So U2R1 Media has been extremely busy for the past several months developing this online 100% Canadian Trivia Game called www.toquesandbeavers.ca Honestly I can't believe how little I know about my home and native land, it was definitely made apparent to me after going through all the trivia questions and getting stumped time and again.

I challenge all of you out there to test your wits on Canadian Trivia, I'm wondering who's going to be the first to finish the game and become our official Certified Canadian.

Oh did I mention that we give away $1000/month to the highest scorer?? Oh and did I also mention that if you opt in to compete for the Grand Prize not only do you become a Certified Canadian but you also win $2000!!

Wait there is more! The main purpose of this game is to give back to our amazing Canadian athletes who work so hard to compete and represent our truly amazing country.

These athletes do not get much support from our government and have to pay their own way in travel costs, equipment, food and board etc. Only the very famous ones get sponsorships from big corporations. So we partnered with Can Fund, an amazing non for profit organization who raises money for athletes and all the proceeds go directly to them!!

This is a great cause, we need to show our support and solidarity as Canadians, now that all eyes are on Canada in 2010. So please donate as you play, every small amount adds up, spread the word and the love and challenge everyone to match wits as you out smart other Canadians a like. Let's show the world that Canada really is a strong and unified country with amazing people.

follow us on Twitter for all the media updates on Toques and Beavers. https://twitter.com/CreativeCo_U2R1

or even play the game as a facebook application!
http://apps.facebook.com/toques_and_beavers/

keep in mind we are still in Beta so if you see any bugs please let us know so we can fix it up quickly to make this a smooth launch!

let the games begin!!

Sari

www.u2r1media.com

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There is something to say about Spring cleaning, I find that spring is a time of rejuvenation as I'm sure most people do hence the terminology and the act of cleaning itself. Not only am i cleaning out the office but it seems to be manifesting into a mental cleanse as well.

As I look back over the 7 years of files which have just kept piling up, i've noticed which old clients have sustained their business and which have just evaporated into the background of life.

Everyone has dreams, unfortunately not everyone's dreams come to be. As I my garbage bags continue to expand, I reflect on where my company was 7 years ago, where we are today and the future that is before us.

In the next few years I plan on opening a branch in California. I know what I have to do to get there and it's a little overwhelming but very exciting. Up until now I guess you could say I've been winging it, you can write business plans and marketing plans but at the end of the day what really gets you to where you want to go?. I've been progressing on the graces of passion, determination and the attitude that failure is not an option. I'm proud of where we are, we have amazing clients and a very successful business in the prime of its growth.

Cleaning up and clearing out has allowed me to recharge the energy of my company and my mind. Moving forward with a very spotless slate I'm excited to see where the next 7 years will take us. Hopefully people will look at us, our clients, colleagues, readers and take note as to how anything is possible when you keep your eye on the goal and your mind on the task. Focus is the way to success and Doubt is the way to failure.

Welcoming the next 7 years! I'll keep you posted along the way and who knows what spring cleaning in that time will unravel! :)

Happy spring!

S.

www.u2r1media.com

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Welcome Jeremy Lichtman our head developer posting his first blog post on our site!

If you're anything at all like me, you've got a whole bunch of different social media websites, in addition to a blog. Wouldn't it be nice if you could post something in one place and then have the information show up on all of them? The good news is that its now possible to do this.

The specific problem was getting info from our blog (what you're reading right now!) onto our Twitter and Facebook pages. The idea is to update our status with a link to any new blogs that we write.

Here's how you can do it:

1. Make sure you know the URL of the RSS feed of your blog. Most blogs have RSS feeds these days. You can often find it by looking for the orange RSS icon and clicking on it. A funny looking page will open up in your browser, with the headlines of your recent blog entries. Copy the URL at the top of the browser and paste it into a document for later on.

2. Go to http://ping.fm and sign up for an account. Once you are logged in, you can add in your social media profiles - i.e. you can plug in your Facebook profile information, and then from ping.fm you can update your Facebook status. Put in as many (or few) social media profiles as you want.

3. The last step is to make the information from your RSS feed send updates to ping.fm, so that it can update your status. To do this, go to http://twitterfeed.com and sign up for an account. Then add in an updater for ping.fm,using the URL of your RSS feed that you saved before (don't connect directly to Twitter here, unless you want duplicate copies of your blog to appear there, because you've probably already set up ping.fm to post to Twitter as well).

There are lots of options you can play with in all of those websites, and you may need to fiddle around with them to get them to do exactly what you want. Don't be alarmed if you post to your blog and you don't immediately see your Twitter or Facebook status change - each step along the way has a built-in delay, and it may be an hour or more before the change goes through.

Good luck! if you have any questions contact us at www.u2r1media.com

Jeremy

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