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May 12, 2011 By 4 Comments

From Flickr: Photo of Raul Pacheco (aka Hummingbird604) and Janis La Couvée at WordCampVictoria May 2010 Whenever people ask me about the return on investment (ROI) of social media, particularly as it pertains to me personally, I'm left at a loss for words. I've had individuals say "I'm not looking to expand my social circles, so social media is a waste of time for me". Fair enough! That was not my case. Widowed in 2001, with children … [Read more...]

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MISA BC April 28 -29 Nanaimo BC

May 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

I've made some amazing connections since signing up for Twitter on April 8 2009. These connections happen with incredible synchronicity, and leap-frogging.  Thus it was for Jason Birch and I. Jason works in IT for the City of Nanaimo, his spouse is francophone - this was actually our first "linkage". We share a passion for community, and for "open".  Jason invited me to speak to the spring MISA BC (Municipal Information Systems Association of … [Read more...]

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Social Media Year in Review – December 2010 Victoria BC

December 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Traditionally December would be a month of planning holiday celebrations! Not for the Victoria social media community. Janine Theobald came to Social Media Camp and Club, and was inspired to create the #twamper drive and tweetup held December 17th at Cabin 12 . Two families were assisted through these efforts. Earlier in the month Alan Smith organized a Victoria event for Help Portrait, providing free portraits for Victoria families and … [Read more...]

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Social Media Year in Review – November 2010 Victoria BC

December 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

It's no secret that I enjoy fine craft beer, in particular Hermann's from Vancouver Island Brewery. It was a pleasant surprise to be invited to the Hermannator launch November 1st. Doug Brown, agency manager of Copeland Communications, brought Jay Baer, author (with Amber Naslund) of the well respected blog "Convince and Convert"  to Victoria to speak. Then he graciously arranged for Jay to be the guest at a tweetup November 3rd at the Delta … [Read more...]

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Social Media Year in Review – October 2010 Victoria BC

December 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

In time for Social Media Camp October 3rd, the Victoriatweetup meetup group launched as a means to promote tweetups that need more concrete numbers for venues. Paul Holmes and Chris Burdge pulled out all the stops for Social Media Camp, with over 450 people in attendance from all over the Pacific Northwest. I was honoured to be included as a speaker " Community Building – Transitioning Online to Offline" along with Don Power and Brenda … [Read more...]

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Social Media Year in Review – September 2010 Victoria BC

December 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

WestShore coffee tweetups gained momentum in September and have continued since, usually every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. We've been meeting at Mirage Coffee on Goldstream but may need to move soon as the group keeps growing. Search for the words "Westshore coffee #victoriatweetup". Regulars include: @Growlies @CrisVleck @brandscaping @Chris_Synesael @DrMarkWagner @psbdelegation @westcoast_dave @chiatweet @StyleRunner @Ahkonsu … [Read more...]

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Social Media Year in Review – August 2010 Victoria BC

December 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

For three years Frans Jonker reclaimed his fitness by biking. His introduction to most of the Victoria twitter community in July 2009 was through tweets about his rides. Originally he planned to cycle to Port Hardy as a personal challenge but people encouraged him to use it as an opportunity to raise funds for charity. Thus, The Road to Port Hardy charity bike ride for the BC Cancer Foundation became reality. After a tweetup Aug 12th, Frans … [Read more...]

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Social Media Year in Review – July 2010 Victoria BC

December 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Ideas Victoria was founded in 2007 by Kris Constable as a place for critical thinkers to meet and discuss their ideas. IdeaWave Conference July 10 & 11th was an offshoot of these meetings. 50 speakers for 10 minutes each over 2 days. Here's my presentation "Set Theory and Human Relationships - The Importance of One".  The next IdeaWave is scheduled for February 22 and 23rd I'll be speaking on "Building Resilient Networks, Online and Off, in … [Read more...]

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Social Media Year in Review – June 2010 Victoria BC

December 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The founders of Social Media Club, Kristie Wells and Chris Heuer, visited Victoria June 4th to meet the social media community face to face. What a tweetup that turned out to be with over 100 people in attendance. photos by Kristie Wells Later in June Paul Holmes, CEO of IdeaZone and Chris Burdge, BWest Interactive, members of the Social Media leadership team, presented "Leveraging Facebook and LinkedIn" at our monthly Social Media Club … [Read more...]

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Social Media Year in Review – May 2010 Victoria BC

December 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Paul Holmes organized a second WordCamp May15th.  Attendance at both has been over 100 each time. Don't miss the third WordCamp Saturday January 22nd. Registration costs are modest, and the speaker line-up  includes options for beginners, advanced and technical users. I'll be moderating a blogger panel with Rebecca Bollwitt (Miss 604), Mike Vardy (Eventualism) and Lorraine Murphy (Raincoaster) and speaking on "Promoting Through … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Community, Events, Outdoors, Personal, Social Media
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