Category: Miscellaneous
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Klout and Why Does It Matter?
Klout and Why Does It Matter? I learned a fair amount about Klout from Megan Berry at the Social Media Camp conference in Victoria on October 3rd, 2010, but still have a lot to learn and a long ways to go. However, for starters, I am thrilled with my Klout score. This just goes to…
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What’s Wrong With Non-Competing Business Networking Groups?
What’s Wrong with Non-Competing Business Networking Groups? Everything is wrong with it (and even more so, if you are one who is excluded from participation in these groups). I live in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island (paradise), and I don’t know if you who are reading this right now, have this where you live,…
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Tips from Speaking at #SMCV10 Social Media Camp Victoria 2010
Seems people want LISTS of TIPS and LISTS of Benefits: In my original draft of my presentation for speaking at Social Media Camp 2010 in Victoria ( #smcv10 ) I had a list of (numbered) tips, and opted instead, for a more creative (and apparently to those with menopause, somewhat humorous) approach to writing…
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1st Comox Valley TweetUp #TweetUpCV
Hey there, I’m @brendajohima on Twitter and after being inspired by Twitter and TweetUps organized by Janis Lacouvee in Victoria and Don Power in Nanaimo as well as by Chris Burdge and Paul Holmes, organizers of the SUPER SUCCESSFUL Social Media Camp Victoria 2010 ( #smcv10 ) … we are having the 1st Comox Valley…
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#TweetUpCV : Comox Valley Social Media TweetUp! Coming Right Up
A Comox Valley TweetUp is Coming Right Up! Are you resisting Social Media? Or … are you already using Twitter? If, so … YAY! If you’re in the Comox Valley but not using Twitter yet, grab a FREE Twitter account and jump right in, so that you can join our 1st Comox Valley TweetUp! ……
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Competition vs. Collaboration in Business
I am speaking at Social Media Camp in Victoria on October 3rd … only 4 more sleeps! I have only a few minutes as a speaker, and one of the points listed on my speaker profile is “move to a model of collaboration vs. competition.” and if you are attending you might not be able…
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I’m Speaking At Social Media Camp in Victoria!
I’m speaking at Social Media Camp in Victoria! And here’s the blurb (*Visit the Conference Website by Clicking on the Graphic Below): My Topic: Small Towns Big Ideas Business owners in small communities can greatly benefit from the power of social media in order to: remove isolation even out the playing field in business move…
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Zig Zag Composition Using Lines
My focus for this photograph, was on composition, and on the combination of zig-zag lines with horizontal lines. **This photo was taken while on Sidney Spit, on Sidney Island, just outside of Victoria, B.C.** ~ Brenda Johima ~
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Bald Eagle on Hornby Island
As wildlife photographers, many of us dream of the perfect photo of a bald eagle, zoomed in, perfectly in focus, and the award winning shot. It’s an ideal to aim for, and one day it will happen. Unfortunately, photography has become all about the gear, the most expensive, the fastest, the best, the biggest longest…