by mvboronowski | Jun 1, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
[Editor’s note: John Horn and Mark Atkinson were friends at Bishop’s University. But then Mark went to Nova Scotia and John moved to Vancouver. Sporadically, they kept in touch over the years, but – fortunately for you, the noble readers of the The...
by mvboronowski | May 31, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
[Editor’s note: Stephanie Bowen is radical smothered in awesomesauce. She’s a great writer. And she’s a generous person. One particular example of her exceptional verb-against-noun-pushing lies below. Thanks very, very much for sharing your...
by mvboronowski | May 30, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
A very cool and educational event took place this weekend during UBC Alumni Weekend. UBC Career Services and Alumni Affairs celebrated 10 years of Tri-Mentoring at the school. Here is a superawesome video that highlights some of the best components of this unique and...
by mvboronowski | May 29, 2011 | 100 Community Builders, Business & Entrepreneurship
Who are you? I’m Rochelle and I’m the CEO of BookRiff. What that means first and foremost is that I focus on delivering rockin’ digital media and social experiences that make lots of money for content owners, creators and contributors, AND that are fun and flexible...
by mvboronowski | May 27, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
Just as video killed the radio star, now Netflix is killing the video store. And I most certainly do not feel fine about this. Don’t get me wrong. I love Netflix in some ways. I recently enrolled in their “program” and have been immersed in a steady...
