The hockey player in a Twitter world
Vancouver Giants forward, Brendan Gallagher, doesn’t use Twitter. He doesn’t tweet. He doesn’t follow. He doesn’t know what hashtags are, or what a retweet is. What Gallagher does know is his name buzzes throughout the hockey twitter created by Vancouver Giants fans. Read more
The fan who became a Twitter guru
Two-years ago Richard Loat didn’t understand what Twitter was “all about”. Hastags, re-tweets, SMS, trending topics, he just didn’t “get it.” Today, Loat, a student at Simon Fraser University, has eight Twitter accounts and is partly paying for his education as a social media consultant. Read more
The sports journalists using Twitter everyday
Sports journalists Perry Solkowski and Kelcey Brade are using social media to practice their craft. Brade was born into a tech-savvy generation, Solkowski is trying to keep up with it, but both are working to integrate new methods of journalism. Read more
Photo gallery: Five Hole for Food
Richard Loat travels across Canada every summer for his charity Five Hole for Food. He tweets and blogs with fans, making stops in several cities, playing road hockey and collecting donations for local food banks. (Photos provided by Five Hole for Food)
Photo gallery: Vancouver Giants practice
Brendan Gallagher and the Vancouver Giants practice all season long at the Ladner Leisure Centre in Delta, British Columbia. Giants head coach, Don Hay, puts his team through drills and scrimmages until the team looks ready to play and win.
Photo gallery: CTV British Columbia
CTV British Columbia is located on the corner of Robson and Burrard Street in downtown Vancouver. After, during and before the newscasts, anchors tweet about what is happening in British Columbia.
Photo gallery: 2010 Vancouver Olympics
Vancouver was the host of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Canadians celebrated in the streets of Vancouver after Team Canada’s men’s hockey team brought home the gold medal in overtime against the United States.
