Share Tweet Share Email Share Pin +1 Reddit Stumble Yum Pocket BufferI donated a brand new plaque featuring important information about the building’s history and a photo from 1910. In addition to this traditional content I also added a QR code and a short URL to the sign. If you scan the code you are […]
Tag Archives: Okanagan
Ever Wondered What a “Tweetup” Is? They Are Fun And Helpful!
6 Shares Share Tweet4 Share Email Share Pin2 +1 Reddit Stumble Yum Pocket BufferSocial Media is real life and only really works when people connect with people. Twitter is a great way to discover people and even for intense discussions but just like in the other real life we want to take the relationship further. […]
Become Your Own Broadcaster - Promote Your Events With The Right Social Media Tools
Share Tweet Share Email Share Pin +1 Reddit Stumble Yum Pocket BufferHow we reached an audience of 76,000 for the Kelowna Apple Triathlon without the help of traditional media. The Event itself is mostly only the highlight of a campaign and/or the ongoing work of an organization. The benefits of having your event highly publicised […]
Beyond Marketing: @ExploreEnderby - The Twitter Project in The North Okanagan
8 Shares Share Tweet2 Share Email Share Pin3 +13 Reddit Stumble Yum Pocket BufferI’m always looking for good, innovative ways to use Social Media tools and today I would like to introduce you to an awesome project using Twitter. We found this great Project in the little town of Enderby BC - population of 2900. […]
Social Media Is The Oxygen Of This Revolution #SyriaKelowna
Share Tweet Share Email Share Pin +1 Reddit Stumble Yum Pocket BufferAs a Social Media consultant I often write about the How, What, Why and tips and tricks to make your experience more rewarding. As much as I love doing that Social Media is much more than that - it represents a fundamental shift in […]
What Makes Social Media Social?
Share Tweet Share Email Share Pin +1 Reddit Stumble Yum Pocket BufferOn February 25th 2012 over 100 Kelowna residents came out and walked in support of the 30K Club - a local charity that gives people a hand-up in (re-) entering a productive sustainable life. Over the years the 30K Club has helped many to […]
16 good reasons to use Facebook
Share Tweet Share Email Share Pin +1 Reddit Stumble Yum Pocket BufferEverybody is talking about it, but let’s take it apart a little and look at what is behind the shiny “face” (bad pun intended 😉 ) If you read my previous post “What is Social Media” you know that this series is designed to […]
#SMPanel Recording of the Panel Event on December 16th 2011
Share Tweet Share Email Share Pin +1 Reddit Stumble Yum Pocket BufferOn December 16th 2011 I invited 5 Social Media users to talk about the impact of Social Media on Democracy - The video clips below are a documentation of this very interesting evening and I invite you to browse them or watch them in […]
4 Tools to Present Information from the Digital Stream
Share Tweet Share Email Share Pin +1 Reddit Stumble Yum Pocket BufferJust before the end of this exciting year I remembered two of the most publicized predictions about new developments in digital media: Video and Data Curation tools are going to make big waves in 2011 While video certainly continues to gain importance on web […]
Panel Discussion: Social Media and Democracy
Share Tweet Share Email Share Pin +1 Reddit Stumble Yum Pocket BufferFrom the Arab Spring to the Recent Municipal Elections - the Social Media Revolution is reshaping our democracies - or is it? Is Social Media a fad? Are the changes in the way we perceive and report politics less dramatic than they seem? How […]
When to use a #hashtag
5 Shares Share Tweet5 Share Email Share Pin +1 Reddit Stumble Yum Pocket BufferLike in every election a lot of candidates of in the BC civic elections are rushing to Twitter to get the word out. It is hard to reach a larger group of people in any Network if you haven’t taken the time […]
Using Twitter as a chat platform
Share Tweet Share Email Share Pin +1 Reddit Stumble Yum Pocket BufferLong before we started using “Social Media” as the catch-all buzzword people used “Chat rooms” to exchange thoughts or messages in real time. I remember these platforms being a little scary and hard to get into - but loads of people used them and […]