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The New Account Manager – Mad Women

2012-06-13T01:55:00.000-07:00

Mad Men has done a great job showing us all the importance of account management. Back in the 60's it was the cigar smoking, scotch drinking old boys club. An account manager would have dinner with 100 business owners in order to gain 2 high paying clients. What does that have to do with digital media? Well... it is all about relationship management. Relationships are the key to sales. Back

A Culture of Sharing

2012-02-09T23:25:00.000-08:00

Tonight I am diving into making a graphical map of my social media experiments and the first thing I want to do is find some cool icons to represent properties like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. This inspired me to share with you my go-to creative source: Creative Commons. This will be a brief post simply to say that Creative Commons is an amazing Open Source concept for copyright materials. If

Create Your Own iPhone Ring Tone

2012-02-06T14:08:00.000-08:00

I love my ring tone – it is the beginning of "Modern Love" by Bloc Party, one of my favourite bands. I've had people ask me how to do this so I thought I'd better write-it-down/type-it-up. Custom ringtones can also be used as alarms (I wake up to Portishead's "Wandering Star" intro) but so far it doesn't seem to work for text message alerts. *Note: I am not certain how the copyright law applies

Canadian Films

2012-01-10T17:07:00.000-08:00

Over lunch today I was having a really interesting random discussion that led from my misunderstanding of Mayan culture to solar flares to HAARP to strange bird deaths in 2011 and 2012 then on to Canadian Film. Probably this apocalyptic theme is what led me to bring up "Last Night" with Sandra Oh and Don McKellar. Canadian Film is one of my favourite topics because it reveals a darker side of

Thomas Edison or Evil Capitalist?

2011-10-19T19:39:00.000-07:00

The year 2011 has been an incredibly strange roller coaster for me – and the rest of the world, it seems. Of course recently the death of a technological and corporate icon Steve Jobs had a huge impact on the world. At one point I noticed 7 out of 10 Twitter trending topics had to do with Apple and Steve Jobs. I have heard some people call him this era's Thomas Edison and others chastise

Tweeps, Creatives and Endless Summer (I hope)

2011-09-14T00:10:00.000-07:00

It is a humid night in Vancouver... a grey day that seemed to be trying to find fall but summer has lingered. Many of you have heard me say it, "September is the new August". I stand by my statement. Third Beach Friday Sep 9, 2011 I am just home after an inspiring evening with a long-time friend and creative collaborator – @MarleneMaddison who introduced me to her friend @NelsonLeis who

Google + and Brief Updates

2011-08-17T17:42:00.000-07:00

I have been asked quite often lately what I think of Google+. Well, that is a long complicated answer. I will shorten it by providing bullet points. Pros: one account to rule them all! my notifications show up when I am checking my gmail on my computer it is organized in an interesting and easy to understand fashion Cons: very few of my friends and colleagues are on it mobile integration

Bloggy Bloggerson

2011-07-12T23:32:00.000-07:00

There is a crucial question that everyone asks before becoming a blogger – Which blogging platform should I use... Blogger, WordPress or something else? My very first blog was called "Chrissie's Film Project Blog" and was written in 2005/2006 when I was working on "What Girls Are Made Of?" my Master's thesis project. I was quite surprised to see that it is still available after all these years!

Our Analogue Life

2011-06-26T20:26:00.000-07:00

For those of you who have been following for awhile, you have probably noticed that I have shifted the focus of this blog towards anecdotes that are about the digital interests of Greg and myself. Once in awhile, however, I will still share stories from our analogue life – when the mood strikes. The following is such a tale... Last night I was having drinks with friends when for some reason it

Christina's Top 5 iPad Apps

2011-06-15T00:07:00.000-07:00

Here are my fave apps of the moment... (would love to hear what yours are!) I'm not gonna state the obvious ones that I can't live without (mail, iCal, iBooks) - ok I guess I just did :) Twitter for iPad rocks my world, the use interface is so perfect that I almost don't use it on my phone or computer anymore. One downfall... Creating and editing lists doesn't seem to exist. Evernote great

Ebooks & the Future

2011-05-30T16:55:00.001-07:00

As noted on our website, Greg and I are interested in new ways to tell digital stories. One of our Apps in production is a story series that is being "told" in a non-linear way with interactive features. This type of story telling for tablets and iPhones is not happening quite yet though many developers and content creators are working on ideas as I type this.Some early examples include Al Gore's

Analog Geotagger @nv2011

2011-05-26T17:23:00.001-07:00

I <3 this! Northern Voice 2011 was great. northernvoice.ca

PinkPom Word Cloud by wordle.net

2011-05-17T15:21:00.000-07:00

RSS Feed entered at wordle.net created this Word Cloud...

Wanted: iOS Developer for an NFB – PinkPom Digital Co-Production

2011-04-15T10:21:00.000-07:00

We are looking for an iOS developer to help turn our cool media literacy App into a reality. The National Film Board of Canada is providing the funding for this project. The successful candidate will help define and implement the technical requirements for this project and ensure that the following criteria are met ... The App must: Operate in both English and French languages. Capture images

PinkPom Digital Wins €12k Award at MIPTV

2011-04-07T04:25:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the National Film Board of Canada and Content 360 at MIPTV, we have won an amazing opportunity to produce Media Undone – an iPhone/iPod App for youth that encourages them to tackle gender stereotypes by creating graffiti-like critiques of advertisements. More info can be found here: Media Undone Preview Mip Blog description Beyond TV @MIPTV

We Are Finalists Going to Cannes!

2011-03-08T16:55:00.000-08:00

There is a big festival every year in Cannes and we are going! No, not the film festival, rather a global forum uniting entertainment, technology and mobile media called: Connected Creativity @ MIPTV. Greg and I at PinkPom Digital entered one of the Content 360 competitions and were selected as one of three organizations to pitch our App to the judging panel and a live audience. The winner will

Celebrities in the Long Tail

2011-03-02T00:18:00.000-08:00

I know that celebrities are just people, some of who actually grew up with a similar lifestyle to my own - and they all have to poop which really brings us all to the same level. But some celebrities affect us more than others and what I think it comes down to is how much you admire them and their work. Before I dig into this blog post I should give a brief explanation of the Long Tail. Back

Introducing PinkPom Digital

2011-02-04T17:33:00.000-08:00

Project by project Greg and I have been slowly building an empire. Between the two of us we have a great network to help us produce fabulous work. Currently our focus is on Digital Storytelling - primarily for iOS devices (iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch) as well as working with organizations to help them tell their stories effectively in the digital realm. More to come soon... C.

Fun Food Facts - Fennel, Anise & Star Anise

2010-10-14T12:38:00.000-07:00

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) Greg went to pick up some Fennel from the grocery store and he called me to ask if Anise was ok because it looked the same as Fennel. This lead me on another Internet quest to find out what is going on with that. Anise Seed from Pimpinella anisum Sure enough I discovered that Fennel is called Anise in North America when in reality they are very different plants.

Fun Food Facts - Yams & Sweet Potatoes

2010-10-14T12:02:00.000-07:00

I like to be a know-it-all (much to everyone's enjoyment) so I return to my long lost blog to post about food trivia. Are you excited? Years ago when I was living in St. John's Newfoundland I had a roommate from Vancouver. She kept calling Sweet Potatoes by the name of Yam. I informed her that she was calling it the wrong thing... I know, I am super fun to be around... I told her that the

LOST Finale - my take

2010-05-26T16:08:00.000-07:00

Spoiler alert. Don't read any further until after you have watched the finale. At first I was disheartened that the finale didn't explain all the millions of loose ends about the island and tell us what the eff was going on there for all these years. But then I slept on it and have reached a conclusion that answers everything in a way that leaves me satisfied. There are many differing opinions

Day 5 and I've remained mostly on the wagon...

2010-03-26T14:47:00.000-07:00

Last night I made us Falafal plates inspired by Nuba (fave Lebanese restaurant of all time). Greg made the hummus and I made falafals and tabouli plus steamed broccoli with lemon and salt. Roasted lemon potatoes and pita to go with it all. I was seriously full after that meal! Delish. My goal of eating no meat or dairy for 4 weeks and doing P90x regime is mostly on track. It was a tough week

Day 1, Week 1 - xtna's reset

2010-03-22T23:30:00.000-07:00

First of all... more Olympic and Paralympic stuff coming soon (once I edit through my bazillion photos etc). Now that the giant events are over I am taking on another huge challenge which involves a different type of creativity. I have 4 weeks until Maui and with a little more time on my hands I thought I would take up a *presque* vegan lifestyle and follow the P90x exercise regime. My goal is

Chrissie's Vancouver 2010 p2

2010-02-22T18:35:00.000-08:00

Students LIVE are famous now! At least in Vancouver :) They were featured on CBC tonight so I am sharing the video here with my commentary - I make a background appearance too. (You can find the CBC quality version here: http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Canada/BC/ID=1421788032).

Chrissie's Vancouver 2010

2010-02-22T00:42:00.000-08:00

I am so inspired by the Students LIVE and Historica-Dominion bloggers that I want to do my own post. I have been in action non-stop for about 2 weeks now and the lack of sleep is making me feel ooooooooold, but I am having so much fun! There are a lot of stories that I want to tell and the truth is I probably should hold a lot of it in until I read my confidentiality agreement a bit more closely