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Pokemon Go Influencer Compensation Outrage Lesson

Today, a major Pokémon Go event took place in New York, and Niantic invited a group of high-profile influencers to attend. That’s standard practice for big companies — you bring in big creators to generate buzz and content. What stood out, though, was that these influencers were guaranteed to catch an extremely high-quality shiny Mewtwo

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Granville Street Post World Cup 2026

Today I walked down the Granville Street area. Technically we don’t have any more FIFA events being hosted at BC Place, so most of the tourists should be heading back home. I was curious to see how busy the area would be without the FIFA events. Sure enough, at the beginning of the street it

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BC Place FIFA Events Are Now Over

Today marked the final day of hosting a FIFA game at BC Place here in Vancouver. For the most part, there was a lot of excitement among people getting to experience something this big for what might be the last time. The last event of this scale in the city was during the 2010 Olympics.

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Comparing Yourselves To Others That Are Not The Same

I was thinking today as Canada Day has come and gone. A lot of people around here were disappointed because the fireworks weren’t anything spectacular. We used to have big, competitive displays like the Celebration of Lights, but lately it’s mostly just small local shows. Meanwhile, all the videos from the US Fourth of July

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Valuing The Free Expertise In Your Network

Today I was thinking about helping people fix issues that actually benefit them, not me. I have knowledge that can save them a lot of money by avoiding costly mistakes. I’ve seen it happen plenty of times where people end up paying more simply because they didn’t follow through on solid advice. What’s interesting is

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Taking Advantage of Greed To Make Money

Unfortunately, Canada lost to Morocco today, so we’re out of the FIFA competition. That said, I went for a walk through the Granville area to see if people were still celebrating. Interestingly, the city has extended the car-free zone because local businesses reported making strong revenue and wanted to keep the momentum going. Whether it

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