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AHA MEDIA was pleased to attend BOB’s Christmas Open House 2009 at Main and Pender in Vancouver

December 18, 2009 2 comments

AHA MEDIA was pleased to attend BOB’s Christmas Open House at Main and Pender in Vancouver.  Their new location was beautifully decorated and very spacious… located right at Main and Pender in Vancouver

Based in Vancouver B.C., Building Opportunities with Business (BOB) is a non-profit organization that is championing an inclusive revitalization process for the inner-city that values existing businesses and residents. BOB is a connector, a resource and a facilitator working to: strengthen the inner-city’s community capacity; identify and build on untapped business opportunities; improve employment opportunities and retention; and increase investment in Vancouver’s inner-city.

buildingopportunities.org/

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In this photo is Libby Davies – MP for Vancouver East

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In this photo – Shirley Chan – CEO of BOB and husband Steve Hopkins

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In this photo, AndrewMuskieMcKay – Industry Initiatives Coordinator for BOB

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In this photo, Shirley Chan presents a certificate to London Drugs at Woodwards

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In this photo, Shirley Chan presents to Nester’s Market at Woodwards

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In this photo is Kerry Jang, Vancouver City Councillor and Lorraine Murphy aka Raincoaster http://www.Raincoaster.com

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In this photo, AndrewMuskieMcKay,  Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA, Lorraine Murphy aka Raincoaster

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In this photo, Irwin Oostindie – Executive Director of W2 Community Media Arts, David Lee, Toby Barrazoul and Peter Davies

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In this photo, Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA at BOB’s Christmas Open House

To see all 15 photos of BOB’s Christmas Open House 2009, please see our Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/7215762302541

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Co-Working Opportunities are available at BOB.
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To further our mission we would like to make available to select partners, individuals, and businesses the main floor of 163 East Pender Street. We hope that this open shared work space can contribute to the revitalization of the inner-city by providing a space for creative professionals to flourish, for ideas to percolate, to cross pollinate, for businesses to grow, a place where stuff gets done.

What we’re offering is a work surface, be it a desk, a chair, a table, a couch, or the bay window, wherever you’re most comfortable.

Of course we’ll offer wi-fi and other niceties such as an electronic white board and a projector to facilitate discussion and creative thinking. There’s a fridge for your food, a microwave, filtered water cooler, and secure storage for your bike.

The price is a flat $200 per month and includes keyless access.

We’re looking for creative professionals, progressive thinkers, the socially responsible and ecologically conscious who want to be surrounded by others of like mind.

Folks who want more than a cubicle and a 9 to 5 and dream of bigger things and a better Vancouver to call home.

If this sounds like you, contact Andrew “Muskie” McKay 778-328-7672 or write coworking@bobics.org

buildingopportunities.org/

April Smith of AHA MEDIA was very pleased to attend a meeting at The Shebeen Club in Gastown, Vancouver

October 27, 2009 2 comments

April Smith was pleased to attend a meeting at The Shebeen Club 7pm, Monday, October 26th  (.http://www.theshebeenclub.com ) and reconnect with Lorraine Murphy of http://Raincoaster.com and Chris Mathieson of http://www.VancouverPoliceMuseum.ca 🙂

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Below is a photo of Lorraine Murphy, Robert Shaer, Chris Mathieson, Salim Jiwa and Dennis E. Bolen.

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April Smith was honored to meet:

Featured speaker is Salim Jiwa, former investigative reporter for the Province, and founder of Vancouverite.com, a new hard-news site. He was the basis for the lead in the CBC series Jinnah on Crime, and he’ll be sharing his tales about being an intimate part of many of the major crime cases of our time and our city.

Salim Jiwa – Editor & Publisher of Vancouverite – High Speed Global News

http://www.vancouverite.com

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In the next two  videos, Salim Jiwa, Editor and Publisher of http://www.vancouverite.com speaks at the Shebeen Club http://www.theshebeenclub.com in Gastown, Vancouver

These videos were  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 or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

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AHA MEDIA notices AHA TORO bottles at Central City Mall in Surrey, B.C.

August 24, 2009 1 comment

AHA MEDIA  after attending WordCamp Fraser Valley 2009, to film good friend and mentor Lorraine Murphy http://www.raincoaster.com  and her presentation on creative blogging at SFU Surrey,  noticed AHA TORO Tequila Bottles on the display shelves at  Central City Liquor Store in Surrey, B.C.

Below is a photo of Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA who noticed AHA TORO bottles and our similiar prefix of the word AHA 🙂

AHA MEDIA noticed AHA TORO Tequila

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Perhaps one day, AHA MEDIA will attend an event with AHA TORO in it 🙂

AHA MEDIA was pleased to film Lorraine Murphy at WordCamp Fraser Valley at SFU Surrey Campus

August 24, 2009 2 comments

AHA MEDIA was very pleased to film and document Lorraine Murphy of www.raincoaster.com during her presentation at WordCamp Fraser Valley at SFU Surrey Campus

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AHA MEDIA is proud to have Lorraine Murphy as a good friend and mentor when it comes to social media and blogging with WordPress!

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Every 20 seconds a new WordPress blog comes online. WordPress is the most used blogging software in the World with millions of users across the globe. It makes creating and managing a blog easy with an intuitive user interface.

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This event is for anyone that has an interest in blogging and WordPress in general. Beginners will learn more about what blogging is and what WordPress software can do. Expert WordPress users will be able to network and learn from other expert bloggers

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The follow videos are of Lorraine Murphy’s presentation at WordCamp FraserValley 2009 These were  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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AHA MEDIA says hello to following friends, colleagues and mentors 🙂

Rebecca Bollwitt
www.miss604.com

John Bollwitt
www.johnbollwitt.com

Gary Jones
www.bluefur.com

Rainer Schmoll
www.trbn.com

John Biehler
www.johnbiehler.com

Lorraine Murphy
www.raincoaster.com

Raul Pacheco
www.hummngbird604.com

Dave Zille
www.dazil.com
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Below is Raul Pecheco http://www.hummingbird604.com mentor and good friend of April Smith of AHA MEDIA

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Below is a photo of Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA with Gary Jones of www.bluefur.com

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Thanks to Gary Jones of www.bluefur.com and Rainer Schmoll of www.trbn.com for WordCamp Fraser Valley 2009!  🙂

Below is a photo of John Biehler www.johnbiehler.com photographing April Smith and Lorraine Murphy 🙂

10 April, John and Lorraine at WCFV

Please see all 31 photos on our Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157622124391450/

“New Victoria for New Media” video by April Smith aka @AprilFilms of @AHAMEDIA

June 25, 2009 2 comments

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April Smith of AHA MEDIA aka @AprilFilms of @AHAMEDIA on twitter produced the above video of the wonderful weekend in Victoria while doing social media animation and production! 🙂

Here is the ‘New Victoria for New Media’ video shot on a Nokia N95 Cameraphone which demonstrates an prime example of social media <– new media filming can ensure quick upload and widespread distribution 🙂

April is passionate and skilled in making  films by  doing  mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone.

In just 2 days, April did mobile media and  produced 1676 photos, 208 videos and 263 twitter updates on Victoria to ensure a “Live feel” experience! 🙂

Please see 12 sets of photos of New Victoria for New Media at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets

1  New Victoria  Trip – Friday June 19th 830 AM  Meet at Coast Plaza

2  New Victoria Trip – Friday June 19th 11 AM  Board Celebration Ferry

3 New Victoria Trip  – Friday June 19 130 PM Sea Cider Farm

4  New Victoria Trip – Friday June 19 4 PM Check in Coast Victoria  Harbourside Hotel

5 New Victoria Trip – Friday June 19th 5-7 PM Victoria BC Wine and Oyster Fest

6 New Victoria Trip – Friday June 19 930 PM Sunset

7  New Victoria Trip – Saturday June 20 830 AM Group Breakfast at Blue Crab

8 New Victoria Trip – Saturday June 20 930AM Royal BC Museum

9 New Victoria Trip – Saturday June 20 1130 AM Victoria Harbour Ferry

10 New Victoria Trip – Saturday June 20 12 noon Lunch at Spinnakers Pub

11 New Victoria Trip – Sunday June 21 830 AM Breakfast at Blue Crab in Coast Hotel

12 New Victoria Trip – Sunday June 21 11AM Swartz Bay Sailing

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Thanks to the following Victoria citizens for being interviewed in my video of  “New Victoria for New Media” 🙂

Ed – Plant Engineer of Sea Cider http://www.seacider.ca

Graham – Coast Ambassador of Coast Hotel http://www.coasthotels.com

Chuck – Guitarist of  The Sutcliffes http://thesutcliffes.ca/

Darlene – Breakfast Server of Coast Hotels http://www.coasthotels.com

Carrie – Saturday Volunteer of Royal BC Museum http://www/royalbcmuseum.bc.ca

Garfield – Bartender of Spinnakers http://www.spinnakers.com

Mack – Street Musician of Victoria

Sam – Driver of Wilsons’ Transportation http://www.wilsonstransportation.com

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With much gratitude to

My mentor Lorraine Murphy
www.Raincoaster.com

Sherry Baumgardner, Director of Marketing for Coast Hotels & Resorts

Danny Dang, Electronic Distribution for Coast Hotels & Resorts

Coast Hotels www.coasthotels.com

BC Ferries www.bcferries.com

Royal BC Museum www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca

Sea Cider Farm & Cider House www.seacider.ca

Spinnakers BrewPub and Guest Houses www.spinnakers.com

Tartan Group www.tartanpr.com

Tourism Victoria www.tourismvictoria.com

Thank you to the rest of the Vancouver Social Media crew and everyone else who made this trip so memorable! 🙂

For those interested a higher quality version of this video is available , and as there as ample footage from 208 videos of Victoria, a custom video can be produced to highlight a certain event or attraction 🙂  Please email April to discuss further.  Apr@live.ca