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Social Media Day 2011

June 29th, 2011 @ 9:52am by Rebecca Bollwitt

Social Media Day 2011 takes place June 30th in over 1380 communities around the world. Each of these communities has planned a meetup where people will get together to celebrate social networking, its technology and the connections it has made. Pete Cashmore (@Mashable) & City of Vancouver’s Andrea Reimer with the “Social Media Day in [...]

#NetCulture Vancouver

April 1st, 2011 @ 1:20pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

The power of social media is growing every day when it comes to communicating across borders and raising awareness for issues in our own communities. To celebrate these networks there will be a special event in Vancouver April 5th called #NetCulture: Stories of Culture and Diversity in Social Media. Photo credit: wonderwebby on Flickr Stories [...]

Vancouver Mashable Meetup for Social Media Day

June 30th, 2010 @ 10:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt

Today is Social Media Day around the world as initiated by the top social media resource (and most influential Twitter account on the planet) Mashable. While Vancouver hasn’t officially declared today “Social Media Day in Vancouver” like they did in Victoria, the social media community is hosting a meetup to get together and celebrate. It’s [...]

National Digital Media Day 2009 Dance Party Flash Mob

September 23rd, 2009 @ 8:28pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

Last year’s National Digital Media Day saw me travel across the Lower Mainland, blogging along the way to spread the digital media vibe. This year, I’m slightly less involved in NDMD however I am pleased to announce a dance party flash mob that will be taking place. What: Show up and dance like crazy When: [...]

Ideas on Tap at the Commodore June 2009

June 11th, 2009 @ 1:00pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

Ideas on Tap is happening tonight at the Commodore Ballroom from 5:30pm until 8:30pm. Correct me if I’m wrong but with 800 tickets scooped up already this may very-well be the largest social media-type gathering this town has seen (I’m thinking Northern Voice say numbers up to 400 so this could be the case).

Vancouver Blogger Meetup May 2009

May 26th, 2009 @ 4:30pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

My first blogger get-together was in the summer of 2006 and in 2007 John and I attended an official Vancouver Blogger Meetup. Since that time the group has evolved, welcomed many new faces, and ushered in my friend Raul as the organizer (with Isabella still being an active member). It’s a great way to learn [...]

NHLTweetup in Vancouver This Thursday

April 28th, 2009 @ 5:49pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

After the resounding success of the first NHLTweetup in Vancouver, I’ve joined forces with the king of Canucks tweets, Richard Loat, and plotted the Round Two tweetup. What’s a NHLTweetup? An in-person meetup (eat, drink, chat) for people who are on Twitter and like to cheer on the #Canucks. You can read my post from [...]

Coffee with the YummyMummyClub

April 23rd, 2009 @ 3:27pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

Before anyone jumps to any conclusions about there being a “Baby604″ I must clearly state, I am not a “mummy” nor do I plan to be at any point in the foreseeable future. However, there are a ton of yummy mummies in Vancouver and they came out for a Tweetup at Calhoun’s this week with [...]