quinnmcampbell:

Wreck City was Sweet!

How does your social media use stack up against other Canadians’?

One in three anglophone Canadians says not a single day goes by without checking into their social media feeds.

It’s one of many social networking statistics compiled in a new report by the Media Technology Monitor, based on surveys conducted in the fall with 4,001 anglophone Canadians.

Almost seven in 10 Internet users said they were regular social media users, logging on at least once a month. That figure was up by about six per cent compared to 2011.

Facebook remains far and away the most popular social network. About 63 per cent of Internet users and 93 per cent of social media users said they’re on Facebook.

While Twitter gets a lot of media hype and is growing rapidly it’s not all that commonly used in Canada, according to MTM’s numbers.

Check it! Calgary artist Sam Hester is livetweeting the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo for us.

Follow her comics here throughout the weekend.

sassymuhfugginfoodguy:

vertigo? The Calgary Tower observation deck.

Friday bacon update.

In a classic example of what’s old is new again, bacon has become the It meat, able to trendily top, stuff and wrap anything from caramels to burgers, and yet the technique pork goes through from field to skillet remains largely unchanged. Bacon prepared using traditional methods is worth seeking out; good-quality pork prepared using a long smoking process produces fantastic flavour and minimal shrinkage.

The Secret Origin of Captain Expo

A true story in which our local hero rises from obscurity to the big time with his Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo. But after nearly flaming out last year, can Kandrix Foong prove himself again and control the nerd-mania of 60,000 fans hitting the Stampede grounds next weekend?

Check out the origin story in Swerve by Heath McCoy and illustrated by Riley Rossmo.

melissmurph:

#peacebridge #princesislandpark #calgary #peacebridgecalgary #springtime #yyc #bowriver

It looks like Miikka Kiprusoff will play his last game on Saddledome ice in Friday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks.

Take a look at Kipper’s career with the Flames through the years in our  timeline.

And read more about Kiprusoff’s last game from Herald Sports reporter Scott Cruickshank.

Mount Royal University put several programs on the chopping block Tuesday as campus officials work to plug the institution’s $14-million budget hole.