28 June, 2008 (20:12) | Business
Checking out BlogCatalog… anyone out there heard of this yet?
They say:
Blog Catalog is the premiere social blog directory on the internet. Whether you’re looking to promote your own blog, find blogs on various topics, or connect with other bloggers this site is for you.
I say:
Aren’t there hundreds of sites like this now? What makes you [...]
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25 June, 2008 (00:15) | Sightings, Vancouver
What’s cool, hip and fresh in Vancouver? In the world of print media, there’s only one place to look – it’s INFAMOUS Magazine.
With the deets on new restaurants like Revel which is at 238 Abbott Street, a teaser for POP Opera, DHM’s newest addition, some words on Trattoria Italian Kitchen, Ping’s, and the $35 tasting [...]
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24 June, 2008 (12:56) | Business, Technical
Sometimes things get busy – you’re commuting, jet setting or simply inundated. It would be nice to catch up with the local paper but then again, who has time these days to get out of the office and grab a copy?
On a regular basis, I like to grab the free dailies and see what’s up. [...]
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9 June, 2008 (20:00) | Gastown, Sightings, Vancouver
INFAMOUS – LIFESTYLE, ENTERTAINMENT, NIGHTLIFE, FASHION. With an exclusive preview of the $5 million ULounge which will open this fall in South Surrey, the fifth iteration of Komakino which opened under the Back Gallery Project on Cordova near Abbott and the best nights out in town, it’s no wonder why this issue didn’t last on [...]
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9 June, 2008 (08:30) | Restaurant, Vancouver, Yaletown
Tequila Kitchen opened their doors to the public in December of 2007. The restaurant occupies the former space of Melriches Coffee House next to Section (3) on the North side of Mainland just steps away from Nelson Street.
We got a chance to the venue over the course of a couple visits [...]
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9 June, 2008 (04:00) | Humor
In 1999 – 2000, Jay Mohr played the role of Peter Dragon in Action!, a TV series that hit the FOX and then FX.
In Hollywood you’re only as good as your last flick, and Dragonfire Films exec Peter Dragon has hit bottom with his $150 million bomb “Slow Torture.” His only hope to get back [...]
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9 June, 2008 (01:29) | Business, Facebook
It looks like Facebook uses geo targeting based on IP address to find out what country you’re in. They base their ads and various other ‘features’ on this and sometimes you get odd quirks.
During my last trip to Mexico, I dragged along my laptop and connected it to the hotel’s Wifi. Upon logging into Facebook, [...]
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9 June, 2008 (01:06) | Business, Facebook
In February, 2008, I received a disturbing message from Facebook:
Warning! your account could be disabled.
You are using this feature to spam other users. Continued misuse of Facebook’s features will result in your account being disabled. If you have any questions or concerns, you can visit our FAQ page here.
Well, this was after being kicked off [...]
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5 June, 2008 (04:15) | Business, Vancouver, Yaletown
It’s been going through my head lately. A scene where Bruce Willis takes off on his newly acquired chopper in Pulp Fiction…
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In this case I’m not thinking about Zed, I’m thinking about Yaletown. Is it me, or do they think the art of customer service is dead over there? Is Yaletown on a decline? [...]
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5 June, 2008 (00:15) | Food, Gastown, New York, Restaurant, Sightings, Vancouver
The April issue of INFAMOUS takes some of what was phenomenal in March, 2008 and put it together with exclusive editorial, a BC fashion feature, the Whistler Ski Fest, the introduction of Tequila Kitchen in Yaletown and more.
My column, Social Shot, always seen as the first thing you read in INFAMOUS (yea, pretty sweet gig,) [...]
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