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AHA MEDIA at Launch Party Vancouver 7 at Steamworks Pub hosted by BootUpLabs and Strutta in Gastown, Vancouver

June 3, 2009 ahamedia Leave a comment

April Smith of AHA MEDIA was delighted to attend the Launch Party Vancouver 7 on June 2, 2009 and do mobile media production – photography, videography and live tweets through twitter all through cameraphones and netbook during the whole evening. 🙂

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Launch Party Vancouver 7 was hosted By

Bootup Labs Entrepreneur Society

A non profit organization dedicated to increasing the promotion, growth, and education of the entrepreneurial community in
Vancouver and BC
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“As usual, we will have a great line-up of start-ups for you to check out. Come mix and mingle with other entrepreneurs, investors and social mediarati and show some love for the Vancouver tech scene.

7 companies have been selected to demo at LPV7, a crop of promising startups that includes locals and a few “guest stars”
from out of town as well.

Here is the crop of companies that you can check out at the event:

Foodista (Seattle) – www.foodista.com

Lets Go For Dinner – letsgofordinner.com
Muttu – www.muutu.com
Wantsa – www.wantsa.com
Protagonize – www.protagonize.com
MakeGood – www.makegood.com
Tynt (Calgary) – www.tynt.com

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In this video, all 7 of the startups are showcased during a walk through of the busy evening

This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

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In this video, Gregg Scott talks about his Twitter BootCamp http://www.twitterbootcamp.ca to be held at Workspace in Gastown, Vancouver

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During the course of the evening, I was able to see, meet and chat with many wonderful folks 🙂

Below is a list of amazing people that I will list by their Twitter Handle 🙂

Thanks to the following for making the LPV7 event so excellent and memorable for me! 🙂

@launchpartyhq
@BootUpLabs
@Strutta
@SonsRyan
@JordanBehan
@BMann
@Maurar
@Raincoaster
@Hummingbird604
@CathyBrowne
@BenjaminLuk
@GregEh
@Rott1058
@RichardWolak
@OLMMark
@JohnBiehler
@AtomicFez
@AgentWill
@Sherrett
@Beaudine
@Rtanglao
@Cognoscento
@ColleenCoplick
@TrisHussey
@KK
@FierceKitty
@UncleWeed
@Gresco

To anyone else, I missed here, I apologize and I will hopefully see you next time! 🙂

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Some photo highlights of the evening 🙂

Below is a photo of @Raincoaster and @AtomicFez

Below is a photo of @BenjaminLuk and @AtomicFez shaking hands! 🙂

Below is a photo of @BMann chatting with friend

Below is a photo of @AgentWill and @Hummingbird604

Below is a photo of @KK and @Rtanglao

Below is a photo of @GreSco and his TwitterBootcamp class

Below is a photo of @GreSco and @Maurar – founder of @Strutta

To see all 60 photos on my Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157619112113543/

AHA MEDIA films Vancouver Critical Mass Bike Riders on Robson and Burrard Streets

June 2, 2009 ahamedia Leave a comment

As our urban environment screams for a reduction in pollution, Critical Mass movements around the world lead the way. This event, typically held on the last Friday of every month is where bicyclists and other self-propelled commuters take to the streets en masse.

Critical Mass is a grassroots reclamation of public space — a bike ride and skate — held the last Friday of every month. Bicycles, skateboards, rollerskates, self propelled couches, and any other form of human powered locomotion are all welcomed!

Although this event did not originate as a protest movement many cyclists have adopted this event to ‘reclaim’ the streets and reflect the urgency for environmental care and change.

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In this video, the first wave of Critical Mass Bike Riders become the traffic on Robson St in Vancouver much to the surprise of pedestrians and car drivers.

A Vancouver Police officer rides along with the cyclists and comments about Critical Mass occuring on the last friday of the month

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In this video, the second wave of Critical Mass Bike Riders become the traffic on Burrard St much to the chagrin of some irate Car drivers!!

AHA MEDIA with Rob Jones, Vancouver Music Writer at Mojave CD Release Party at Cafe Deux Soleils in Vancouver

June 2, 2009 ahamedia Leave a comment

April Smith of AHA MEDIA was honored and pleased to be a mobile new media photographer, videographer, and live twitter caster for Rob Jones ( @Clippernolan) a Vancouver Music Writer at Mojave CD Release Party at Cafe Deux Soleils on Commercial Drive in Vancouver on May 30, 2009

Below is a photo of Paul Jarvis of Mojave http://www.myspace.com/mojave and Rob Jones http://www.clippernolan.wordpress.com

” Anomalous Disturbances” was also featured during the evening perfomance.

For a full review of Mojave CD Release Party, please read Rob Jones’ article at http://kl.am/tBv 🙂

To see 36 Mojave photos, please see our Flickr http://tinyurl.com/mot64n

To see 6 Mojave Videos, please see http://tinyurl.com/c3clyd

It was a memorable Mojave evening! 🙂

AHA MEDIA at the scene of a “suicide” Jumper on top of new Lux Hotel on East Hastings between Columbia and Carrall St in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES )

June 1, 2009 ahamedia Leave a comment

There was high drama on the 100 block of E. Hastings St Sunday evening shortly before 8pm when a male perched himself atop the New Lux residence and threatened to jump.

A crowd had quickly gathered with several shouting at the individual to go ahead and jump.

Police responded promptly to string up yellow police line tape blocking off the whole block and moving the growing crowd of onlookers back far enough so as not to excite the individual. The man appeard to be agitated and would lean over the edge of the building every so often.

There was a tense moment as the police escorted an elderly Native gentleman who had found himself behind the police line. As he was being escorted he lost a shoe and one officer kicked it along on the ground which angered several in the crowd as they demanded that “an elder should be treated with more respect”.

Harsha Walia, a activist at the DEWC told the officer that this was not how an elder should be treated.

It was also noted by other DTES activists that there had been evictions at the New Lux and that this may be the reason for the actions of the man on the roof.

The New Lux is one of the new social housing buildings run by RainCity Housing and BC Housing that caters to the hard to house citizens of Vancouver and more specifically the Downtown Eastside (DTES).

At the time of this item going online (9:30pm) the man was still talking to police negotiaters and playing up to the large crowd of approximately 300 area residents.

How the man got onto the roof, why he took this action and what were the circumstances that led to this unfortunate incident are questions that will need to be answered in the following days.