2009 March | social media, mobile, search marketing, tech gadgets

Voicemail to Text

March 28, 2009 By Linz Leave a Comment

If you just caught the Tech Talk segment on Global TV and you’re interested in more information on visual voicemail, here’s a quick summary.
Both Telus and Rogers use a program by a company called spinvox.
Rogers costs $6/month but they only convert your voicemail to a text message
Telus’ is more robust and will convert your voicemail … Read More

Filed Under: Digital Living, News, Products, Tech Topics

Deallocker.com offers online coupons

March 27, 2009 By Linz Leave a Comment

Once in a while i like to go back into the oldie but goodie vault to share some of my favorite websites. For those of you who love a deal as much as I do, you might want to check out Deallocker. It’s a robust coupon search engine. I found it really easy to use … Read More

Filed Under: Advice, Digital Living, Products, Tech Topics Tagged With: online coupons, product discounts, search engine

New .tel available in Canada

March 26, 2009 By Linz 1 Comment

The .tel domain names are now available.
.tel is the new format for an online business card. It can be used for a business or personal. Here’s an example
Check out this commercial from Vancouver based domain and web company – Webnames.ca which sells the .tel domains for 19.99/year.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m50xrDcj0fc&hl=en&fs=1]

Filed Under: News

Massive 2009 in Vancouver – April 1st

March 26, 2009 By Linz Leave a Comment

The full speaker list for next week’s Massive Technology Show is available here:
http://www.massivetechshow.com/van09/schedule/speakers.asp
For those of you not familiar with Massive, it’s a business conference I started in Vancouver in 2005. The goal is to connect small and medium sized businesses with technologies that can help them grow. I’m really excited about this year…we’ve secured one … Read More

Filed Under: Events, News Tagged With: business events, crowpreneur, dave stevens myspace, Massive Tech Show, richard goossen e-preneur, social media events, technology business conference

Twitter, Sexting, and Social Media’s Impact on Learning

March 25, 2009 By Linz Leave a Comment

Join me in the morning (Thursday, March 26 at 9am) on Shaw TV’s Studio 4 with Fanny Kiefer for a discussion on Twitter, Sexting, and the impact of social media on learning.
I usually get a copy of the interview and will post it on the blog afterwards for those of you who missed it :)

Filed Under: Digital Living, News, Shaw TV, Tech Topics, TV/Radio Interviews Tagged With: mobile, sexting, social media, twitter

Twitter for business – is it all hype?

March 24, 2009 By Linz 1 Comment

Twitter for business is one of the many topics we’re featuring at this year’s Massive Tech Show. The panel session features Kris Krug (Raincity), Tris Hussey, and Richard Smith (SFU/CPROST)…
http://www.blogm2o.com/2009/03/on-the-twitter-for-business-panel-at-massive-with-kris-krug-and-richard-smith/
Should be an interesting discussion for people who both love and hate twitter ;)

Filed Under: News