May 2011
5 posts
Personal update – some changes coming →
Hi to all my friends, blog readers and social media followers. I want to give you a personal update so you’re not taken by surprise when you start seeing more financial links and different related…
Personal update – some changes coming →
Hi to all my friends, blog readers and social media followers. I want to give you a personal update so you’re not taken by surprise when you start seeing more financial links and different related…
LinkedIn Demographics and Stats in a pretty format →
LinkedIn stats are out for January 2011 and they are huge again. Here is a summary of the key metrics: 101,000,000 members worldwide 70% of LinkedIn members are aged 25-54 Almost 50% of LinkedIn…
LinkedIn Demographics and Stats in a pretty format →
LinkedIn stats are out for January 2011 and they are huge again. Here is a summary of the key metrics: 101,000,000 members worldwide 70% of LinkedIn members are aged 25-54 Almost 50% of LinkedIn…
Buy a flying car for $200K. It works. See the... →
Wow this is pretty amazing. The Jetsons told us we would have flying cars in the new millennium and here it is. You can buy yourself one of these Terrafugia car / plane combos for only $200,000 –…
April 2011
2 posts
Kyprios: How the West Was One – unofficial... →
Vancouver’s own Kyprios has released an official / unofficial playoff anthem for the Vancouver Canucks. The song is already hitting the airwaves on local radio stations and you’ll hear it banging out…
LIVE at Squamish: Line up announced + Exclusive... →
The line up is now announced for Vancouver’s best summer music festival – LIVE at Squamish. I was there for the inaugural year last year and it was a blast. The venue was beautiful, the festival was…
March 2011
3 posts
GIVE : A fundraiser event for Fuck Cancer →
When we first started Way Doper Events, the plan was always to do a large charity fundraiser in the spring time. Well that time is now and the charity event we’re producing aims to raise $10,000 for…
Power of Social Media: KLM schedules special... →
DJ Sied van Riel and film maker Wilco Jung made a bet with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines that they could fill a plane if KLM would schedule a direct flight from Amsterdam to Miami for WMC Winter Music…
RIP Nate Dogg →
Today marks the passing of a West Coast rap legend. The cause is not known yet, but he had suffered 2 strokes in the past few years. I remember banging doubles of the Regulate single back to back to…
February 2011
12 posts
Tonight: Remixology 4 – Vancouver remixologists... →
REMIXOLOGY #4 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Celebrating Video Innovation with Brett Gaylor THIS MONTH’S TOPIC // Join Brett Gaylor and Vancouver’s finest remixologists for an interactive talk…
Media Consolidation in Canada – What do Rogers,... →
Found a post on Reddit that lists all the media and service properties owned by Canada’s big three media conglomerates. This list is pretty amazing when you actually see that these 3 giant companies…
An Article About Singularity feat Raymond Kurzweil →
A few months ago I was introduced to the concept of Singularity – where machines will become more intelligent than men and we will have an option of incorporating a part of ourselves into them or a…
Epic Product Reviews – Wenger 16999 Giant Swiss... →
So I randomly came across this most epic product off someone’s Twitter posting. Wenger has designed and sells an 87 implement Swiss Army Knife (with 141 functions.) If you are ever in trouble or just…
Egypt is Free – President Hosni Mubarak Steps... →
Amazing! President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has just stepped down after weeks of pressure from real people on the street protesting for the past 3 weeks. Power has been handed to the military – so…
What is Education and How Does it Work? →
Came across another great animation by RSA Animates discussing education in today’s world. They mention how public education was created during Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution and…
Watch the 6S Webinar: 10 Things I’ve learned the... →
A friend of mine, Chris Breikks has just recorded a free webinar outlining some of the biggest lessons he’s learned in 10 years since starting 6S Marketing. This link is to their blog where you can…
Watch all the 2011 Superbowl commercials here →
Watch all the 2011 Superbowl commercials here. People wait all year to see what all the big ad agencies will come up with to promote their cars, beers, tech companies and brands. There are always…
Twelves + Go Go Bizkitt party going off @ Club 560... →
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RUSKO Music Player - Listen to this
Just click Play below :)
Rusko plays Vancouver Sunday April 17, 2011. More details here http://blueprintevents.ca/event_details.new.php?id=15370&vid=641
Online Petition to Stop The Meter on Internet...
Everybody signing the http://stopthemeter.ca/ petition on Internet Bandwith Caps - IT’S WORKING.
See this article. PM Harper “expresses concern” and is looking into the decision. Hopefully something good can come of this. http://www.themarknews.com/news?open=3955
Keep forwarding this link » http://stopthemeter.ca/ through your networks. If you haven’t signed...
Listening to Greg Wilson - Essential Mix for BBC...
ESSENTIAL MIX (by greg wilson for bbc radio 1) by gregwilson
January 2011
2 posts
Milton Friedman interviews from the Phil Donahue...
Just came across a series of videos from a Milton Friedman interview and Q&A session on the Phil Donahue show back in 1980. It’s amazing… if you updated some of the clothing and hair styles, this would be a very relevant interview today. They discuss the problems of inflation, corporate bailouts, increasing medical care costs, the decline of education and rich getting richer and...
Event Announcement: THE TWELVES live (Brazil) + GO...
I’m helping some friends to promote a big indie dance / remix music party with a dubstep room in the basement. This will be one of the first big banger parties of 2011.
When: Friday February 4, 2011 Where: Club FiveSixty - 560 Seymour Street Doors: 10pm - 3am
Tickets: Buy Tickets Online Here Beat Street & Zulu For groups of 5 or more call 604-762-2787
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Mash-up and indie...
December 2010
2 posts
Charlie Rose interviews Jay-Z at the Brooklyn...
Charlie Rose interviews Jay-Z on the release of his new book Decoded.
Click here to watch the whole interview.
November 2010
3 posts
100+ custom catch phrases from the new NBA Jam by...
Click here for all 100+ catch phrases on the EA Sports Youtube page. Love this interactive social media marketing idea.
Culture jamming - Chevron spoof ads launched...
Obviously Chevron lawyers and PR are going crazy over this but, fuck them. Apparently they are now on a mission to have all of these ads ‘removed from the internet’. Good luck with that. I’m reposting here and ask that you grab these images while you still can and repost them as well.
Here’s the original video from Amazon Watch (linked...
October 2010
4 posts
Hire Vision Event Photography for your next event
Ladies and gentlemen I’d like to send a shout out recommendation for Vision Event Photography to shoot your next party, wedding, gala or corporate event in Vancouver.
I’ve worked with Mark at Vision for years and he always comes through. He’s got a great team of real professional photographers with the right experience and equipment to get the job done. You can even see my...
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256 Must-Read Content For All Tech Entrepreneurs. →
Here’s a giant list of books, blogs, videos etc all about Entrepreneurship, Starting a Company, Ideas, Products and Strategy, Running a Company, Culture, Building a Team, Sales, Marketing and the list goes on. Needless to say, you should click this link and look through at least a few of these. I’ve started reading some of these and I don’t know if I’ll ever be done. That...
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Mixtape - free download - Superheroes & Villains...
Just released - for all you Superhero and Villain Halloween party fans. Download this free 35 minute mini mix to get you in the party spirit.
Tickets for the event available here » http://cz.ae/bAu
Here’s the mix. Go nuts and feel free to share it with friends :)
NED KELLY HALLOWEEN MIX 2010 by DJNEDKELLY
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My new site is up and running and we've got our...
Followers of this website will have seen the evolution of of my new ‘online marketing for real estate agents’ business develop here on my personal site for some months. It started as an idea here on my personal site, then developed into a brand (Cardinal Web Tools) with a custom website http://cardinalwebtools.com and now I’ve signed my first beta client and will start doing...
September 2010
6 posts
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How much would you pay for a celebrity to...
Click this eBay page and you can see what various people are bidding to have celebrities follow and mention them on Twitter. It’s crazy to see the range of bids… Dana White and Alyssa Milano are very popular and selling in the thousands of dollars. Meanwhile, you can scoop a shout out on Twitter from Pete Wentz for about $40.
Note: this is all being done for charity TwitChange...
Monday morning music player
Working away on keyword lists. This kind of music makes it a little more enjoyable. Seeing better click-through results from my keywords makes it even more enjoyable.
Click on this link below to tune in. There’s a pop-out player for you too.
August 2010
8 posts
Way Doper Halloween Event Sneak Preview →
Our next Way Doper event is Halloween. Halloween is one of the most fun nights of the year to get dressed up and party like nobody’s watching! We’re still working on some details of the event,…
Way Doper + Klub Junkie YACHT 2 Boat Party pics... →
My events company Way Doper Events teamed up with Klub Junkie this past weekend to throw the 2nd of our summer boat party series. We had great people, great music and beautiful weather all day to…
Cardinal Web Tools is looking for beta clients
I’ve just launched the splash page for my new company Cardinal Web Tools.
Cardinal Web Tools is a Vancouver services company specializing in online marketing for real estate agents. Cardinal offers the tools and services to build, market and maintain a solid online presence for real estate firms and agents.
Our core service offering is:
Website Strategy and Development
Online Marketing...
New company Twitter up for Cardinal Web Tools
Just put up a new Twitter account for the company I am building.
http://twitter.com/CardinalWT
Cardinal Web Tools is a Vancouver services company specializing in online marketing for real estate agents. We offer the tools and services to build, market and maintain your online presence.
Follow this new Twitter account to stay on top of online marketing, web building and maintenance updates...
July 2010
2 posts
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This Friday: Access Art Show featuring ANDREW...
My events company, Way Doper Events, is hosting an art show and sale this Friday July 23 from 8:30-10:30pm at Barcelona Lounge in Vancouver. This is an open invite to all readers of this blog to come and have a look. This is a great opportunity to buy original art for your apartment walls. The artist will be in attendance at the event to answer any questions about the pieces.
Details:
Way...
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June 2010
9 posts
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Tommy Taylor: How I Got Arrested and Abused at G20...
I just read another very sad story about what happened in Toronto at the G20 this weekend. I am reposting the story here, as written by the author, just in case his Facebook gets blocked or deleted. These kinds of things have been known to happen. If you read this, please also repost it with a credit to the original author somewhere else on the internet.
Now I don’t think the $1.2...