Canada – October 2012
Social Media Camp – June 2012
iMedia Edmonton – Keynote – May 2012
MagsBC Panel – May 2012
Canadian Women in Communications Tech Fair – May 2012
Women in Leadership, Canadian Women in Business – May 2012
North Shore Writers Festival – April 2012
IABC – March 2012
UBC Sauder School of Business – Style & City panelist – February 2012
BCIT guest lecturer – February 2012
Canadian Women in Communications – February 2012
WordCamp Victoria 2012 – Keynote – January 2012
Certified General Accountants of BC Tech Day – November 2011
Networking in Vancouver – November 2011
Better Business Bureau Torch Awards – October 2011
Surrey International Writers’ Festival – October 2011
Vancouver Public Library’s Writing & Bookcamp – August 2011
Social Media Camp, Victoria – June 2011
Canadian Arts Summit, Toronto – April 2011
Worksafe BC, IT Days – April 2011
Canadian Public Relations Society student night, March 2011
The Vogue Theatre – Pecha Kucha Night Vancouver Vol 13, September 30, 2010
SFU Summer Publishing Workshop, July 28, 2010
Kitsilano Chamber of Commerce AGM, June 24, 2010
CPRS – Canadian Public Relations Society AGM, June 23, 2010
Organizer WordCamp Vancouver 2010, June 12, 2010
Justice Institute of BC Development Day, May 19, 2010
Leaders of Tomorrow Conference, Vancouver Board of Trade, May 17, 2010
Canada Wide Media / Wilcox PR, May 17, 2010
WordCamp Victoria, May 15, 2010
Northern Voice 2010, May 7, 2010
UBC’s MBA Marketing Club, April 29, 2010
Travel Media Association of Canada, January 2010
Enterprising Mom’s Network – Sunshine Coast, November 2009
Senior Communications Roundtable, November 2009
Guest lecturer at Simon Fraser University (SFU), November 2009
Y.E.S. Young Entrepreneurs for Success, November 2009
BCIT Marketing – Guest Lecturer, October 2009
WordCamp Fraser Valley, August 2009
Guest lecturer at Simon Fraser University (SFU), July 2009
SFU Summer Publishing Workshop Guest Faculty, July 2009
2010 Legacies Now Art Summit, June 2009
Chicks Who Click, June 2009
Enterprising Mom’s Network Conference, June 2009
Surrey Museum, March 2009
IABC, March 2009
Northern Voice 2009, February 2009
First Nations Education Steering Committee, November 2008
Third Tuesday, November 2008
Making a Scene Conference, November 2008
Ideas on Tap, October 2008
Guest lecturer at Simon Fraser University (SFU), July 2008
WordCamp Fraser Valley Langley, July 2008
Convergence 2008 Blogger Relations Panel (VIDFEST), May 2008
Guest lecturer at Simon Fraser University (SFU), May 2008
Massive Technology Show, April 2008
Northern Voice, February 2008
Guest lecturer @ Simon Fraser University (SFU), October 2007

Broadcast TV Exposure

Television interviews and shows.

CTV News at Noon, November 2011
CBC Evening News, August 2011
CBC Evening News, July 2011
CTV CanadaAM National Morning News, June 2011
Urban Rush, May 2011
CBC News (French), February 2010
CBC News, January 2010
Global BC New, November 2009
CBC – News (French), May 2009
Canucks TV Promo Spots [2008-2009 NHL Season]
Urban Rush, July 2008
The Lab with Leo, Episode #190
CBC Television, July 2008, CBC
CTV News, April 2007, Canucks Podcasting
CBC Television, April 2007, CBC

Radio Exposure

Radio interviews and segments.

Dotto Tech November 2012
News 1130 Radio – Various segments, January 2011 – Present
CBC Radio – Various, August 2011
CBC Food Bank Day – Prize sponsorship December 2010
CBC Radio 3 – Appetite for Destruction – February 2010
WNYC The Takeaway – February, 2010
News 1130 – February, 2010
Talk 1410, Weekly Segment with Pat and Val, 2008 – 2009
The CBC’s Early Edition with Rick Cluff, April 09, 2008
CBC Radio – January 4, 2008, BC Almanac (audio)

Print Exposure

Newspaper & magazine articles about or quoting Rebecca Bollwitt.

24 Hours Vancouver
Small Business Success Story
BC Jobs Plan Entrepreneur Profile, July 2012
CPRS Vancouver Profile, July 2012
Business in Vancouver, July 2012
Where Canada, July 2012
Vancouver View Magazine, May 2012
Retailer Steps in to Play Santa, December 2011
Glowtini Contest Stirs Up Fun, November 2011
Times Columnist, March 2011
Surrey Now, March 2011
Metro Vancouver, September 2010
24 Hours, February 2010
Ouest France, February 2010
Vancouver Sun , January 2010
National Post, January 2010
Canadian Press, January 2010
New Years Resolutions – The WestEnder, January 2010
Cautious Connections – Surrey Now, December 2009
Comox Valley Record, August 2009, Comox Valley Food
The Vancouver Sun, July 2009, Vancouver Bloggers Among Top Blogging for a Cause
The Chilliwack Times, July 2009, Blogging for a Cause
The Vancouver Sun, July 2009, Bloggers to stage 24-hour marathon in charity fundraiser
Look Magazine, May 2009, BC’s Women Opinionators
The Vancouver Sun, May 2009, The tech age: Benefits and dangers
Surrey Leader, March 2009, Blogging Beyond LOL
Vancouver Courier, March 2009, Blogger night at the opera
The Province, February 2009, What BC People Do with Their Sundays
The Georgia Straight, February 2009, Vancouver Twestival
The Vancouver Sun, January 2009, Twitter Away, Someone’s Listening, Just Facts, Twitter Talk
The Georgia Straight, January 2009, Geek of the Week – Twestival
The Vancouver Sun, January 2009, Local new media welcomes cash injection
The Pique Magazine, January 2009, WordCamp Whistler
The WestEnder, January 2009, 2009 Predictions
The Vancouver Sun, November 2008, Motrin’s Social Media Mishap
The Vancouver Sun, November 2008, Vancouver Twitteratti
Canucks Magazine, 2008-2009 Season, Canucks Fan Zone [Canucks.com]
The Georgia Straight, September 2008, Article – [Update Site has ‘Net aTwitter]
24 Hours Newspaper – Vancouver, July 2008, [Earning a Living Through Blogging]
24 Hours Newspaper – Vancouver, July 2008, [Blogosphere Buzz]
24 Hours Newspaper – Vancouver, June 2008, [Blog, blog, blog around the clock]
24 Hours Newspaper – Vancouver, June 2008, [BC Youth Lead Internet Use]
The Province, April 6, 2008
Wall Street Journal, March 17, 2008
Vancouver View Magazine, March 2008
The Vancouver Sun – January 14, 2008, Rain Rules of Engagement
BC Business Magazine, Blogroll December 2007
BC Business Magazine, Blogroll November 2007
BC Business, Blogroll July 2007
24 Hours Newspaper, Blog Around the Clock
Vancouver View – May 2007, Featured Article
The Province – April 2007, Canucks Fan of the Day
Metro Vancouver – August 2006, Metro