Vancouver's Social Media Innovators

wahtever nordica photography did with these pictures is awesome! i cant figure out what the effect they used was, but it was very clever. i like how the pictures are all consistent in feel and for a photo essay, this was creative and original. i cant say anything for the list of people used, but photos are a entirely different thing. i say congrats to nordica for a job well done / these photos are wonderful and new!

The critisicm is because this kind of unresearched factually innacurate drivel has no place being in BC Business, what used to be a leading publication, about, you know ,business , and not lransom lists of pat-yer-own-back, make-me-wanna-puke social media wankers who never innovated anything in their lives. If tweeting a lot makes someone an innovator in any way i'd like to know how?

Also, the photos for the most part were pure shite, but that is secondary to the off the mark nature of this weak article.

What's with all the bitching? Seriously. It's just an introduction to some people using social media with varying degrees of success. I'm cool with that. There were a few people in the article I hadn't heard of and am now going to follow. And the pics are good too. Who wants to see the usual stuffy poses?

After reading through the article, reviewing the photos, and reading the comments, I have to say my biggest complaint is regarding the quality of work produced by Noridca. As another commenter pointed out, the photos are in some cases downright unflattering; the wide-legged stance used in the shots is unattractive for just about everyone. The explanatory paragraphs are fine for some photos, but others give the reader a clear feeling of inexperienced writing. A suggestion for improvement: don't write using the same vocabulary that you would use to talk with.

Great article! what about Ben Nevile who runs sportsbutter and mainsocial? 50,000 fans on facebook. http://facebook.com/sportsbutter

or booooooom.com, 20,000 fans on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/booooooom

What a garbage article this was... Let's just crown each other kings and queens of all media and get over our selves already!
BC Business we expect more of you than this, whether online or off. Since the print business has rigor mortis setting in fast, better figure it out soon. Here's a crazy idea.. how about using online polls to nominate and elect BC leaders and innovators (people's choice) in various categories and then followup with the back stories and some interviews?

Funny how the most followed twitter user in Canada wasn't included. @thinkreferrals should be in your list.

Thanks for all the comments people, even the vitriolic ones. I commissioned this article from Nordica, and it's the first of a series. It's certainly not the final word in innovation in local social media. That's coming.  We'll be putting together more slideshows of new media game-changers in Vancouver and B.C., and I'd be very grateful for suggestions (with a justification) for people who should be on that list.

You can leave them as comments on this piece, or email them to me directly at jbucher AT canadawide.com with "Media Innovators" in the subject line.

Many thanks, and high regards,

John Bucher
Digital Editor, BCBusiness

Try http://wefollow.com/city/vancouver_british_columbia/followers

What were the criteria to be included on this list - be freinds with the reporter?? Seriously, only a minority of those listed qualify by Twitter Rank or Influence. See for yourself: http://wefollow.com/city/vancouver_british_columbia Lazy, uninformed journalism.

There are a lot of friends on this list, and a few people I've admired from afar. I am so proud to be a part of the social media community here in Vancouver, in my small way. There are so many people to learn things from here.

Cheers for the list!

Congratulations to all! Thanks Marc Smith (Amuse Consulting) for the mention of Webnames.ca & .TEL!

Thinking Ryan Holmes of Invoke Media (Hootsuite) missing from the list.

BTW, Nordica, very cool photos and they all tell a story; just look in the eyes.

Cybele Negris, Co-Founder, Webnames.ca
@cybelenegris
cybele.tel

A very incomplete list.

Some pretty big participants in Vancouver's Social Media space are missing from this list. No mention of Hootsuite on the social media app side? Or some of the local agencies like RadarDDB (and their work with CTC) on the social marketing side? Incredible oversight for an article with this title.

Congratulations to everyone. It's fantastic to live in Vancouver, and be involved with such a thriving social media community.

Eric Buchegger
Marketing Insights: www.ericbuchegger.com

Nothing thy Nordica do would fall under innovative. They have simply copied the like of kris krug and early adoptee of social media. At best their works is amateurish. Their online presence nothing to brag about and franskly 12k Twitter followers between 3 of the so called social media pioneer is weak. There's so students with over 8k unique and more innovative then any of the above..

Better background research would have shown that these guys are mearly drops in a sea of innovative BC folks...