Mapping World History
We just stumbled across this video of our world history via Wikipedia coordinates. It’s heavily weighted around Europe because of the amount of articles on the subject. Regardless, it’s a very cool idea executed by this guy. …
One Day of Activity for Translink (Metro Vancouver Transit)
I love how visualizing data can turn a complex story into a simple one. The STLTransit Youtube account has mapped a lot of other city transit systems. …
Can Another Redesign Resurrect Digg?
An interesting video on Betaworks’ 6 week rebuild of Digg.com – the news aggregator giant that destroyed their user base due to a redesign back in 2010. Will one more redesign bring it back to life? (NSFW audio) …
The Oldest Company in the World
This article about the Edmonton based construction company PCL got me interested in the longevity of companies, and the world’s oldest business. Kongo Gumi, a temple builder, existed for 14 centuries but closed about 6 years ago in Japan. The company says …
Job Posting: Business Development
Position Type: Full or Part Time Location: Vancouver, BC Position Overview We are looking for someone to join our team to build new business relationships and ensure these relationships are fostered. Your Responsibilities Building new business. Managing relationships and …
The Original Most Interesting Man in The World
The Dos Equis hype is long over now, but this ad is fantastic. Ogilvy & Mather developed the Commander Whitehead character for Schweppes in the 1950’s and it turns out Commander (Edward) Whitehead was a real guy. Try watching and not impersonating him. …
Some Neat Facebook Numbers
[Via: Single Grain] …
The New Vancouver Office!
We’ve officially had a few weeks to break in the new office on the edge of Gastown (or Crosstown) in Vancouver! We were previously working out of a space in North Vancouver . We’re right down the hall from the …