TAKE ME BACK HOME

I was so excited today on the most awesome warm day ever (well so far) to go downtown and hand out some pins. I even managed to recruit my sis and my friend Nicole to come with me to do photos and video!

On my way down, I decided that I wanted to look for the creative folks I see everyday in the city. My intent was to interview a bunch of folks and make an ‘ode’ to the random creative people I met today. Kinda like a “pay it forward” thing… i get the chance to show off my creativity, so why not use this opportunity to show off others?!

Now, when i got down to young and dundas… i saw these guys druming. i’m a sucker for any kind of percussion… so of course i grabbed my flip and captured what i think was the coolest thing ever. They got someone from the crowd to come dance. and man… can she ever!

The unfortunate thing was that the sky decided to start closing in during their performance and just as they were ending, it start pouring rain in every direction imagineable! So, i didnt get to interview them.. which sucks… i dont even know what they’re called! But, i will always have this video i shot!

Hey guys!

Ok, I have to dedicate a blog post to this because it’s just too awesome. Nima got the Cube Tattooed on himself as part of his entry for the Nissan Cube contest and that’s the most hardcore thing I’ve ever seen. I half contemplated getting the Hypercube Logo tattooed on myself for a video to post, but I just couldn’t do it. Now, if i happen to win a Cube, that’s a different story

I myself have tat’s and I very much bow down to Mr. Nima… you sir… have what i call – balls.

here’s a screen grab from the video he posted… Hardcore?? Definitely…. for now, my little haircut will have to suffice.

Hey guys!

so i’m sitting here thinking… this is a Word Of Mouth campaign… so, what if we all banded together and hit up some major blogs and influential people?? I’m thinking they would have to take notice… no?

so, this is a letter that i have drafted that i’m going to send to as many people as possible, BUT i need your help to make it count. This isnt just for me… and i’m not asking for votes… this is for the contest and for everyone! please feel free to use it!!!

dear “insert name here”

I’m writing to you today because i wanted to tell you about the coolest campaign i have ever been involved with in my life! Nissan Canada is giving away 50 Nissan Cubes to creative Canadians! And by word of mouth, i really mean word of mouth! This whole campaign has been 99.9 percent solely done via social media. Mainly… Twitter via the name TheHypercube. Yes i know twitter is all the rage, BUT think about this… The automotive industry has shifted it ways of thinking… no more big billboards, shiny commercials… print ads… they’re letting the consumer, no wait, the PASSIONATE consumers get the word out there for them! You what i call this? Innovation…. and you know what… it’s about time!!!

Now, 500 lucky Canadians, including myself have been chosen out of thousands to “audition” for the top 50 spots via this website: http://hypercube.ca Everyone get’s to show off their creativity and why they should win a Nissan Cube.

Now if you think about this… it’s not just about getting consumers to promote the product for you. Nissan is giving Canadians the opportunity to show off their stuff! A little bit of give a little bit of take… PERFECT!

If you have a moment, please take a look at what Canadians are doing to win themselves a Cube!!! And if you’re feeling super generous … VOTE!

Thanks for your time

Telma

Now, who to send this to??? well, i’ve listed below all the sites i’m going to send it to… if you want to add any, please let me know!!

MASHABLE
news@mashable.com

WIRED MAGAZINE
http://www.wired.com/services/feedback/general

KEVIN FRANKISH (BT TORONTO)
Kevinf@citytv.com

CANADIAN DRIVER – Greg Wilson
greg@canadiandriver.com

GEORGE STROMBOULOPOULOS
http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/georgereadsthemail.html

PEREZ HILTON
Perez@PerezHilton.com

please leave a comment with more places to hit up!!!!

So, it’s day 2 (well technically 12 min into day 3 now) of rallying up the troops to get votes! I’m starting to feel like i’m running for government! vote for Telma! Telma needs your help! I’m loving it….

So, so far, i have promised the following people 1 full day of me chaffeuring them in my nissan cube if i win it:

Marjorie M
Greg Z
Carly P
Jane S
Dean Blundell (only if he agrees to let me go on air at Edge 102.1 !!)

AND ana g gets to use my cube for her drivers licence test!!!

Also, James Y get me for a whole day to drive him around on his sales call!

i wonder if i should get an outfit like this for the occasion:

I spent this afternoon handin out my button/flyer promo items below:

After walking around for a few hours in my oh so favorite chuck taylors, i realized that my feet were blistering horribly! I love my chucks… i really do… so much so that i wore them on my wedding day, check it out!

My mom is STILL mad at me for wearing those! lol

Anyhoo, as i was saying, i LOVE my chucks, i have them in a ton of colors… BUT i need better walking shoes… so my question to you is: from the shoes below, which should i get????

Blingy Nike’s?

Pink/Green Adidas?

OR…. Adidas Space Gazelles??

Leave me a comment and let me know which ones i should get!!!! Going shopping tomorrow!!!

Man, i can’t even begin to explain the feeling i have right now. All i know is that as soon as i saw my profile page, i started shaking with excitement!!! I took some time to look through all the canvases so far and there’s some pretty damn cool people out there! Here’s hoping that i’m one of the lucky 50!!!

My canvas is here

It would be so awesome if you could vote for me! i’ve been working really really hard to get here so far!!! OH! and you can vote 1x per day for a whole month!!!!

ok, i’m off to go get some “stuff” i got made for this contest!!!!! talk to you guys sooooon!

moaaah!

I made this for you guys

Hey guys!

So last nights tweetup was sooooo fun! i must start off by thanking everyone! The folks that showed up at Rhino AND online… you all rule. And dont worry if you weren’t able to make it! we all know you were there in spirit!

Alrighty, so the night started off with me at the bar eating the best and biggest basket of fries!

i then logged on to the Kyte Channel to see what was going on for fun and Mark had posted a video he made of him driving! soooo cool!

The first hypercubist to show up was Jasin, then i believe Francisco, Andre (BeCircle), NinjaCube, Dannie, CubeMan… and, i could be wrong (cause i was all over the place yesterday!) that was us!!! If i’m completely blanking out and forgot you were there, then PLEASE slap me on the wrist and let me know!!! (ps i will be linking everyone to the their blogs/twitter when i get a sec)

Anyhoo, food was had, drinks… we had a special guest appearance that ruled to much There was tons of great conversation and new friendships made!

The online portion was so beyond awesome… if you want to check out the videos from the night and read the chat, then head over to: http://www.kyte.tv/ch/270314-tswizz

The cool thing that ended up happening was people took turns broadcasting themselves! so cool. We got to meet Mark, Anna, and Hearts & Clefs, who may i add, started playing his guitar and singing what people were typing! awesome!

all i can is thank you to everyone for making this as awesome as it was… tweetup 3?!?!? Here’s some more pics from the night!!!!

After the last tweetup, (which was so much fun by the way) the wheels started turning in my little head. I ran some ideas by Will & Francisco, and this is the result of both those conversations.

There will be another Cube Tweetup, Next Thursday April 9th.

Now, this TweetUp will not only be for the folks who can get to downtown T.O. This tweetup is for everyone across the country. If there’s anyone that pull this off, it’s us. The HyperCubers. Cap C & Nissan knew how to “get to us” and you know what, it worked. As far as i’m concerned, us hypercubers are the perfect people to pull a stunt like this off. The first that i know of … country wide tweetup.

Now you may be asking yourself, “well, Telma… how exactly are we gonna pull this off”. It’s quite easy… well, i hope!

Next Thursday, April 9th there will be a “physical” tweetup at the Rhino, in Toronto, from 7pm – 10pm EST (or whenever people decide to leave lol) The catch is this, i will be broadcasting the tweetup, on my Kyte channel LIVE from 8pm-9pm. The cool thing about this kyte channel, is that it has chatting capablities. So we’ll all be joined virtually. Who know’s maybe HyperCube will make a guest appearance and we’ll be able to get *ahem* him or her on camera

Now, i’m not saying that everyone who can’t make it to the “physical” tweetup needs to be glued to their machines by themselves. How rad would it be if you organzied parties/get togethers with fellow hypercubists in your city? or friends who want to show their support? Imagine if we all took photos, video… and then posted them online for the world to see how one little insanely creative contest, brough the country together for just one hour on the same day? REVOLUTIONARY!

So, I ask you all now, will you be part of the Revolution?

I’ve created this poster (bottom of post) that i will hopefully get to post everywhere around the city and hand out. If you want one that has your blog URL on it, please let me know. I want to make this as HUGE as possible, but of course understanding that it’s totally an experiment and whatever happens, will be a total triumph for us all. Now i can’t do this alone, i need YOUR help. If anyone has any ideas on how to make this BIG, how to get a lot of people involved, then please let me know.

I know we can do this…

I’ve created and event on Facebook ….

Please invite everyone you know and let us know if you will attend. Also, please help spread the word… i will be posting badges, posters, flyers etc that you can download to help spread the word within the next 2 days.

viva la revolucion.