Archive for July, 2008
7.30.08
TRYING to not beat a dead horse with the BlogHer thing....I love them, I love what they do...but the internetz has been rife with reviews, thoughts, opinions from those that attended and those that did not.
Attendees of the event were furious that an article in the New York times on ...
Posted in Blog Talk | 7 Comments »
7.30.08
There's a carnival going on, and you're invited!
Over 700 blogs have signed on for the Bloggy Carnival Giveaways-all over the world people are offering up everything from Starbucks cards to handmade crafts, jewelry and blog make overs. You don't even have to be a blogger!
Notes from the Cookie Jar ...
Posted in Site Stuff | 1 Comment »
7.25.08
I posted on Crunchy Carpets about some of my thoughts on my first BlogHer Conference.
BlogHer for those that DON'T know is a community site for women bloggers that has morphed into this HUGE powerhouse. This was their fourth conference (I think) and each one if bigger than the last.
Check ...
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7.23.08
Check out all the fabulous links and the great work Barb from The Love Blog and Rebecca -our own Miss 604 are doing to push this great event.
Rebecca has taken on a huge job of organizing this event....thank you for being so 'together' with the VANCOUVER LOVIN!
If you cannot ...
Posted in BC, Blog Talk, In the News | 1 Comment »
7.19.08
The other night, I went to a townhall meeting with TransLink where they presented their Transport 2040 strategy.
Now, at the risk of sounding forgiving, you have to realize that they've been given a nearly impossible task. On January 1, 2008, some new legislation kicked in that said they had to ...
Posted in BC, In the News | 1 Comment »
7.17.08
...To San Fransisco...BlogHer that is.
I am not taking my clunky old laptop with me....I had HOPED that ASUS were going to sort of 'sponsor' me and provide one for the conference, but I haven't heard back after a sort of yes and it hasn't arrived yet...I leave the house at ...
Posted in Blog Talk, CA | 1 Comment »
7.15.08
...if you are totallly nuts.
We took the kids to the Greater Vancouver Zoo. They have not had a lot of good press between Eagles being eaten and neglected Hippos.....they don't have a good track record.
So while I have been putting of going...the kids LOVED it.
Even in the heat that Great ...
Posted in BC, Fun Stuff, Mom Talk | 1 Comment »
7.11.08
Twitter is all a flutter about the bloody iPhone.
First everyone was in agony because it was only available in the US.
Now it is here. In Canada.
But Rogers got the deal and people were FREAKING over the price.
It has not stopped people lining up at the stores to ...
Posted in Site Stuff | 4 Comments »
7.8.08
I was doing a quick surf around some other 'community' sites and seeing how much was going on in the blogging and tech side of life. There is lot's. Meetups, and Conferences and Socials..you name it.
Twitter has been awesome in opening my eyes to all the activity too.
Vancouver ...
Posted in Blog Talk, In the News, WA | 6 Comments »
7.3.08
Hi ladies --
I'm new ... I had a friend introduce me to the site last year but I didn't take advantage of what was offered or spend time to see what was going on.
Tips, tricks, or comments are welcome.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Canada Day and that summer is treating ...
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