The organizers of Social Media Camp 2012 - Canada's largest Social Media event, are producing a smaller Workshop Series for cities around British Columbia. These are intended for people who are getting started with social media, particularly in a professional capacity (i.e. business, non-profits, professionals, government). A full-day Kamloops workshop featuring 4 speakers will be held this Thursday, February 9th - 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Social Media Camp has partnered with the Kamloops … [Read more...]

Did you know that nearly half of those who use social media don't enhance the default privacy settings on their user profiles? The first step in using social media in a privacy enhancing way is learning how to protect your personal information online. The Government of British Columbia encourages citizens, private organizations and public bodies to learn some simple tips on how to protect personal information online, and be privacy aware while using social media. Changing your privacy … [Read more...]

You've come into the office early, turned on the computer ready to read your e-mails and get a head start on the busy day ahead. Your e-mails aren't coming through, so you go and check your website to see if it's running. It's down too, but the Internet works. So you figure it's probably a web hosting issue. You call your host to find out everything is working on their end. What could it be? This is usually around the time I get a frantic phone call from an upset client who needs their … [Read more...]

Knowing what social networks to use to market your business can be difficult. For the service industry foursquare is one network I'd recommend joining and using as a promotional tool for your business. Foursquare is a check-in application where you let the world know where you are at any given time. The application tracks your location via GPS. For businesses it's not about checking into the service but letting foursquare users know your business exists. An example: foursquare user … [Read more...]

This weekend at Sun Peaks is set to be a fun one. The resort will play host to one of my favourite summer events—the Retro Rock Concert Weekend. The concert kicks off this Friday, August 12 at 6 p.m. with AC/DC tribute band BC/DC, who rocked the village square last year. This year’s event is set to be even more exciting with Sun Peaks bringing in guest bloggers for the event. So if for some crazy reason you can’t make up to the mountains to catch all the live entertainment you can … [Read more...]