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by Rebecca Bollwitt
on Sun, September 7, 2008 6:48 PM
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If you have a tech event that you would like listed, please feel free to submit it to the Techvibes event directory. Here's what we have going on around Vancouver this week:
Vancouver Ruby/Rails Meetup
Mon, September 8, 2008
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
WorkSpace
Introduction to Blogging
Tue, September 9, 2008
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ceili's...
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by Rebecca Bollwitt
on Wed, September 3, 2008 9:28 AM
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With the long weekend behind us, the kids back in school and a busy month ahead, here are some of the events around Vancouver (and why not, Victoria too) at the top of September.
Open Everything Conference
Wed, September 3, 2008 6:30 PM - Sat, September 6, 2008 1:00 PM
Hollyhock Centre -...
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by Rebecca Bollwitt
on Tue, August 26, 2008 8:21 AM
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So far Vancouver has hosted two of its own WordCamps to discusss, share, educate and collaborate using WordPress and we've even seen this event reach out into the Fraser Valley. This fall, as a part of BarCamp, WordCamp will be taking up a hefty morning slot for all of those...
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by Rebecca Bollwitt
on Mon, August 25, 2008 3:35 PM
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Almost on a weekly basis someone asks me what's up with all the "camps" us social media people have all the time. I mean, there aren't any tents involved (except at things like DrunkCamp or CampCamp) so what's the deal with the naming of these get-togethers?
Here's a quick glossary of...
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by Rebecca Bollwitt
on Sun, August 24, 2008 7:42 PM
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With the Vancouver representatives back from Gnomedex this week we only have one event listed so far:
How Drupal Can Save the World
Tuesday August 26th @ 5:30pm
If you have an tech-related event, please feel free to add it to the Techvibes Event Listing. If you're in Calgary, Edmonton, Kitchener-Waterloo, Montreal, Ottawa,...
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by Rebecca Bollwitt
on Fri, August 22, 2008 11:45 AM
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For years the local tech, blog and podcasting scene has migrated south to Seattle (previously Iowa) for Gnomedex. This morning the conference opened up with a welcome from founder Chris Pirillo and was followed by a presentation from Vancouver's own Kris Krug.
You can read a recap of Krug's session on...
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by Rebecca Bollwitt
on Wed, August 20, 2008 11:03 AM
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The local video studio that has brought us gems like How to Shower Like a Man or Woman, Ultimate Fighting: Home Edition, and those saucy and very friendly chocolates will soon be taking their feature-making efforts across the globe.
Giant Ant Media will be heading to Tanzania this fall as a...
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by Rebecca Bollwitt
on Tue, August 19, 2008 11:26 AM
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Raj Taneja of Urban Mixer worked his way up from being "that computer guy" in the office to running his own company across the globe in cities like Kiev and Bogota, to Hong Kong and Tokyo. After career moves and changes brought him back to Vancouver and from 2001 onward...
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by Rebecca Bollwitt
on Mon, August 18, 2008 2:20 PM
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Just last spring BuddyPress became a part of Automattic thus partnering with the creators world's number one blogging platform. [Techvibes]
Last weekend San Francisco hosted another successful WordCamp which saw BuddyPress creator Andy Peatling of Vancouver present the social netoworking site to this large group of WordPress enthusiasts. I had the...
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by Rebecca Bollwitt
on Sun, August 17, 2008 11:16 AM
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With the hot sun beating down on Vancouver I'm somewhat thankful that in the event realm, things are a little slower leading up to the weeks ahead that will be full of networking, socials, education and knowledge sharing. However, there still are a handful of meetups around town this week...
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