CASIE STEWART
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I won a car live on YouTube, not even kidding.

I won a car live on YouTube, not even kidding.

 Remember how I was like “Come to YD Square, first youtube.ca live event ever” blah blah blah. Well, let this be your lesson that you should listen to me more often.  Well, I went and test drove the new Chevy Volt during the #chevroletallday event. It’s electric and was really quiet & smooth to drive, had some kick too. Vrooooooom. Keri drove too. She’s a really good driver. Cute graffiti artist boy who was part of my Arm Yourself event at YD Square last year was there. This guy 🙂 Still cute. Three finalists who answered their phones after txting in were called up on stage. First up, didn’t start the car, next was me, my key started it. OH MY GAWDDDD. Check me out in my new Chevy Sonic. It’s small & cute which is exactly what I would want if I was going to get a car. I’m really excited to roadtrip! Me & the lovely Peter Cornu, Manager of Special Events for General Motors of Canada. Hey Peter, let’s work together! I’m in shock that I won and all kinds of grown up questions are coming at me from everyone. I don’t know If I can take a buy out, I have no idea about insurance, I don’t think it’s a lease,  yes I want sunroof, no I can’t come pick you up yet, and I think I get it soon. OMFG I WON A CAR. For SURE getting a lotto ticket for tonight. If I win lotto you can go ahead & hate me but I promise to do good with the money 🙂   [all photos (except the cute grafitti guy from last year) taken October 4, 2011  by Richard Budman for Chevrolet Canada  

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live on youtube.ca? i wanna do that!

live on youtube.ca? i wanna do that!

Canada, tomorrow we make history in the first ever live event on youtube.ca!  Think about the future of live events, no really, think for a second if you could attend anything live anywhere. I imagine we will… One of the things I really love about social media is the way it has enhanced real time integration of live events & across different channels (tv, internet, mobile). Mouthfullofowordsthere. Tweeting while watching on youtube and posting comments on Facebook that shares to Twitter. You may not work kinda like that but I do and I love this stuff. A friend works with Chevrolet and when he told me about their event live on youtube.ca I was like “OMG I WANNA BE ON“. Thing is, anyone can be on cause they’re doing #chevroletallday live in Yonge-Dundas Square to tell the world about new cars (Volt, Sonic, and Orlando). Famous 15 seconds everyone!!  I’d like to host an event live on youtube one day. Tomorrow I’m just cruisin’ by to check it out . They have music, test drives, graffiti, test drives, and a show by  Fitz & the Tantrums at 7pm (who Rolling Stone called, “A Band To Watch..”). They said sames about The Sheepdoggs and I love those guys. I like this video they performed live on a boat in Amsterdam. I wanna go there. If you wanna come with me or meet me there I’m going in the AM because there’s a chance to win a new car and heaps of prizes. OMG IMAGINE YOU WIN A CAR?! You could drive (me). 🙂 Will probably go back to see the band in the evening too.

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Speaking | Connecting Digital Women & Brands

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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Kate attends The Greatest Make-up Event Ever

Kate attends The Greatest Make-up Event Ever

Today I braved the rainy rain and marched down to Yonge and Dundas Square for The Body Shop and Virgin Mobile’s Greatest Make-up Event Ever. Celebrity Make-Up Artist, Chase Aston did a little demo and talked about the new Body Shop “Extra Virgin” products. They’re “Extra Virgin” because they contain fair-trade extra virgin olive oil. Cool right? Here’s Chase Aston and his pretty make-up models. After the demo Chase even gave me a mini make-over! Guess how I felt? I love me some mineral powder. So many pretty shades. There was rows upon rows of make-up artists giving some Virgin members make-overs. So much fun! Look at my goodies and fancy name tag.  Thanks Body Shop Canada and Virgin Mobile Canada. I can’t wait to try all this out! xo Kate  

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If you see this can you screen shot & send please?

If you see this can you screen shot & send please?

This is a screenshot of the new HTC campaign you might see on sports, entertainment & lifestyle sites across Canada. Thing is, you might see it, you might not, I might not. If you do, could you pretty please screen cap and send to me or link in the comments. I will send you something very secial in the mail (snail) if you do. Thank you & Happy Friday. More updates later today rushing out the door to TedXToronto right now. Catch the live stream bat live.tedxtoronto.com. 🙂   Thanks Jonny Bunning for this!

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Measuring Tape Girl Film Screening at the NFB

Measuring Tape Girl Film Screening at the NFB

On October 2nd I’m hosting a film screening for Measuring Tape Girl at the National Film Board of Canada. Screening is limited to 60 people and the RSVP details are below. The film is produced by an old friend Byron Martin whom I worked with a few years back on American Pie. (I’ve been in a few movies over the years, was on Degrassi TNG once too.)  This is the director Marco Veltri at Cannes earlier this year. Nice measuring tape jacket 😉 The film is about “society’s willingness to pour their hearts and bare their souls through a digital medium“. It’s an examination of self-image, alienation, and indecisiveness the average person is faced with today. The lead, Jessica Embro, is a video blogger.   For the record, I did not call myself a rockstar or “influential Canadian Blogger” but I am humbled by the kind works. Thank you to Vocab Communications for asking me to be their host. Looking forward to the screening & media surrounding the film. Yay, films about blogging. I’M JULIA CHIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLD!!! (That was for Keri and if you have never seen the blogging movie ‘Julie & Julia’ you might not get it.) Have an awesome day!

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LIFE

you missed this yesterday

you missed this yesterday

you missed this yesterday: – you missed this yesterday: – impressed with the… http://t.co/5vYfg02P #thisismylife # MOrning! # Pillow fort, meet pillow sofa. I think you two can be BFFs. http://t.co/bn5dXCVW # Automated Video Editing Site Makes Movie Magic Out of Raw Footage – http://t.co/pMPNE5xu # Toronto Tweed Ride: A dashing metropolitan ride in style!: I recently had a… http://t.co/eQ0oq8aY #thisismylife # Autumn Splendor in Tranquil Muskoka #rest #relax: Had an awesome couple days… http://t.co/qh1fFN62 #thisismylife # heartbiurn. i hate youuuuuu. # Ahh. My fav Vans now come in ankle bootie. #want http://t.co/mmxXYNy9 # Do I know someone who works at The Marketing Store? Do you? LMK! Looking for a contact there. # I like Two & a Half Men with @aplusk. He is just, SO HOT. Like, SO HOT. So hot. Hottie hot hot. Naked hot. cc @KeriBlog @itsbrownbarbie # I liked a @YouTube video from @Ve3tro http://t.co/2KyMutkU Deus Ex: The Eyeborg Documentary (HD 720p) # Photo: terrysdiary: Lindsey Wixson at my studio #3 http://t.co/6rSDAmVM # What are you thankful for today? @1ThingApp # Took the @NYTimes Personality Test. Turns out I'm a Trendsetter. Take the quiz here http://t.co/G1KXztyD # Photoset: I love you ukamaku:More in our F/W 2011 lines, designs by Caitlin Power. Online and available for… http://t.co/r7r2lPfO # Yes, I read the @NYTimes via Flipboard on my iPad.: I have a thing for… http://t.co/S1stUmIC #thisismylife # i wanna go back to the lake http://t.co/nlV0oCe8 # Photo: @laurenonizzle if i could find this i would buy it for you http://t.co/4QoEzhaZ # Photo: me too. http://t.co/bHwaxU9Z # Screenshot of my current campaign with @HTC. #innovation #inspiration http://t.co/g7doryHH # Volunteering is a amazing thing. Do it! Great post by @djacob on The Positive Power of Selfishness http://t.co/MazjobQh #tedxtoronto # on the phone with casting producer for a new show weeeeeee…

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Autumn Splendor in Tranquil Muskoka

Autumn Splendor in Tranquil Muskoka

Had an awesome couple days out of the city. After a big 10 day non-stop go-go-go festival, I needed a break. Last year I shipped off to New Zealand for NZ Fashion Week a few days after TIFF and I came back soooo tired. I vowed to give myself a break this year. Purchased the “Autumn Splendor in Tranquil Muskoka” from Jaunt.ca for $99. We stayed at the Bayview Wildwood Resort, Severn Bridge, ON. Food & accommodations were lovely, I enjoyed the view, lake and silence the most. Over the summer I did a Toronto Grafitti Tour and stayed at the SoHo Metropolitan with Jaunt so I knew it would be a good buy. Sammy was all dressed up for the gallery that night and we had limo service. I REALLY wanted to canoe and we could use whatever we wanted form the equipment shed which was nice. Rode bikes when we first arrived then took a canoe for a spin. Canoed to brekky… … and back from the main house to the cottage. I feel relaxed and ready to take on the million things coming up in my calendar from now till the New Year. 2012 FTW! (I kid, I kid) Going away me realize I need to get out of the city more. Thank you Ford Canada for the use of a Fiesta from the media fleet. I loved driving the little thing. Mum also loved it. I drove more than 10 hours including the visit to Mum and going up North. It was great on gas too. Hope your week is off to a relaxing start. Have an awesome day!

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we are all made of stars

we are all made of stars

Starting Monday I’m in a national advertising campaign with HTC! They’ve chosen to feature me in a new campaign that will  run for 14 weeks on lifestyle and entertainment sites across Canada. I’ve been working with Say Media for a few months. Have you ever noticed the video ads in my sidebar? That’s them. I’m their leading lifestyle blogger in Canada. SAY is a rad company based out of San Francisco who works with the internet’s leading voices including Seth Goden and Brian Clark (@copyblogger).  Check ’em out below 🙂

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Swarovski’s TIFF Fashion Suite @ the Four Seasons

Swarovski’s TIFF Fashion Suite @ the Four Seasons

I was invited by Swarovski to the Swarovski Fashion Suite at the Four Seasons. We got to preview the FW 2011/2012 “Wings of Paradise” collection. So Beautiful. I might borrow something to wear to a TIFF party this week. EEEEEEEEEEEEK!! Keri was invited too. We had a private tour of the crystals including the Daniel Swarovski Catwalk Collection. This is the one and only appearance in Canada. I would love love love love love to wear one of these pieces. They’re all one of a kinda and not for sale either. Thank you to the team for the lovely gift. Way to a nerd girls heart, Swarovski USB pendant. LOVE! In return, a very special gif(t) for my friend Allison at Edelman ♥. Thank you for inviting me 🙂

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