I love travelling. One of the things I like best about taking a trip out of town – aside from the trip itself – is pre-trip planning. To date, I have visited 118 cities (and large towns) in 12 different countries. When I was younger, I traveled mostly with my parents or school groups. Since … Continue reading
Seven years ago, I bought a bicycle – with the intention of riding it that summer. I loved biking around the neighborhood and parks when I was a little kid, so I thought I would do some casual biking as soon as the weather got warmer. As it turned out, that summer came and went, … Continue reading
For Star Wars fans enjoying the “Force Friday” frenzy today, Twitter has another neat little surprise for you: Star Wars hashflags! ➲ What are Hashflags? Hashflags, also known as Twitter Emoji, are tiny images that Twitter appends to the end of some hashtags. They are are somewhat of an Easter egg for Twitter users, since they appear automatically when certain hashtags … Continue reading
IKEA Canada is celebrating the launch of its 2016 catalogue with a fun social media campaign that involves a Twitter-activated mobile vending machine. Stefan Sjostrand, President of IKEA Canada, says, “We know that Canadians like to engage and connect through social media. Throughout August we hope to excite our customers about the new 2016 IKEA … Continue reading
Now in its fourth year, the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire (VMMF) is an annual community event that showcases creativity at its finest. Last weekend, I had to opportunity to attend this 2-day event and participate in some of the fun & educational workshops there! One thing I really enjoyed about this year’s VMMF was the … Continue reading
In Vancouver’s vibrant & rapidly growing Social Media industry, there are many experts. To facilitate networking and knowledge sharing within this community, HootSuite hosts #CMHootUp – a series of quarterly meet-ups for all who are part of the local social media scene. #CMHootUp – Building Community Around Sports The most recent installment of #CMHootUp at the HootSuite … Continue reading
One of the things I love about Social Media is how easy it makes connecting with people who share common interests! Kym (@herrohachi), Sami & Marissa (@momomintsshop) and I (@whythisbox) have been following each other on Instagram for several months now, enjoying each other’s crafty, interesting, and fun photos. Since we are all local Vancouver crafters, I thought … Continue reading
![[Game Review] LINE Rangers (iOS, Android)](https://whythisbox.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/titlesml.png?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Game Review] LINE Rangers (iOS, Android)")
LINE is a communication & messaging app. Over the years, LINE has released a variety of successful games for users to enjoy playing with their network of LINE friends. In LINE’s latest game offering LINE Rangers, players play through more than 80 stages of tower defense, collecting adorable Ranger characters of varying skills. The ultimate goal? … Continue reading
If you are a LINE messenger app fan who lives in North America (like me), you may wonder how you can get your hands on the region-locked LINE stickers that are often only available to LINE users in Asia. Here is a quick & easy step-by-step guide that will show you how you can use VPN … Continue reading
#Net2Van #HootUp – Social Media Success with HootSuite Being a social media enthusiast, my interest was piqued when I heard about this Social Media Surgery event! So, what exactly is a Social Media Surgery? A social media surgery is an informal gathering of people who want to learn how to use the web to communicate, campaign … Continue reading
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