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The Business of Blogging
Last month I drove to Seattle to take part in the BlogHer Food 2012 two-day conference. It was a weekend packed with information, opportunities and, of course, lots of delicious food. While I met lots...
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Soda Social
Some people jump into Social Media and make up the rules as they go along, some people fall in and flub the rules as they go, others are lucky enough to have someone to guide (read: drag) them in and...
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MT: Mountain or Molehill
In the Twitterverse, RT means ReTweet and MT means Modified Tweet. So, what makes a tweet modified and when should it be used? Good question so glad you asked. Since I learned about Modified Tweets,...
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Video: Lunch Lovers
An unofficial part of my position as Event Coordinator for Fat Dragon Bar-B-Q, Campagnolo and Campagnolo ROMA is being an on call photographer. Truly, there is little I like more than packing up my...
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Hog Times at Fat Dragon Bar-B-Q
Last Wednesday I was allowed to go behind the scenes into the heat and hurry of the kitchen at Fat Dragon Bar-B-Q to record the their first-ever Hog Times dinner celebrating going whole hog and eating...
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Four Fab Photo Apps
Spacey Science World edited with Picfx Photography has been a passion of mine for a long time. I’ve played around in a dark room, manipulated Polaroid emulsion transfers and I bought a digital camera...
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Social Picture Progression
My last post was about Four Fab Photo Apps that I’ve been using on my iPhone 4S as well as my iPad. I find that I’m regularly using more than one app when editing and sharing photos, so I thought it...
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Instagram Comment Cleanup
Instagram post that had a spam comment Usually, having a follower post a comment about your photo on Instagram is a desirable thing. But like everywhere else on the internet, there are bots, spammers...
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Hashtag Hullabaloo
Pacific Central edited with Picfx, Instagram & Wordphoto If you are on Twitter and Instagram, you have probably noticed, and hopefully used, hashtags (#). On your phone it’s known as the pound key...
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Facebook Feed Filler
Focaccia Bread My mother would always tell us not to fill up on bread at the dinner table. She knew that the other dishes had more nutrients and therefore more value for our growing bodies. Just as we...
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Hootsuite Hiring Hootenanny
While I do worship at the altar of technology, I also know that nothing can replace good old-fashioned face to face interaction. Never has this been so clear to me since I started my search for my...
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Stay Social
Spanish Banks In order to get the most out of your online social networks and social media, just remember that the word social always comes first.Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are communities built...
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Draft Daydream
Spring Budding I was inspired to sign up for one of Hootsuite’s webinars when I spoke with one of the webinar wizards at the Hoot Hire open house at Hootsuite’s new headquarters in Vancouver. These...
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Balcony View
Path Less Taken Roger Ebert, film lover, passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer. This news was shared all over the internet with people remembering his impact on their lives. I started...
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Social Vacation
Calm Camellia Sometimes it’s good to take a break. My family recently went to the opening of a brand new restaurant in Vancouver, Burdock & Co, at the beginning of the week and I had to set my...
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Blogging for the Team
Yellow Bloom by Julia Austine for Meat of the Message I’ve blogged for school, I’ve blogged for myself, I’ve blogged for friends and family, but for the past few months I’ve been blogging for a team. I...
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Fave Photos from 2013
Frosted Mushrooms New Neighbours Snail Shell & Spring Shoots Ladybug Blossom Branch White Lilac Buttercup Fields Forever Matilija Poppies Boar Scarer Blackberry Bramble Feeling Cherished November...
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Social Animal
Hazel the Catahoula by Julia Austine for Meat of the Message I like to follow people on Social Media with whom I share common interests: food, Social Media itself, photography, music, local events,...
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Social Rider
2 finalists in the search for my motorcycle When I bought my first motorcycle in 2000, I did lots of online research and ended up with a great starter bike: 2000 Buell Blast. I sold the Blast 2...
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