MAKING HISTORY

“You kids waste so much time on that there Facebook.” Yeah GenY, THE INTERNET & entrepreneurs FTW! I predict $130,692,179,852 as the Facebook IPO day closing valuation facebookipodayclosingprice.com — CASIE STEWART (@casiestewart) May 17, 2012 German news gives FB thumbs up! I’ll update this if something mind blowing happens like Facebook breaks the internet or the stock market crashes.

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BIG SCREEN

Yesterday I met Canadian digital artist & painter Antoine Gaber who is working on a documentary film to debut at Festivals  called “It’s All About Me”.  (Mum is surely gonna have a chuckle when she reads this. Yes Mum, he wants ME to be in it!) I watched the demo trailer (for investors) and the film is all about GenY, narcissism and all the technology we have at our fingertips. Most the characters and content are being filmed in LA (Hollywood) and I’m shooting later this month in Toronto.  I sat in the directors chair, I liked it. On my way home I noticed the TTC has pinched Dear Photograph idea, no? It was sunny and bloody windy as hell! Finished up the day with a steaming hot yoga class at Mind & Body Yoga.

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Speaking | Panels, Parties & People #SMW

Social Media Week kicks off around the world today. Here’s my picks on what you wanna check out including parties and panels. I’m speaking on two that fall on Thursday & Friday. There’s a TON of things going on so check the schedule & see what peaks your interest. Image is from Say Media’s blog, LEGGOOOO, VROOOOOOOOOM! Monday: 7pm: SMW Tweetgasm & Official Launch Party (Both at Gladstone Hotel) Tuesday: 8am-6pm SMW Coffee House @ ING Direct 2-3:30 Keynote: Jon Sinden on Brands & Fans 3:30-4:30 Conversation in Social Metrics @ Entrinsic Wednesday: 10am-12pm: Content may be king, but without Context – no one will pay attention 4:30-5:30: Not Another Open Bar Event: Is Your Brand Seeing a Return On Influence? 9pm: Social Media Week Toronto Official After-Party: After Hours Conversation Thursday: there’s LOTS of great stuff! 9am-1pm: Entrinsic Presents: CaseCamp (No it’s not Camp about ME!) 1-2:30: Social Media Friends, Anxiety & You: 5:30-6:30: Community Management beyond Twitter & FB 5:30-7pm: Getting Serious About Travel Blogging 5:30-9pm: SXSW Pre-Party @ Spice Route Friday:  8:45-10:30pm: Driving the Social Media Conversation w/ GM 12:30-3:30 Post it, Pin It Party (lunch/drinks) 3-4pm: Social Storytelling: Creating and Curating Content Strategies That Work Friday 6-8pm: Building Valuable Social Features into your Web and Mobile Applications Information about my panels:  Thursday, 1-2:30: Social Media Friends, Anxiety & You: Hosted by Maria Lianos-Carbone, publisher & editor of amotherworld.com, this panel will be talking about the anxiety that can come along with being so open in social media and sharing more of your life than ever. I’m looking forward to this cause I deal with anxiety ALL THE TIME. Other panelists include Stéphanie Montreuil Principal, The Lotus Pad Consulting, and Chris Eh Young. Location is The Office Pub, 117 John Street, 2nd Floor at Adelaide. There will be networking after so come say HI. Friday 6-8pm: Building Valuable Social Features into your Web and…

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Daily Twitter News for 2012-02-04

It’s harder than you think. http://t.co/lEBrjC6l #thisismylife #tvontheinternet #video # Photo: Believe in yourself http://t.co/l7XThtlc # Good morning! two exciting event dates to launch today #genyto & @BridleBash! # ##GENYTO: Mardi Gras style at @LouDawgs, Feb 21! http://t.co/Y4p6aNQe #thisismylife #friends #socialmedia # Happy Birthday @dylanculhane you sexy South African babe! Love from Canada <3 # Last year's #MotionBall was fun. Archive post w/ @jeniestewart @nicoleMTV @liztrinnear @julianbrass & the Ned Ma guy 😛 http://t.co/9fLsS8MM # Date of @BridleBash announced for July, 28. Mark your calendar, gonna be WILD! https://t.co/5HgzFWeD #poolparty # I uploaded a @YouTube video http://t.co/y1E7cXSF Daily Vid Challenge: 3/29 – Feb.3, 2012 # I've just snapped a new picture: http://t.co/mE9oskph # preeeeeeeeetttttttyyyyyyyyy http://t.co/jIoBWNwv # Infographic: Generation Y and Facebook http://t.co/XhDR37v5 "actively shaping culture" #genyto # Tavi to Perform Neil Young Cover Live During Fashion Week http://t.co/HDVZkabM # Jesus Crotch he is so sexy!! The fashion evolution of David Beckham http://t.co/YZ3alyQq # Disco never dies http://t.co/aZYn1ImT via @dazedmagazine via @wearemansion #party # NKOTB ftw http://t.co/DXtDSASz # how could you hate this face? http://t.co/RqN1wWab # London College launches UK’s first ever ‘iPhoneography’ course http://t.co/GpTjouZW # haha "@maulingmueller If I text you a question and you immediately call me instead of texting back, I hate you." # Netflix on too many devices and now can't watch. Damn me for being nice and sharing account info! I need to watch my TARA! # i can't wait to hear what the personality disorder expert on my panel for #SXSW has to say about ME? i've never been assessed. (thank god!) # Sweet Dreams & Delivered Lunch http://t.co/Uoh6kHNq #thisismylife #socialmedia # Mad Men’s Minimalist Subway Ads Get Street Art Remixes http://t.co/KhJH0gVE # don't bite, little doggy http://t.co/C1wXt9sn # don't bite, little doggy http://t.co/C1wXt9sn http://t.co/2vsvuoUg # Who' gonna be next? Eddy Murphy ain't dead. http://t.co/kVk7Z4db…

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Daily Twitter News for 2012-01-08

Oh my god I love this latex jacket by @JacLangheim http://t.co/1NyjQFii # I love how they profile people on #CriminalMinds So interesting. Home tonight watching marathon. Couch hang ILU. # Some things and thoughts… http://t.co/Y4C2oEoU #thisismylife #gaga # What did I do? Bare with me here 🙁 http://t.co/J6Xc1o1L #thisismylife #blogger #nerds # i broke my blog 🙁 #whydidyoudothat # Exciting week coming up! Flying to Detroit tomorrow for the North American International Auto Show then to VEGAS… http://t.co/JQwhgdAa # Click, click http://t.co/eWqKTp66 # Inspiring: 12 Tips for Trading Places in 2012 http://t.co/f9qkowPa via @zite # Geeks are sexy: Masked Ninja Turtle beanie keeps your face warm, awesome http://t.co/a8dyuHze # Why Apple Will Dominate #CES http://t.co/qE9nkbWG #excited # Rob Ford hate parade drum circle on Spadina! #haterade cc @shawnhawaii http://t.co/vbX5Q7JC # Found the real meaning behind the hate parade finally #cuts http://t.co/qvMKnIZS # Thank you @picard102 for saving #thisismylife We love you, me and my whole blog 🙂 # Photo: Have you ever seen a Hawaii Cat? Welcome to #instagram @shawnhawaii! (Taken with instagram) http://t.co/xhxmY7XL # Photo: Do you? #cheese (Taken with Instagram at Sanagan’s Meat Locker) http://t.co/9eLcrEmB # PHONE STACK. http://t.co/o14mgxMi #thisismylife #genyto #iphone # Photo: bad boy central = hotandbusted: http://t.co/Sei1Y63K # love hate relationship w/ packing. #procrastinator # Rookie » Chloe Sevigny Makes Really Cute Clothes http://t.co/w8rMOAuL # Photo: @Muubaa I love my jacket from @HoltRenfrew but it is ripping after a couple months. Warranty?? http://t.co/Tewy7iI6 # Ten Top Wedding Photography Tips http://t.co/He1HDd2Q # Superbowl of Tech! #CES 2012 Preview: Top 7 Trends to Watch http://t.co/SrMRHjNu #

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PHONE STACK.

The last time I did a phone stack at a meeting/dinner was GENYTO meeting meeting at The Pilot May 27, 2009 (having a blog is a great!). Was reading a post on the Kempt blog about getting together with friends. He said that when he meets with friends/colleagues they all put their phones int he middle and as htey all vibrate and make noise, you must rist the temptation to reach for your phone and if you do you have to pay. I posted this pic in 2009 and now I know it’s called a “phonestack”. Duhhhhh! Think I’m gonna make it a game with my friends this week. Knowing me, I’ll be the first loser to reach for the phone and burn myself at my own game. LMK if you give it a try and if you win. I don’t recommend trying it with parents.

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Speaking | Connecting Digital Women & Brands

Thursday & Friday this week Toronto hosts the She’s Connected Social Media Conference which brings together hundreds of women from across Canada who have a passion for digital, social and all things online. Friday at 1pm I am speaking on a panel called “Social Media Rock stars: Veteran, New and rising stars” with a whole bunch of successful Canadian women in media. Panel includes: Carrie Burrows , Proud member of the Walt Disney World Mom’s Panel Casie Stewart , Lifestyle Blogger, Personality & Co-founder GenYTO Christine Cushing , TV Personality, Chef & Entrepreneur Tracy Moore , Host, CityLine, City TV Lianne Phillipson-Webb ,Founder, Sprout Right Shannon Mischuk , Blogger, Shasher’s Life Moderator Tom Gierasimczuk , Editor in Cheif, Marketing Magazine Unfortunately, the event is not open to the public but I do have a public event coming up October 6th at Workplace One that you can attend. I’ll get details about that out to you today or tomorrow. Hope you are having an awesome day 🙂

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spending time with people you really like is awesome

The other night I was at Bedford Academy for dinner & drinks with some of my fav friends to celebrate Renee‘s visit from SF. Haven’t seen Renee since she moved and it was so nice to see her in IRL. WE MISS YOU RENEE! ♥ We felt it was a good idea for her to make a speech. It went something like this… Tried to take some pano shots of the crew but I’ve not mastered shooting people this way. I’m learrrrrrning still. Most of us in this group met early 2009 through events like Twestival, GenYTO, CanLit and patio Tweetups. It’s amazing to see how everyone has evolved over the last few years. We’re a passionate group of young people working with new technology in mobile, social and web.  When we started GenYTO this was our mission, to unite the “wired, creative and ambitious young people in the in the Toronto startup, marketing, PR and tech community.” This is me on My City Lives around this time last year talking about how my friends in the Toronto tech community have inspired me.   You might recognize a few of these awesome people 😉 I reckon it’s time to plan GenYTO Summer 2011. Ideas welcome. LMK.

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yesterday on twitter, this happened:

#twerk RT @laurenonizzle: The #blondetourage does high tea 🙂 @raymitheminx #w7royaltea http://twitpic.com/4qaf15 # tea party @windsorarms w/ @raymitheminx @erinbury @hipurbangirl @laurenonizzle thanks @shedoesthecity. http://twitpic.com/4qahxk # thunderstorm was like 5 min? # …an adventure in finance. # Rushour taxt across the city is quite an adventure. # I wanna see positive msgs! RT @jonlim: "Politicians have no idea how to sell me on their platform, they only know how to smear the others." # Royally cute 🙂 heading to #w7royaltea http://dailybooth.com/u/95fxl # The rain, its so agressive. http://twitpic.com/4q91oq # high tea @windsorarms w/ @shedoesthecity then coming home to a hot tub date. life is magical! # RE: i know. it is hard to get used to, been practicing lately, takes work. http://disq.us/1sx1g6 # releasing my birth cert tomorrow. it's trendy now. # fit for a queen (who goes by the name of casie) http://goo.gl/fb/8L3n2 #blog # great, i'm SO in style. RT @dkny: P.S. knee bruise is very Spring 2011…. # represent RT @klout: Top 10 Airlines with @Klout http://bit.ly/mPgPzI not surprising that @VirginAmerica is first # arranging a date for wedding is not fun. best to take your BFF or sister! gah. # craving sushi. # holy kaw. some amazing things happened/happening today guise. EXCITED ABOUT LIFE. # haha RT @EmilioMasella: @Sn00ki still getting my initials? # omg omg @SarahSokol! My long lost love. Are you in Toronto again? # Google Docs for Android Turns Your Photos Into Docs – http://on.mash.to/kqZUsf # RE: @crystalgibson das sexy. http://disq.us/1svick # RE: @SidewalkHustle omg those yellows ARE amazing. dear @reebokcanada ican haz? 🙂 http://disq.us/1svhny # watching #ufc129 press conference. this is more interesting to me than fighting. i don't like ufc. # Cute RT @andeline: "I'm gonna find someone who loves me for who I am and then fix myself up" #overheard #…

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yesterday on twitter, this happened:

Lots of @charliesheen references at #canlit If anyone here banged him it would be me. http://twitpic.com/4682rr # one of those nights i'm making sure i have shorts on under my dress. look out dancefloor! #canlit # oh how i swoon over a young Nick Newman. #dreamboat #yandr # you can count on it RT @HausofKraus: I expect some Charlie Sheen-esq quotes tonight from #CanLIT # Office visit (@ 1188 Films) http://4sq.com/hUT72M # kinda excited for this in May. http://fetishfactory.com/16year # whoa first login to @fetlife in over 6 weeks. # music is played for love, cruisin is made for love http://goo.gl/fb/UNhAl #blog # the BritBrit interview RT @jacobjunior7: @casiestewart http://tinyurl.com/4psuzzp 😀 # what should i wear to #CanLit is there a theme other than AWESOME? # go see @annavon kick some ASS! RT @blogTO: Girlfight (a women's boxing tournament) is happening tonight! http://bit.ly/dJhTGm # found it: blog post from last year's #CanLit w/ chatroulette video of girl booty shakin it http://bit.ly/fN50oB aaahahaha. love it. # RE: @seanward coming tonight? http://disq.us/1bww52 # photos from last year's #CanLit #GenYTO from @photojunkie. SUCH great memories! remember we did #Chatroulette http://bit.ly/feb13x # i always feel cheeky when i send someone a LMGTFY link. hope you like it @amforever 🙂 # I favorited a YouTube video — LADY GAGA PERFORMS "BORN THIS WAY" WITH MARIA ARAGON IN … http://youtu.be/iXgLQ_khdo0?a # have you even been to @abodebar? my #FF prize today will get you into this private residence http://bit.ly/i1zq3K # top 10 facebook pages http://bit.ly/gFnqXd # Charlie Sheena. # survey says? # took my new #Cruze for a spin this morning @GMCanada. We're in a romance already 🙂 #FF # just got my #canlit ticket. look out. # where's the link for a #CanLit ticket? # #FF freestyle friday contest: are you feeling fabulous? http://goo.gl/fb/5ybzq #blog…

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music is played for love, cruisin is made for love

This is me today in my new Chevy Cruze from GM. I have it for the weekend, yahooo! Thanks GM Canada. I need to juice up my ipad/ipad with tunage for driving.  Lookin’ pretty & cold out across the lake today. I don’t mind long as it’s sunny, it’s good for cruisin. This was last night at Lady Gaga, pretty rad. Imagine how amazing that is for her, Lady Gaga I love you. Tonight is the 3rd annual CanLit at The Biz Media. Last year GenYTO partnered with CanLit for an EPIC win of a night. It was so much fun. See a bunch of photos from the first ever CanLit on Rannie’s site here and last year’s event here. It seems SO long ago, last year we did chatroulette at the party. This was me, classic yelling face, phone in hand. Tomorrow afternoon I will be at the Toronto Travel Expo at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre for a live webcast with Flight Centre. I’ll be talking about travel, Virgin America and what I’m up to.Willpost the link once it has been recorded. I NEED to plan a trip to visit Mum in Bahamas. Steph & Carynn just got back from visiting their Dad & my Mum and I snagged these from FB. Lookin’ great MAMA! Miss you. Okey dokey, I’m off to hit the open road and visit some friends this afternoon IN MY NEW CAR. Ok, Ok, I’ll be over the excitement by the end of the weekend I’m sure. haha Have an awesome afteroon & a great night!

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yesterday on twitter, this happened:

RE: @shariyatweets i love the back story. you guys are totally awesome and def made me smile. you don’t need a contes… http://disq.us/17ahph # Photo: workout http://tumblr.com/xmj1khf1n7 # Can hardly see the CN Tower. Looks snowy out there. http://twitpic.com/422e9q # Photo: lover tights http://tumblr.com/xmj1kh7q1e # Photo: the phone from @motorola_ca in blog contest, value: $424/rogers. http://tumblr.com/xmj1kh7p75 # anyone have #reco for good app/way to do a slideshow in @wordpress? # RE: yeah. the video is so choppy though, not her best. won’t hold it against her 😉 http://disq.us/179df5 # Photo: › Sweet, innocent, and cute Audrey Hepburn. http://tumblr.com/xmj1kfdatb # Going to LA LA land. # actually, this movie is kindda emo. #whipit #netflix #

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can you feel the energy? can you see the rainbow?

Was walking in China Town the other day. So many smells and interesting things, like this… and this… Girl was being shot by a photographer in the middle of a really dirty part of China Town. People were crowded around and she looked like a hooker. I saw like “what’s that hooker doing on the middle of the day at Spadina/Dundas? Oh, getting shot”. I’m not sure the premice of this, maybe that was the point.   I walked right past while he was shooting. Pls lemme know if I end up on a billboard in China (actually that would be AWESOME! I wanna go there!). I love this city. Street car tracks/wires make us unique. Can you see the rainbow here? I am a nerd. BTW Reebok Easytone gear is seriously 10, love my kicks and pants do wonders for the booty. Stay tuned for the real photos from yesterday’s workout at The Motion Room. It was a goody, feelin’ it today too. Look at all these people working out, awesomism. Check out this hot babe on the new flyer for TMR…recognize? It’s MA SISTA. Mmmmmmm, when I go to yoga i think about Mc Donalds and feel happy too. Suckas. This is the future home of a cheap ugly condo building. Might even be low income housing. Cue me leaving the  slums area. BUT, I do have this… Anyone wanna come by? I freaking love fooseball. I used to play all the time in highschool. We played at GENYTO during Social Media Week, remember? It’s really pretty & sunny out today. Nice that most of you will have tomorrow off from work for Family Day. What are you doing? My Mum is in Bahamas, Dad is in Florida and my sis is working. Thinking about going to the Bell…

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yesterday on twitter, this happened:

Laptop, iPad, three androids: my five wireless devices on the couch 🙂 # I have a crush on u but cant say who i am lol.. u have to guess.. go to http://www.bit.ly/ehM6PG… — i hate guessing games. http://4ms.me/dNAzxB # How often do you host #GenYTO events? and what does G… — Once every two or three months. It stands for Generati… http://4ms.me/fp3dGr # If you could eat at any restaurant in the world tonight, whi… — Terrace End Fish & Chips in Palmerston, New Zealand http://4ms.me/eRtoCX # Photo: haha http://formspring.me/casiestewart http://tumblr.com/xmj1jt8uzq # heck yes! this is so you @shawnhawaii – BMW #ultimateblogger http://bit.ly/fAqCcc #vote #awesome # Photo: @laurenonizzle fo you. meow. http://tumblr.com/xmj1jszp5c # Photo: rrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaa http://tumblr.com/xmj1jsz5xr # Photo: for the bloggers and the wannabes http://tumblr.com/xmj1jsxedy # Photo: yes. http://tumblr.com/xmj1jsx8ur # Got roses 🙂 #valentine http://twitpic.com/4184md # Photo: I love this. http://tumblr.com/xmj1jr9rev # Love this beer. http://twitpic.com/418411 # This ones for you @keriblog @itsbrownbarbie. Love you!! http://twitpic.com/4183zi # Makes a good rose holder. #vodka #pretty http://twitpic.com/4183yw # ooh, installed the @klout extension for Chrome, see your scores in my @twitter feed now. # #jeopardy # this is rad. 'who is me' @downwithwebster video w/ kids in #India posted on @ZLISTcom http://bit.ly/ejMpIw via @carlyannedotcom # Photo: street style blogging. http://tumblr.com/xmj1jr0zzq # the wind whipping past our windows is wild. http://goo.gl/fb/YVcAI #blog # Photo: › “Anything you can do to draw attention to your mouth is good.” Clueless (1995) http://tumblr.com/xmj1jpzqjg # Photo: Learning to fly (by F1X+2) http://tumblr.com/xmj1jpyxgf # Photo: rachel bilson = hottie hot hot. nedhepburn: I just looked at my own blog and half of it looks like… http://tumblr.com/xmj1jpytii # Photo: Invertebrate. http://tumblr.com/xmj1jpyn51 # Photo: pretty deep dude http://tumblr.com/xmj1jpykmi # Photo: digital lifestyle via joncrowley http://tumblr.com/xmj1jpyb4t # http://t.co/1tsrCzm # at a computer store w/ @keriblog #TGIF http://dailybooth.com/u/7y6rp # tell me…

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