Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Nice Laugh for a Sunday Morning
The hair and make up team should be fired, they made no effort at all to make Daniel look like obama.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Wasaga Beach Offers Help to Neighbours
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 7:23 AM this from Catherine Thompson of 97.7 the Beach
Equipment, personnel offered to Muskoka to help deal with flooding.
Wasaga Beach's Mayor has offered help to Huntsville and Bracebridge.
Cal Patterson says he's offered equipment and public works staff to help the cottage country communities dealing with extreme flooding.
Patterson tells Bayshore Broadcasting News that the Mayor of Huntsville has told him they are okay for now, but will keep the offer in mind as the clean up continues.
And Bracebridge's mayor has so far only acknowledged the offer, but there's no word yet if the community will take Wasaga up on it.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Look at what we had today! Poached Eggs in a Muffin Tin
Perfectly cooked, shaped eggs - and you can bake a whole lot simultaneously: Just grab a muffin tin and and very lightly oil each spot in the tin with either butter or spray oil. Then crack an egg in each muffin area! Stick these in a 350 degree oven for about 15-20 minutes. Put on a English muffin, with shredded cheese. Can be frozen and reheated. Brilliant! Perfect for premade breakfast sandwiches.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Most moving rendition of The Star Spangled Banner ever!
The recent events at the Boston marathon were beyond tragic. But in true American style the people of Boston picked themselves up and dusted themselves off. And they sang. They sang their hearts out. This might be the most moving rendition of The Star Spangled Banner ever.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Wasaga Beach. This video is super helpful and HILARIOUS
Great video from our good friend James Wedmore on how to make better videos!
This video is super helpful and HILARIOUS. Check it out:
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Beach Corner - Podcast - Dr. James Meschino - Originally broadcast 041013
Beach BOOSTER Group is dedicated to making Wasaga Beach an even better place to live, visit and do business! We believe that helping our family, friends and neighbours live a long, happy and healthy life here in The Beach makes us a better community. Beach BOOSTER welcomes Wasaga Beach resident Dr. James Meschino to our team and we know his advice will help all of us enhance the wonderful lifestyle we have available to us here in The Beach.
If you missed his interview with Dianna this week on Beach Corner, we have now posted the show our our Blog. Please listen to what we can look forward to... with the upcoming regular health and wellness feature on Beach BOOSTER Radio and in beach BOOSTER publication from our own, internationally recognized Dr. James Meschino!
If you missed his interview with Dianna this week on Beach Corner, we have now posted the show our our Blog. Please listen to what we can look forward to... with the upcoming regular health and wellness feature on Beach BOOSTER Radio and in beach BOOSTER publication from our own, internationally recognized Dr. James Meschino!
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Sound of Speed 040313 Podcast
Sound of Speed with Samuel Chapman was originally broadcast on www.beachBOOSTERradio.com on April 3rd.
Beach Corner Interview with Eden Watt - Podcast
Beach Corner Interview Dianna Chycki with Eden Watt - Podcast originally broadcast on BeachBOOSTERradio.com March 26, 2013
Beach Corner Eden Watt Podcast
Beach Corner Eden Watt Podcast
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
Google Alerts Replacement
Lots of Changes at Google: What it Means for You
As if it wasn’t enough to hear rumors Feedburner is shutting down, then they announce Reader is retiring and now Alerts is next?
I’ve always said we’re not the user of Google – we’re the product – so it shouldn’t be so devastating when they take away our free products, but change is hard. And it is devastating.
On the flip side, however, they’re launching some new things that will help you retrieve data and make better decisions: Universal Analytics and they began showing you trackbacks to your site.
Let’s first talk about where you can go to get the services you’re accustomed to having without a lot of pain in change.
Feedburner Replacement
A few months ago, when the rumor of Feedburner going away hit the blogosphere, we decided to be proactive in making the switch.
We reviewed both free and paid alternatives and settled on Feedblitz. It is the most mature of all of the options and, while it’s not free, you have access to all of your email and RSS subscribers…something Feedburner is wonky about.
If you want a totally free option, you can use Feedblitz for your RSS subscribers and MailChimp for your email subscribers. But remember, you get what you pay for and that certainly is the case here.
It’s not totally painless to switch to Feedblitz, but Phil Hollows and his team are extremely responsive and, in some cases, will even get into your site’s admin to help you troubleshoot.
There are also lots of tutorials on the web, including this one from Just Ask Kim.
Reader Replacement
I was very, very upset when I learned about the death of Reader…and then I found Feedly.
After using it for a couple of weeks, I want to yell, “So long suckers!”
I. Love. It.
Love, love, love.
Not only does it appeal to my need for balance in design, it feeds me my content in a very appealing way. No more red circle staring at me every time I open my browser, reminding me I’m a total slacker and I need to get by to visit other’s blogs.
Even better, the tablet app is gorgeous and I’ve found pleasure in reading blogs from there because of it.
Alerts Replacement
This one hurt, mostly because I may have to go back to every organization I’ve ever spoken to and ask them to tell past attendees Alerts is dead.
But, like Reader, I’m okay with this one because I have found Talk Walker.
I was very happy with Alerts until I set up Talk Walker and discovered how many things Google was missing and how late they are in delivering things to me.
Set up just like Alerts, Talk Walker is much more efficient and timely in delivering pertinent information.
I’d have both going for two weeks, just to be sure you haven’t missed anything, and then delete your Alerts. You’ll be much happier with the results from Talk Walker.
Good Changes at Google
But it’s not all bad. As they retire some of their more popular services, they’re introducing two things that will help you retrieve data in a way that is extremely valuable in helping you make informed decisions about the people who are visiting your site.
Universal Analytics
Essentially what the universal analytics does is give you more control over customizing the information you get. It allows you now to get information not just from those coming from websites, but from mobile, too.
What they’ve done is open the developer tools to all of us. I set up ours on Friday of last week so it’s only had a few days to collect information for me. I’ll report back when I have data points to share.
In the meantime, you can set up yours by following the steps outlined in the Google support section.
Trackbacks
I’m really excited about this new feature because it not only gives you information you may have previously missed, it helps you determine the best use of your content.
What a trackback means is someone has linked to your site or to a specific piece of content on their site. Typically, if you’re on a WordPress blog, you’ll receive an email if someone links to a particular blog post. But if they link just to the website (this happens all the time to spinsucks.com), you don’t get an email.
Just from that alone, this makes me happy. Finally I can see who is linking to us without relying solely on Google alerts (which we now know wasn’t collecting everything).
But now you have tools for your content strategy, including building relationships with those who are already linking to your content and creating a strategy around your content that is linked to the most.
Danny Brown has a good list of things to consider in “Using the New Trackbacks in Your Content Strategy.”
So there you have it. I highly recommend immediately switching to Feedly and Talk Walker to replace Reader and Alerts.
Rumor has it you have a few more months to switch your RSS and email subscription service, but definitely start thinking about it. When you switch, it won’t be as easy as the press of a button so give yourself some time to learn more about Feedblitz and get your readers ready.
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