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Pub Summit Nanaimo: An exciting peak into what's happening in Vancouver Island's tech startup scene

2013-05-10T10:23:00.000-07:00

Priming for the #pubsummit pitches: My pal Steve - tech startup guy, a friend of Guinness, and a tanguero to boot, at Fibber Maggee's pub in Nanamio. This is a short, visual post about the May 10th Pub Summit hosted by Innovation Island in Nanaimo's Fibber Maggee's pub. One of several #PubSummits happening around the globe (and the only one in Canada!), this was a chance for West Coast

The ugly cost of FREE on Facebook: A rant

2013-04-16T11:28:00.000-07:00

Two days in a row, invited to something "free" – with a hidden cost: liking a Facebook page I know little or nothing about. Ever happen to you? Via EatDrinkMEDIA.ca I run promotions that celebrate #localfood on #VancouverIsland. You can get "free" stuff for playing – stuff like dinners and tickets and coffee, etc. If you "like" this, please consider liking our "good food" and "food

#SMMHPM: Social Media Mondays with HPM - Just ask!

2013-03-26T09:03:00.002-07:00

It happens all the time so I'm going to make something of it: People have myriad little (and big) questions about social media (what's a "hashtag?" what's a "promoted post?" how do use Instagram? how do I ???), smart phones, content, blogging, etc. I'm going to give away 15 minutes every Monday at 1pm to you to ask me about these things. First come, first served. I'm calling it "social

Rob Tryon: An oyster grower on how and why Twitter boosted sales 30% in 1 year

2013-03-21T23:18:00.001-07:00

Rob Tryon (aka @EffingOyster on Twitter) has been growing oysters for about 10 years, in Barkley Sound an hour by boat from Port Alberni on BC's remote and beautiful west coast. He describes himself as a "BC Oyster Guy and Seafood Dude... grow[ing] Effingham Oyster and Pacific Rim Petites." He's also a relatively recent (2+ years) advocate for social media, particularly Twitter, as a direct

Organic? Local? Cheapest? What you told us during week 3 of #26Q

2013-03-18T09:02:00.000-07:00

Q4 of #26Q asked: Organic? Local? Cheapest? How do you choose your groceries? At EatDrinkMEDIA.ca we're asking a series of 26 questions (#26Q) about local food on Vancouver Island. We're asking because there is very little data on the Island's attitudes about food. Without data, it's hard to know where and how to grow our local food economy. For more on #26Q click here... On March 11 we asked

Socialfoto? What's that? A list of resources

2013-03-06T12:17:00.000-08:00

Socialfoto is about using technology and social networks to create visual interesting and interactive content. I'm constantly finding and bookmarking/collecting resources to better understand how to use what I've got: some tools (camera, cell phone, drawing pad, etc), my social networks (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, blogs, etc etc etc), and my creative imagination to tell a story and

#DineAroundCV on Twitter, 2013

2013-02-27T14:00:00.002-08:00

Static SayZu.com image of #DineAroundCV on Twitter at 1:50pm 27 February 2013 Dine Around Comox Valley. It's our annual "get the seats filled during slow season" push. Lots of good value, great opportunities for locals and visitors to get out and try new places. I was part of a preview team and posted about it on my "good food, local food" blog at BonVivantVancouverIsland.com. These images

Week 2 of #26Q about #localfood on Vancouver Island

2013-02-25T06:43:00.001-08:00

Week 2 of #26Q about #localfood on Vancouver Island, originally uploaded by hanspetermeyer.ca.*Do you buy local food on Vancouver Island? Why? Why not?*More information about our #26Q campaign here… j.mp/26QLocalFoodA #localfoodhero project by EatDrinkMEDIA.ca, sponsored by Salt SpringCoffee (cc) EatDrinkMEDIA.ca / 2012. We STRONGLY encourage non-commercial sharingof our materials (blogs, fotos,

"Beer" on Twitter, 200km around Vancouver. Who's listening?

2013-02-12T13:09:00.000-08:00

Image 1: What the "beer" chatter looked like at 12:45pm, 12 February 2013 200km around Vancouver, via SayZu.com At EatDrinkMEDIA.ca we're keenly interested in the "local food, local beverage" market, particularly with how people are telling the story of local food in our primary region, Vancouver Island. But sometimes it pays to look a little further afield. The opening graphic, thanks to

Investing in the future of my place: the Pat Glazner Fund and the Comox Valley Land Trust

2012-12-29T08:09:00.001-08:00

Pat Glazner in our Merville garden with my daughter Rosa, in the early 1990s. Pat Glazner was a good friend and a good man. He was a rare person, and a beloved man. During the years of our friendship – from my early 20s to early 30s – he played a very important role in my life, and in the life of my young family. We weren't alone. In his quiet way Pat had a profound impact on many of

Blogging: the most important tool in your media kit - just ask HubSpot

2012-11-29T07:20:00.000-08:00

I'm not affiliated with HubSpot but I agree with them: blogging is very important to business. I also think they're smart, offering professional services to help people like you get your story "out there." BTW: That's a service I offer too – creating content to "make it happen" for your business or organization. Just saying... I think blogging is important. Really important. I've written

Reblog: An excerpt of an interview with Gene Miller

2012-11-26T07:55:00.001-08:00

Gene Miller wants ‘to bring together all community elements to discuss sustainability and move the sustainability program ahead.’ Interview by Hans Peter Meyer (transcription by Gregory Hartnell, Editor-Publisher, LA ROSA) Hans Peter Meyer: Gene, would you tell me a little bit about yourself and how long you’ve been involved in the Gaining Ground Summit series? Gene Miller: Sure. I come

Promotions at EatDrinkMEDIA.ca via Pinterest

2012-11-25T12:44:00.001-08:00

Promotions at EatDrinkMEDIA.ca via Pinterest, originally uploaded by hanspetermeyer.ca.EatDrinkMEDIA.ca is about good, local food experiences on #VancouverIsland.Take a look at our promotions in 2012.(cc) hanspetermeyer.ca / 2012

Case study on Facebook promotions at EatDrinkMEDIA.ca

2012-11-23T09:22:00.000-08:00

At EatDrinkMEDIA.ca I work with clients to promote "local food and beverages" on Vancouver Island. One our tools is Facebook promotions. As this graphic illustrates, with a relatively small investment a local food post can yield significant returns. The chart shows a starting point of approximately 200+ weekly page views on the client Facebook page. We started a month-long promotion and

We. Are. The. Web. Are we? How?

2012-11-21T22:15:00.000-08:00

Are we the web? We are certainly changing our behaviours based on web technology. Listening to my 2010 interview with Bev McPhee (of IBM and Royal Roads University) earlier today reminded me of her notion of Revolution 3.0. Look at this info graphic. Listen to Bev. Imagine how the world has changed for you in the past 10 years. Try and imagine how it will change in the next 10 years. Source

Some social media help from Gary Vaynerchuck via HootSuite U.

2012-11-20T12:56:00.004-08:00

I've still got to write Part 2 to my series on "How hpm uses Twitter" (Part 1 is here). In the interim, let me say that HootSuite has long been an important part of the tool kit here, and it keeps getting better. Even the free version gives lots of good stuff. I'm not going to get into all the coolness that HootSuite enables (and not just with Twitter either; you can play with Facebook,

A few "commandments" about leadership and communications...

2012-11-19T14:31:00.001-08:00

I've written about the importance of communication as a form of leadership, and how our new media tools make some of this super easy. I've also quoted and borrowed from lots of great resources. Here's another: a post about 5 Social Media Commandments that can help guide your Twitter (and other social media platform) practice. While the whole post has merit, I particularly like these 4

The Power of Local Based Engagement, Part 1 (Guest post by Avi Lambert)

2012-11-16T11:02:00.000-08:00

© Taste From the Inside Terroir promotes the idea that taste, quality, and character can not be separated from geography. And just like terroir, promoting local food delivers results when marketing initiatives are closely tied to particular locations. With the idea of crystallizing your brand around place, we are going explore the reasons why locally focused engagement represents the

What does "fun" look like on Twitter, near Comox, Canada and near London, England

2012-10-19T15:58:00.001-07:00

Figure 1: A static foto of the "live" SayZu.com visualization of what "fun" looks like on Twitter at 3pm, October 19, 2012. These are the top 200 words, with minimal use of SayZu analytical tools. Just for fun, a comparison of "fun" on Twitter 50km around the Town of Comox (near where I live), and 50km around the City of London, UK. Sayzu.EmbedStream({ width:500,

How I use Twitter, Part 1

2012-10-18T16:02:00.004-07:00

My home screen at @hanspetermeyer There are many excellent "how-to-use-Twitter" posts. If you're looking for technical or marketing "how-to" information, I encourage you to search them out. I am not a marketer. I am not a Twitter expert. I am a content guy: I write, I photograph, I interview, I tell and share stories – and I use Twitter as one of my tools to extend my story-sharing reach. Me

Lucy Schappy Opening, Oct 26 Comox Valley

2012-10-14T22:45:00.001-07:00

Lucy Schappy Opening, Oct 26 Comox Valley, originally uploaded by hanspetermeyer.ca.www.lucyschappy.com

We need your feedback on our social media sponsorship of #FlavourSept23

2012-09-27T07:58:00.000-07:00

EatDrinkMedia.ca was social media sponsor of the #FlavourSept23 event via our regional presence at EatDrinkComoxValley.com. We're very keen to get some feedback from all who attended about our social media coverage before and during the event. Please take 5-10 minutes to answer some questions here... http://j.mp/FlavourSponsorFeedback Thanks for whatever feedback you give! hanspetermeyer for

Tweet about food, enter to win free tickets to #VIFeast

2012-08-29T07:26:00.002-07:00

The winning tweet - @VIReview's tweet about Cowichan's Rock Cod Cafe. Congrats on winning a pair of tickets to #VIFeast on Sept 16! A contest about eating on Vancouver Island Vancouver Island Feast of Fields is happening this year in Duncan on September 16, 2012. If you'd like to enter to win a pair of tickets, please use Twitter and send a tweet with the following info: the name of your

Food. 80km around the Comox Valley

2012-08-24T08:04:00.000-07:00

What the "local food" conversation looks like on August 12, 2012 on Twitter, within 80km of my home in the Comox Valley. I write about food, mostly at UrbanDiner.ca, BonVivantVancouverIsland.com, EatingandDrinkingComoxValley.com, and for the Food Centrefold at the regional Island Word print monthly. Most recently I posted about the #CVFarmCycle event. I'm passionate about food and flavours in

The #FlavourSept23 Food Foto Contest

2012-08-21T09:56:00.002-07:00

A #FlavourSept23 foto from the kitchen at Locals in Courtenay. That's Jamie with some local raspberries being prepped for coulis later in the day. Like local food? Like making and posting fotos of local food on Vancouver Island? Here's a way for you to win a couple of tickets to the "North Island's Gourmet Picnic" - #FlavourSept23. How to play... Visit one of the more than 45 (and more every