Breakfast Television Winnipeg ran a segment called Positive Changes using Social Media about the Bad Hair Fundraiser for the National Autism Association this morning. Check it out!
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This is a special blog post by Tahl East, Campus Director of CDI College in Winnipeg. From a very young age I wanted to change the world. Maybe it was the fact that I spent many a night in bomb shelters in Northern Israel, maybe it was the time spent in South Africa as a tween during apartheid or maybe it is ...
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As it always does, it began with a tweet.... 20 minutes later I was having dinner with a homeless dude. Actually, you can safely blame @GregHartle for this fiasco. Him and @tahlari, to be precise. After seeing @tahlari send a tweet announcing a presentation by Mark Horvath, champion of the cause to bring light to the homeless: Have you or someone you ...
Read MoreIt started with a random tweet. It ended with a ride around Winnipeg in a Tesla Roadster and a new friendship. I saw @KeithBilous tweet about how much he loved giving people rides in his recent "birthday gift to himself": A new Tesla Roadster. I responded and said I wanted a ride, too. :) Seeing that my Twitter profile says I'm in Phoenix, he joked ...
Read MoreOn my recent trip to Thompson, Manitoba, I had plenty of time to think. (Thompson is about 8 hours north of Winnipeg... brrr!) So, after I ran through all my thoughts, I had another 7 1/2 hours of drive time ahead of me. As I'm known to do, I tweeted my cell phone number and asked for some moral support in the form of inspiring or funny text messages ...
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Like many Winnipeggers (people who live in Winnipeg) I was fascinated when I heard that you could fly from Grand Forks, North Dakota to Phoenix, Arizona for $19. Yes, $19. As in, less than twenty bucks. On a good day, a flight to Phoenix from Winnipeg will cost in the $300-$350 mark. Not an overly expensive flight considering Southwest doesn't fly out of any Canadian cities. :( [caption id="" ...
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Well, not really undercover, per se... but I did get to wear a press badge. ;) Here's the story: After seeing the Suns lose to the Lakers in game 5 of the NBA Semi-Finals, I decided that I needed to see game 6 in Phoenix a few days later. The next day I was flying to Arizona, in search of a ...
Read MoreYou know, it's funny. I travel all over the USA and Canada on the Social Media Adventure. I get requests from Facebook & Twitter friends from all over the world requesting that I come visit their tweetups or meet them in person. I get text messages and phone calls from social media connections from literally every continent (except Antarctica). Then, a ...
Read MoreThe Social Media Adventure began with Joseph Ranseth playing some late-night basketball in Winnipeg, then hitting the road to head for Denver. The purpose of the Social Media Adventure is to demonstrate the power of Social Media to create genuine relationships. A Social Media Evanglist, Joseph Ranseth is committed to meeting new people along the way and helping for authentic, in-person relationships with are mutually enjoyable, benefically and ...
Read MoreIt's midnight, I've just finished playing basketball.... what is the obvious next thing to do? (well yes, shower, but I mean AFTER that...) Fill up the tank, post my cell # to twitter and start driving to Denver! The Social Media Adventure Summer Tour Officially Begins! The first leg of the journey begins with a trip to Denver, where I will visit my absolute favorite Social Media connection: @TamaraSchilling ...
Read MoreFor many, the idea of a cross continent road trip makes us cringe, but that’s not the case for Joseph Ranseth, a 30-year-old entrepreneur and social media 'evangelist'. He’s out to disprove the notion that technology distances us as a culture, and he’s traveling the distance to prove it. In April 2009, Joseph set out on a road trip from Phoenix to Toronto. Using his cell phone to ...
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