Happy New Year! I Found 12 New Songs To Ring In 2012. Listen: http://ping.fm/jgD3Y

Boxing Day: History & Origin

Boxing Day is traditionally celebrated on 26 December, the day after Christmas Day, which is also called St. Stephen's Day, a Christian holiday. St Stephen was a little known Saint who achieved eternal fame by being the first Christian to be martyred for his faith by being stoned to death shortly after Christ's crucifixion. 


The tradition of Boxing Day has long included giving money and other gifts to those who were needy and in service positions.


If this inspires you to be charitable, The Salvation Army is always a good place to start. Donate to the Salvation Army. click here.

Here is a little something from my childhood holiday memory bank: Bing Crosby & David Bowie - The Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Bing Crosby & David Bowie - The Little Drummer Boy / Peace On

Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noel and Happy New Year!

One of the real joys of the Holiday Season is the opportunity to say Thank You.

From our home to yours, have a wonderful Holiday Season filled with
happiness and prosperity throughout the coming year.

Colin, Megan & Terry

Snowman @ Night
Megan Age 9

                                                                                                                      

Official PRINCE Vancouver After Jam.
Want Tickets: http://ping.fm/Ozqrj

Could fees stall adoption of mobile banking?
Read: http://ping.fm/XW6ch

2012 Davis Cup Tickets Available to Public! Buy them here: http://ping.fm/uk7p8

Mobile payment increased 552% on Cyber Monday. read more: http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com/2011/11/30/paypal-global-mobile-payment-increased-552-percent-on-cyber-monday

2012 Davis Cup Canada vs France tickets on sale today! Read more: http://ping.fm/9TbdM

DAVIS CUP VIP PRE-SALE STARTS WED. NOV 23 - World Group tie between Canada and France in Vancouver Feb 2012. Read more: http://ping.fm/Xzd4X

American Express pledges $100 million in startups addressing mobile and online payments and other forms of digital commerce.
Read more: http://ping.fm/a2ftv

Mobile coupon redemption value will exceed $43B globally by 2016: Study

Read more: http://ping.fm/GS6eH

NY TIMES ESSAY: "What’s Luck Got to Do With It?"

Read More: http://ping.fm/TmiMr

Groupon shares are expected to begin trading next Friday on the Nasdaq under the symbol GRPN. http://ping.fm/7hWts

“Mobile is exploding,” Anuj Nayar director of communications for PayPal who expects its mobile payment volume to reach $3.5B by year-end!
http://ping.fm/qA0qv“massive-growth”-in-mobile-payments-forecasts-3-5b-total-volume

Guy Kawasaki: What I learned from Steve Jobs.
Read more: http://ping.fm/0h8cR

10 ways Steve Jobs changed the world. http://ping.fm/dpyRO

Google projects 44 % of total searches for last-minute gifts will take place via mobile devices this coming holiday season. http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com/2011/09/22/44pc-of-holiday-searches-will-happen-via-mobile-google

3 Steps to Building a Strong Mobile Commerce Foundation. http://ping.fm/QXSuh

Google Wallet launching today? Signs point to yes!

Read more: http://ping.fm/jiktJ

Looking forward to Ray LaMontagne @ The Orpheum in Vancouver tonight! http://ping.fm/yjPiv

Text2Pay has rolled out a carrier billing service that lets Android developers enable in-app payments for more than 70 countries. http://ping.fm/ncwXY

YLW - YVR

Mobile commerce: Is your strategy a recipe for risk? http://ping.fm/m02jH

2011 US Open Tennis Championships Starts Today! Go to www.usopen.org for live scores, streaming audio and video of interviews, and games.

Mobile commerce is easily outpacing other retail channels as the fastest-growing and with only one way to go: Up! http://ping.fm/2SRpN’s-dave-sikora-on-why-retailers-must-embrace-mcommerce-–-and-fast

Could Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple CEO change mobile dynamics? http://ping.fm/mudGA’-resignation-as-apple-ceo-could-change-mobile-dynamics-3

iPhone 5 now rumored to launch October 7!

Read more: http://ping.fm/M6wX7

Must Read for those who have a new mobile company. "Entrepreneurship@Wavefront Program for BC Wireless Startups. Apply Today."
http://ping.fm/fVgys

YVR - YLW

@jonathanscard my favourite news story of the day / week / month! "Want a cup of coffee? Use Jonathan's card." Read more: http://ping.fm/xRsZ8

Mcommerce usage 'up 80 per cent in Europe'! http://ping.fm/ZFAXg

The first website ever launched went live today (August 6, 1991).

Read more: http://ping.fm/ngjhj

How Will Google+ Affect SEO? http://ping.fm/bFMpn

42% Of Android And 67% BlackBerry Ready To Ditch Their Phones As Soon As iPhone 5 Comes Out!

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/verizon-iphone-5-demand-2011-8#ixzz1TspUwOa8

Square handling $4 million daily in mobile payments!

Read more: http://ping.fm/1njEF$4-million-daily-in-mobile-payments/?tag=mncol;txt

Who will be the winners in mobile payments? http://ping.fm/AecUa

@GeorgeHarrison.com Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Concert for Bangladesh and support UNICEF’s famine relief in the Horn of Africa. iTunes.com/thebeatles

77 % of surveyed consumers use their handset to scan a mobile bar code while shopping, per a report by Ogilvy. http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com

Apple Has More Cash than U.S. Government! http://ping.fm/VKlpy

Mobile gaming expected to exceed $16B by 2016. http://ping.fm/is70Y

The 20 Hot Silicon Valley Startups You Need To Watch + The 25 Hot New York City Startups You Need To Watch. TurnTable.fm is my fave :) http://ping.fm/lAXtm

iPhone 5 rumor roundup. http://ping.fm/PcjZd

Vancouver (YVR) - Kelowna (YLW)

Singer Amy Winehouse found dead in her home London.

Spread the News: Just one week 2 go before the tennis starts @ the OdlumBrown.com VanOpen.com. You can follow all the tennis action @vanopen

For those who enjoy BC wine, here is an interesting blog to follow: http://ping.fm/LroWV

Installing OS X Lion on my MacBook Air via the App Store. Finally, no more CD's! :)

Watching The Open Championship. Go Darren :) http://www.opengolf.com

Google+: The Complete Guide! http://ping.fm/FW3er

Spotify (finally) launches in the U.S.! Now waiting on them & Turntable.fm to come to the Great White North... http://ping.fm/hUJny

Kelowna - Vancouver (home again)

Smartphone Adoption and Usage: Pew Internet Project finds that one third of American adults (35%) own smartphones. http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Smartphones.aspx

The weekly commute: Vancouver - Kelowna via WestJet :)

What's driving rise in music sales? http://ping.fm/QqRWF

Google+ may just keep me in the house all day! Thanks Igor ;)

Is Google Wallet really coming this summer as promised? Maybe. Google Wallet uses NFC (Near Field Communication) for contactless payments.
http://ping.fm/jOn4y

Happy 4th of July to my many friends in America :)

Wimbledon - Day 11. Mens semis at the All England Club. On court now Djokovic vs Tsonga followed by Nadal vs Murray. Happy Birthday Canada!

Tsonga Stuns Federer @ Wimbledon. http://ping.fm/wVJm2

YVR - YLW

There is nothing quite like Wimbledon. Last year John Isner beat Nicolas Mahutit in & 11hr, 5min marathon match. They're @ it again today! http://ping.fm/gfmFc

Netflix sued by deaf group over lack of subtitles. This lawsuit is about equal access, nothing more, nothing less! http://ping.fm/yPeTq

Happy Fathers Day! Exclusive BoysCo Deal: Get 30% off all J. Lindeberg Spring/Summer Golf Collection (Retail Value $85). Coupon price $5.00. http://eteeoff.com/deal.php

Forrester: U.S. Mobile Commerce To Reach $31 Billion By 2016. http://ping.fm/Iq8ks

Take a peek at Google's new voice search - very cool!

http://ping.fm/f0QTb

YVR - YLW

Near Field Communications (NFC) is the new new thing: Visa acquires Fundamo mobile payments service. http://ping.fm/sUydx

Apple News: Investors dump BlackBerry as iMessage seen big threat. http://ping.fm/Fn660

Roland Garros - Day 15 - Men's Final: Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer (again) ... Rafa remains the King of Clay :)

Roland Garros - Day 14 - Women's Final: Li Na beats Francesca Schiavone to become the 1st Chinese player to win a Grand Slam event :)

Li Na becomes the 1st Chinese player to reach the Roland Garros final! Congratulations on this amazing performance! http://ping.fm/FOhq5

Google Offers launches June 1, 2011 in Portland, and its big selling point is Google Wallet. http://ping.fm/yO7XX

YLW to YVR... Home again, home again, jiggity jig...

Google to reveal mobile-payment plans Thursday in NYC.... http://ping.fm/i4Ooa

Housing costs for the average 2 storey home in Vancouver today eat up the equivalent of 80% of a typical family's annual pretax income! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/housing/housing-costs-soar-in-vancouver/article2029516/

Funniest news story of the day: "Texans not putting faith into May 21st beginning of the end. :) http://ping.fm/Y1NMw

Joomla designer needed for a retailer. Quick n easy stuff. Ping me if can do this or know of a good contractor available.

It's spring time in Paris. Roland Garros started yesterday. Main Draw play from Sunday May 22 - June 5, 2011. http://ping.fm/wYxM6

Vancouver housing market surges. 9.5 times the annual median household income. More expensive than San Francisco, London and even New York!

Novak Djokovic beats Nadal in Rome Final. That's 37 wins in a row :)

Rain delay over @ 2011 ATP Rome Open. Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic Final. Should begin about 10am pst or about 1pm est.

Novak Djokovic beats Murray to face Nadal in tomorrows Final in Rome. That's 36 wins in a row now for Nole! :)

YVR - YLW .. The morning commute :)

Sad day for golf fans: Golf legend Seve Ballesteros dies. http://ping.fm/R2oMR

Tennis News :) Novak Djokovic stretched his perfect 2011 start to 30 matches to move within 12 of John McEnroe's record 42-0 start in 1984. http://ping.fm/qlaXd

Changes to the 2011 Rules of Golf. http://ping.fm/zwnnT

Happy Star Wars Day. "May the 4th be with you." Here's Lucasfilm's May 4th webpage :) http://ping.fm/iNBei

Must See: Ray Lamontagne - Friday, September 2nd @ the Orpheum Theatre. Tickets on sale this Friday at 10am through www.livenation.com

No surprise here: Games for mobile devices now account for almost half of all the game downloads, according to a report released today.

http://ping.fm/HHB7Y

HOW TO: Find Freelance Work On A Smartphone! http://ping.fm/NIYIt

Tories retain power, Layton opposition leader, CBC projects. Liberals & Bloc virtually crushed.

Osama Bin Laden Is Dead Facebook Page Goes Viral. http://ping.fm/hqQdH

Osama Bin Laden has been killed by U.S. military forces ... according to numerous news reports. http://ping.fm/4FCxS

President Obama about to announce that Osama Bin Laden has been killed!

HOW TO: Start Marketing on Foursquare. "There are more than 8 million users on Foursquare — up from just 1 million a year ago!"
http://ping.fm/WpZbY

A First Look at Facebook’s New Deals [screenshots]: http://ping.fm/Hn3tq

Facebook’s New Deals Product Coming to Five Cities Tomorrow! http://ping.fm/bzFvR

The Wavefront Accelerator Centre in Vancouver is actively seeking wireless entrepreneurs. http://ping.fm/m5CGZ

Google begins testing its daily-deal Groupon clone.
http://ping.fm/mMc5R

Google begins testing its daily-deal Groupon clone. http://ping.fm/Oou1A

"I AM" The Documentary looks like a must see! http://ping.fm/pO3wo

NADAL WINS 7TH STRAIGHT MONTE CARLO TITLE! HE HAS LOST ONLY 1 MATCH SINCE HE WAS 16! http://ping.fm/l66Y3

YVR - YLW today. My new commute. Watching tennis in Monte Carlo. Music on. Reading: http://ping.fm/eAwnP

Our Canadian boy Milos Raonic beats Gulbis in Monte Carlo to advance to the 3rd round :)

Sunday in Augusta. Raining in Vancouver. Perfect day to watch the Masters. Golf in 3D & HD TV on the iPad & iPhone app.

I love Masters weekend! Here are 8 Mobile Apps for Golf Season :) http://ping.fm/M1Hu5

It's been a great week. Marine Drive signed a new contract with Sierra. Our "Groupon for Golf" product is in beta. The Masters has started!

Best April fools joke :) Google Blimp Ads - The next great advertising format arrives this May.
http://ping.fm/xZvb9

Forbes.com: The Trouble With Mobile Commerce: The Experience Stinks. http://ping.fm/toEC3

Tourism Vancouver’s just-announced Be a Tourist in Your Own Town program. http://ping.fm/t7ZmY

"Supermoon": Biggest Full Moon in 18 Years Saturday! "Beautiful" moon will be bigger and brighter than regular full moon, expert says. http://ping.fm/BCphz

Successful Go Live today @ Vancity. 1st payroll using MyHR from Ultimate. Thanks to my VC team & consultants for making it look so easy!