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25 Feb 2010

TNMH Assorted Links and Headlines

Posted by Jason Sanders

It’s a rainy, Thursday morning and there’s nothing good on tv (aside from feats of human excellence on CTV). We’ve collected some TNMH-related/social media links into a handy blog post to print off, email, or read to your friends and family.

First up is a futuristic cyberlink to True North Media House’s Flickr Group. The awesome [...]

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Tags: 2010 Olympics, Alternative Media, Citizen Media, Credentials, Dave Olson, flickr, Kris Krug, Press Accreditation, Raincity Studios, Robert Scales, Social Media, the tyee, tnmh, TNMH Updates, Vancouver

Posted in: News about TNMH, Social Media Wizardry, Uncategorized

22 Feb 2010

True North Media House covers Yukon Day at the Aboriginal Pavilion

Posted by Jason Sanders

By Cherisse Dye and Jason Sanders

On Sunday, February 21st, the Yukon First Nations hosted a gathering of press and VIPs to celebrate their culture and promote business development in the territory. The morning began with a brief introduction and short intermission to encourage mingling and networking among the media and territory representatives.

A table by the [...]

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Tags: 2010 Olympics, aboriginal house, Alternative Media, cherisse dye, Citizen Media, Credentials, first nations, flickr, jason sanders, lady_cherry831, media centre, Olympics, Press Accreditation, Social Media, tnmh, TNMH Updates, van2010, Vancouver, yukon

Posted in: Media Centres, Olympics + Media News, Uncategorized

9 Feb 2010

Vancouver Bloggers and Twitterati: How we’re spending the 2010 Winter Olympics [updated]

Posted by Jason Sanders

With the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics a mere work week away, some of the social media members of Vancouver took a contemplative look at how they’re going to approach the Games and events.

Rebecca Bollwit’s website, Miss 604, is an encyclopedic trove of dates, times, event descriptions, location guides, and Olympic news. Her Vancouver 2010 RSSencapsulates the many [...]

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Tags: 2010 Olympics, Alternative Media, Citizen Media, hummingbird604, john bollwit, miss604, Raincity Studios, raul pachego-vega, rebecca bollwit, Robert Scales, TNMH Updates, van2010, Vancouver, Whistler

Posted in: Olympics + Media News, Uncategorized

9 Feb 2010

Radio Freethinker: Olympics episode

Posted by Jason Sanders

Note: Originally Posted by Ethan Clow at Radio Freethinker on January 29, 2010. Re-posted here on: February 9, 2010.
Last week in January, Dave Olson joinedRadio Freethinker, a Vancouver based skeptic radio show, to discuss civil rights and security during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics with Rob Teszka, Ethan Clow, and Daniel Gipps. Throughout the hourlong show they covered [...]

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Tags: 2010 Olympics, aggregation, Alternative Media, Citizen Media, content distribution, Dave Olson, Olympics, TNMH Updates

Posted in: Media Centres, Olympics + Media News, Social Media Wizardry, Uncategorized

30 Jan 2010

Assorted Links: Athletes blog, Visitor’s Guide to the Olympic city, Winter-Olympics.Alltop.com

Posted by Jason Sanders

Below are some useful links related to the Winter Olympics, Vancouver and social media.
BlogHerald – Olympic Athletes allowed to blog during the Games.
Vancouver.ca creates a visitor’s guide to Vancouver and the Olympics
Alltop makes it simple to follow Winter Game coverage with their dashboard of Twitter accounts, mainstream media streams and indepenent social media sites.

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16 Jul 2009

24 Hours: W2 Media Arts Centre

Posted by Jason Sanders

Note: Originally Posted by Bob Mackin on 24 Hours on July 16, 2009. Re-posted here on: July 16, 2009.
24 Hour News’ Bob Mackin interviews Dave Olson and Kris Krug on the new W2 Community Media Arts Centre where the True North Media House will be housed.
An alternative to both VANOC’s official media centre and one sponsored [...]

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Tags: 2010 Olympics, 24 hours, Alternative Media, bob mackin, Citizen Media, Credentials, Dave Olson, Kris Krug, Raincity Studios, Social Media, TNMH Updates, Vancouver, VANOC

Posted in: News about TNMH, Uncategorized

15 Jul 2009

Will Pate: Social Media’s Place at the 2010 Olympics

Posted by Jason Sanders

Note: Originally Posted by Will Pate at WillPate.org on November 25th, 2008. Re-posted here on: July 15, 2009.
Will Pate takes a brief, but detailed look at Dave Olson’s open letter to VANOC and discusses the motivations behind Raincity Studio’s True North Media House.
Several of the folks in question are colleagues of mine, and represent Raincity [...]

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Tags: 2010 Olympics, Alternative Media, Citizen Media, Credentials, Dave Olson, IOC, Kris Krug, Raincity Studios, Robert Scales, Social Media, TNMH Updates, Vancouver, VANOC, Whistler, Will Pate

Posted in: News about TNMH, Uncategorized

Category: News about TNMH, Social Media Wizardry, Uncategorized

Vancouver Bloggers and Twitterati: How we’re spending the 2010 Winter Olympics [updated]

Assorted Links: Athletes blog, Visitor’s Guide to the Olympic city, Winter-Olympics.Alltop.com

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