Last week, we opened up speaking submissions for Northern Voice, the social media and personal blogging conference I help organize.The conference, by the way, will be held out at UBC on May 7 and 8, 2010. Why so late this year? We didn’t want to...
Topics: Blogging Conference, conference, speaking, talks

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Julie’s uncle (jazz band available for gigs) sent along this interesting story about social media, the military and delivering aid to Haiti. British Columbian Rebecca Larkin operates an orphanage called Heart to Heart Children’s Home in Grand.
Topics: aid, haiti, missionary work, navy, The Long View, us marines

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About two years, I wrote about the very young chanteuse Nikki Yanofsky. Commenters rightfully pointed out at the time that she was an impressive if non-amazing singer.I was reminded of Ms. Yanofsky recently, so I thought I’d see what progress...
Topics: jazz, montreal, Music, nikki yanofsky, singer, song

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A reader wrote with an interesting question. They’re planning on going to see a play this month–Robert Lepage’s “The Blue Dragon”, and wondered “do I go to opening night? I’m sure they had months to rehearse,...
Topics: attendance, play, scheduling, The Arts, theatre

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The trouser-rubbing hordes of Macolytes are all in a lather about Apple’s newest device: the oddly-named iPad (insert menstrual humour here). If you haven’t seen it yet, watch the introductory video. It features the usual legion of...
Topics: apple, ipad, laptop, Technology, Video

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