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Misss604 Ad Space: UQ Events

by Rebecca Bollwitt

3sharesAs stated when I first started making my site open for advertisements, I will always disclose when a blog post is a part of a paid ad placement. As I choose my advertisers probably as carefully as they choose me, I make sure to remain above board for my readers. UQ Events is the latest […]

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October's Third Tuesday Food Drive

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

6sharesDuring National Digital Media Day I started collecting food donations for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. I still have the items sitting at home (about two bags worth) and I thought to myself that it would be really great to have more than this when I drop off the donations. I knew I had to […]

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The History Boys at The Arts Club

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

5sharesAfter catching The History Boys last week at The Arts Club Granville Island Stage, I have to agree wholeheartedly with Jon from Beyond Robson who wrote, “the play is easily the most intellectually engaging thing I’ve seen on a Vancouver stage in years, and is almost flawlessly delivered by director Dean Paul Gibson and his […]

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Monday Morning Link Fest: Getting Down to Business

Comments 4 by Rebecca Bollwitt

7sharesMondays 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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Change of Seasons in Stanley Park

Comments 6 by Rebecca Bollwitt

6sharesYesterday our morning workout turned into a 2 hour power-walk in and around Stanley Park. I packed a camera with me since it had been a while since I was able to check back on the restoration progress in the park and more specifically, I wanted to see how the Merilees Trail looked now [see […]

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Handi Mobility Launches Next Bus for Translink

Comments 11 by Rebecca Bollwitt

11sharesLocal mobile technology company, Handi Mobility, just launched Translink‘s new “Next Bus” service for the iPhone. “Every second person coming to TransLink’s mobile site uses the iPhone, so we had to create an amazing experience for these early adopters. Our goal is to make commuting even better – by providing complete schedule information, alerts, GMail-style […]

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TweetDeck is Your All-in-One Twitter Manager

Comments 9 by Rebecca Bollwitt

9sharesA few months ago I wrote a post about some useful Twitter apps. I still use Twitteriffic however when traveling to Blog World a few weeks ago Tris introduced me to TweetDeck. Ideal for following conversations and topics (perfect for a big conference like Blog World Expo) it’s a great all-in-one device. It’s a dock […]

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When Bears Attack

Comments 13 by Rebecca Bollwitt

16sharesEach year housing developments in the greater Vancouver region creep higher and higher up the side of the mountains, encroaching on wild animal habitats. Combine that with global warming and every other element under the sun and we have a clash. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr The 25-year […]

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Granville Construction Jeopardizes VIFF

by Rebecca Bollwitt

3sharesEvery year hundreds of thousands of locals and guests from around the world enjoy the Vancouver International Film Festival. I’ve had the pleasure of covering the events so far for my weekly E!Online column and am just beginning to comprehend the months of planning, scheduling, and hard work that goes into making this event take […]

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