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Music For Good presents Music For All in Halifax - July 26 and 27

Just launched a new site for Music For Good Society - a Halifax based not-for-profit organization that helps local artists and other worthy causes.

One such example is Oxfam. On July 26 and 27, Music For Good will host two nights of benefit shows called Music For All - and it's all for Oxfam and their Public Services For All campaign.

Learn more on the Music For Good site: www.MusicForGood.ca

Download the Music For All poster (PDF)

Request Music For All Tickets here

 

Halifax Nova Scotia Forest Fire Update: All Residents Can Return Home

The forest fire in Halifax over the weekend has been contained - and as of an hour ago, the last of the reported 5000 evacuated residents can return home.

No loss of life, and only two homes were completely burned. Pretty fortunate in the end.

Thanks to everyone that fought the fire on the ground and in the air, and the volunteers that stepped up when needed. Everyone I've spoken to in the community appreciates the efforts.

Any further HRM updates will continue to be published here: http://halifax.ca/emo/alert.html

The Halifax NS Forest Fire Map has now been retired but will remain online.

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Halifax NS Forest Fire Info and Map

- update: Halifax Nova Scotia Forest Fire Update: All Residents Can Return Home

There's a pretty serious forest fire taking place just outside of Halifax on the Dartmouth side of the harbour. It's been going on for almost 30 hours now, is covering a 15 X 2 km area, and about 4000 people have been evacuated from their homes.

Thankfully no one has been seriously hurt, and kudos to all the firefighters and emergency personal that have been working hard for more than a day now.

Here are some relevant resources:

> Halifax NS Forest Fire Map

> HRM Forest Fire web updates

Halifax Regional Municipality General Info: 902-490-4000

HRM Fire Info for Families & Relatives: 902-490-0000

Military Family Resource Centre: 902-427-7780

News Links:

Chronicle Herald

CH Photo Gallery

CBC Nova Scotia

CTV

This post will be updated with relevant news.

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Build Your Own Social Network With IGLOO

It's hard to keep up with all the social networks these days. There's bound to be some major consolidation in this space because we can't belong to all of them.

And most of these networks are based primarily on our personal connections, existing friends, etc. The social part of social networking.

But the tools, sites and resources we've all been playing with also have lots of great business applications too. Not just for promotion, marketing or prospecting either.

The B2B and intra-office collaboration possibilities are virtually limitless. The beautiful part is that none of this is really revolutionary. Intranets and extranets are not exactly new, but when presented as a social network they seem a whole lot sexier. And functional.

And wouldn't it be cool if you barely had to train anyone to use the new system because they had already been using social networks for years?

And wouldn't it be even cooler if your staff and employees embraced the new system? And used it?

And thought of new ways to use it that you hadn't even thought of?

The white-label social network is the new intranet. The new private client area. The new corporate bulletin board.

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I've been testing out a new platform that I'm very excited about: IGLOO Corporate Social Networks

IGLOO is based in Kitchener, Ontario, and offers an amazing suite of tools and resources through its platform. I'll be helping a client set up an IGLOO Network in the coming months, and I'm very excited about the possibilities and opportunities.

So if you're wondering just how many more social networks you can actually join, maybe it's time you started your own?

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Compelling Design is Now an Ubertor Approved Vendor

Compelling Design is proud to announce that we are now an Ubertor Approved Vendor.

Ubertor makes the best real estate CMS solution we've found so far, and now we're approved to deploy these solutions for real estate agents and agencies.

And we've got the badge to prove it.

Visit the Compelling Design Approved Vendor page.

Here's the first Ubertor site we're building: www.DelMarRealty.ca

More info soon...

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Congratulations & Thanks, Mill-Right Woodworking

Just over five years ago, I launched a web site for my very first client: Mill-Right Woodworking

I owe a lot to Doug Doucet and Bruce Mollins, the co-owners of Mill-Right. They took a chance on me when I had no other clients, and sample work was pretty much non-existent.

I'd also like to thank MRW General Manager Drew Parks - who I've worked with on the web site, several design updates, and other marketing efforts over the last five years. Darlene Trask was also a big part of the work over the years.

So thanks Doug, Bruce, Drew and Darlene - and the whole team at Mill-Right Woodworking!

It's been a lot of fun watching Mill-Right grow since 2003, and I'm glad to have had the chance to come along for the ride.

Here's a look at the MRW home page over the years:

Circa 2003

Circa 2005

Present Day:

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Thanks, Mom

Thanks Mom!

Moms on Flickr

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Blogs, Pods, Feeds and New Clients

It's been a great few weeks for Compelling Design with some new projects and three new real estate clients.

I'll do more formal introductions in the near future - but for now I'll just say that I'm happy to be working with Kevin Bungert, Susie Blackmon and Marta and Bob Anderson - of New York, North Carolina and Nova Scotia respectively.

We'll be doing a little bit of everything on these projects - but they'll all revolve around a strategy of social media marketing.

And that will involve Blogs, Podcasting and distributing content with RSS Feeds and on Social Networks. Much better explained in Plain English by the talented folks at Common Craft:

Blogs in Plain English -

Podcasting in Plain English -

RSS in Plain English -

Social Networking in Plain English -

You can even purchase licensed copies of their unique videos - visit the Common Craft store for more info.

- enjoy!

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