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Calgary Social Media Innovation Summit (SMIS)

By Lyn • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

West17Media, a social media consultancy based in Calgary, Alberta, presents the Calgary Social Media Innovation Summit (SMIS). Executives, public relations professionals, senior marketing and communication professionals will look at how to use social media tools to support your campaigns, connect with your customers, manage your brand identity, measure your results and achieve your objectives. You [...] Read more »



The Oil Sands CAN be Canada’s Path to Clean Energy

By Lyn • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

The Oil Sands: Canada’s Path to Clean Energy? launches at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12 at the Central Library, John Dutton Theater, (2nd Floor), WR Castell Central Library, 616 McLeod Trail SE. Admission is free.
An engineer and Harvard MBA who has traveled the world gives his views of the oil sands and how [...] Read more »



Calgary Joins Over 100 Cities to Celebrate Twestival, 2009

By Lyn • Jan 23rd, 2009 • Category: News

(Calgary, AB) Twestival Calgary presents an evening of social media discussion, education and celebration for Calgary’s Twitterati (twitter users, live) to meet up with each other face to face along with the social-media-curious. Join us to learn about social media, network, celebrate AND raise money for  CHARITY:WATER to provide clean drinking water to impoverished communities.
Last [...] Read more »



Canada’s Stonehenge: Astounding Archaeological Discoveries in Canada, England and Wales

By Lyn • Jan 7th, 2009 • Category: News

Sun Temple Discovery in Alberta Informs Stonehenge Research

(Calgary, January 7, 2009) In a remote location west of Brooks, Alberta in 1980, scientist Gordon Freeman discovered a Sun Temple that pre-dates Stonehenge. According to Freeman, it was constructed some 5000 years ago by the Oxbow People, and contains a solar calendar like ours, but slightly more [...] Read more »



Now Available: Tricksy Dee in Winter by Eleanor Oltean

By Lyn • Nov 28th, 2008 • Category: News

“a collection of her gorgeous and whimsical paintings, portraying a winter wonderland of pixies and fairies, and the magical illustrations provide the perfect backdrop to her charming verses.
The book has a vintage feel; the paintings are luminous, detailed and evocative as the pixies frolic in the snowy forest, ride snowflakes through the air and hide [...] Read more »



National Philanthropy Day Inspires Kickback Giveaway

By Lyn • Nov 10th, 2008 • Category: News

(Calgary, November 10, 2008) To celebrate National Philanthropy Day®, Robert Urbanowski is giving away 1300 copies of his book Kickback at a luncheon in Calgary, AB, this Friday, November 14, 2008.
Kickback unveils The Law of Contribution which states, “You get what you want when you give to meet others’ needs. The law holds true in [...] Read more »



Finally, I`m Live

By Lyn • Oct 22nd, 2008 • Category: News

I`m live and loading content as fast as I can.
I`ve done blogs and websites for companies where I`ve worked over the years, and coached authors on the development of their sites, but this is the first I`ve done for my own, new business which is in the incorporation phase.
As authors begin to develop an online [...] Read more »