I nearly jumped off my seat when I saw the message from one of the announcers of the local radio station. For the longest time I haven’t thought to highly of their site, but understood there were many factors to why it was so out dated. I’m in awe at how they didn’t say they were coming out with a new site, although I think Paul, the morning host, has been dropping hints for a while. Never the less it is here, and I am excited!
At first glance it looks very slick and professional. A rotating image of hot artistes and bands is what caught my eye first and then the station logo. A nice easy to use navigation is just above that at the top of the page. Going through all the different sections you’ll find all the information you need about the station. Everything from Announcers Bios to contest info. They have also updated their news and sports page, it now no longer pops out into a different window. The only thing I couldn’t find was a RSS feed, although there must be somewhere. They did add a “Share This” button for readers to share the news within their social circle. I’m not sure how the Events page will work as there is nothing on the page yet and the Radio Marketing if for those wanting to advertise on the radio. Back on the homepage they have eight fancy looking image/buttons that take you throughout the site. One being for Mix 100 Cool Club, which will apparently keep us up-to-date about events and concerts. I am presuming it will be a e-mail newsletter type of deal, although I can’t be sure until I get the first update.
The last two things I want to talk about are the two things that excite me the most and what I have always pushed for. CJCD now is on Twitter at CJCD_Mix100 and they are now streaming radio live from their website. Twitter for a radio station is a wonderful tool, I follow a couple from out-of-town and have seen the benefits of having it. It is another way for listeners to interact with announcers live, as well it allows announcers to send out messages. Messages like teasers, contest details, and news. Online radio is quickly becoming more and more popular for those who obviously don’t have access to a radio. It now allows us the listeners to take CJCD with us anywhere we go. I could go on and on like the fan boy I am but I wont. What I will do though is send you to their brand new website at CJCD.ca. Go now.
Yellowknifers, what are your thoughts on their new website. Do you plan on going to it more often now? Let everyone know in the comments.
When I see more businesses and local groups using the Internet I get excited and feel the need to share that with everyone. A couple weeks ago Radio Taiga emerged online on both Twitter and Facebook. As soon as I saw this I became a Fan and followed them on twitter, as I do anyone from Yellowknife. I have always known there was a Francophone Radio Station but have never really listened in, only because I don’t speak French and don’t understand a word of it. Seeing their website, Facebook Page, and Twitter account, I sure wish I could though.
About Radio Taiga, translated by Google Translator:
Since 2001, volunteer leaders give themselves, body and soul, to the mission of Radio Taiga, which is to provide the Francophone and Francophile population of Yellowknife. This local French radio station is able to reflect the interests and concerns of the community. Each volunteer contributes to the team radio, they contribute their enthusiasm, knowledge and abilities. The participation of these volunteers enriches the role of how our radio plays from the Francophone and Francophile population of Yellowknife. REMEC We very warmly thank all those brave people.
It seems they are making a tremendous effort to appeal to listeners online and I think this is just great. Their website not only has full news stories in text, but on occasion they include the audio clip. I will admit it is a little hard for me to navigate their website. This is mainly because I don’t know what some of the words are but some of the features I have found on the site are, like I mentioned News stories sometimes with audio, a full schedule and program descriptions. One other feature their website has that is worth mentioning is the ability to subscribe to their news feed via RSS. RSS is a simple way for their news content to be sent me, rather than me going and looking for it. They also have had a couple local bands come into their studio to perform. Below is the video of 3 Across Dee Eye performing in studio, another band would be Priscilla’s Revenge and hopefully more in the future.
I don’t think they stream their audio live on their website, but I’m willing to let that slide as they have an abundance of other content available for followers. I can confidently say that Radio Taiga is a valuable part of Yellowknife and its Francophone Community. I hope they continue to grow both online and throughout Yellowknife.
Here at YkOnline we are going MultiMedia. From text, to audio and now to video. Stay tuned for videos from around Yellowknife about Yellowknife. Let me know what you think of this new venture? Do you like video? How often would you like to see videos? Let me know below.
This weeks episode is lacking. I have been on the road for most of the week and wasn’t able to do any research.
This Weeks Links:
- Old Town Yellowknife – http://oldtownyk.ca
- Yk Seniors – http://yksenior.ca
- Do you want to…
This week we have some interesting things. Take and listen. Make sure to leave you thoughts and comments.
Show Notes
-The Google Street View car was in town see pictures HERE . Also see the CBC article HERE
-NorthwesTel appears on the social…
Here you go the second YkOnline Podcast.
Show Notes:
NWTNatalie and her Blog 250 Miles South of the Arctic Circle can be found here: http://nwtnatalie.blogspot.com/
Capital Movie Theatre: http://www.movies.yk.com/ On Twitter: @ykmovies
YkTrader:…
Well today is the Friday before Folk on the Rocks, which means it is the last day that tourists and performers will be trickling in for the festival. Folk on the Rocks is one of the big sellers for coming to the end of the road (Yellowknife) in the summer, so for the couple days the festival is on, the streets seem that little bit busier as well as musical.
I have posted about the festival, the line up, and the schedule for each day and they all can be found here:
Taking a quick glance at the weather forecast for this weekend it looks to be a good one. As you all know this summer definitely hasn’t been an outstanding one.
Having never been to Folk on the Rocks personally I am probably not certified to be giving advice about what you should know about attending the festival but I thought I should mention a couple things you might want to consider.
As this event runs for two full days and chances are you are going to be sitting in one spot for the majority of it I must remind everyone, that although it wont be overly hot outside during the afternoons. The suns rays will still get to any exposed skin, so don’t forget that sun screen or at least a hat. While on the topic of exposed skin, do I really need to remind anyone that the bugs are out. And in full force. I suggest you pick up a can of Muskal for yourself, you may just use the whole can in two days.
The Folk on the Rocks site is a big place and there will be a lot happening, which means there will be a lot of people all over the place. As far as I am aware there will be some seating provided in some areas but as the amount of people will be so great, it would be a very good idea to bring your own foldable chair. If you do not have the use of a foldable chair or you purely don’t want to take one, maybe a blanket is more your style.
There will be food and drinks for sale at the festival but bringing your own water bottle is a good idea as well, especially if it is going to be sunny.
If you have any tips or tricks for Folk on the Rocks let everyone know in the comment section.
Finally, If you are taking any photos and upload them to Flickr, make sure to tag them with fotr2009 for everyone to see. Hope to see you all there.
This coming Friday night the Yellowknife Bloggers are getting together for another meet-up. This time they are hitting the town with a twist. They are heading to the new second level of Fuegos restaurant named Twist, that is. The meet-ups are generally casual with lots of laughs and good conversation. They will be meeting at 7pm, but it would probably be a good idea to show up a little earlier as you are not able to get reservations during the summer. If you are a blogger why not stop by and meet some amazing people. See you there.
The Youth Photovoice Camp started Monday, what is it you ask? Well is all about empowering the youth of Yellowknife, they will be able to go around town with a camera documenting personal and social issues. While the youth are out exploring Yellowknife, organizers David Buchanan and Marty Mako will also be documenting the camp with video.
They plan to edit the film and show it to the public at the Capital Theatre. No date is set in stone yet but could possibly be around August 7th. The photos that will be taken by the youth may also be posted online for public viewing but will depend on whether or not the youth are comfortable with that.
The camp which runs for 2 weeks and has 2 intakes. One July 13 (yesterday) and July 27. They generally meet 11 – 11:30 at The Diner for breakfast and a little socializing and then move over to the Aurora College – who generously donated space and computers for the camp. The day normally ends between 2pm to 3pm depending on when all the photos get uploaded to the computers. They really want to emphasize that this is not suppose to be a labour intense camp, and is meant to be fun.
We’re starting something new here called the Sunday Morning Link Fest. On Sunday mornings every once and a while a new post will be published of different sites around Yellowknife. If you know of a good sites that you want featured like your own or one you may have just found go to the Contact page and send it in.
This week:
Yellowknife Ravens is Yellowknife’s official Broom Ball team. Check them out at http://www.yellowkniferavens.com
NWTers is a neat new site the brings NWT Twitter tweets together on one site. Tags such as #yzf, yellowknife, x1a, inuvik and the GNWT, as well as some of the News accounts from around the north. It definitely deserves a bookmark if you don’t use a twitter desktop client.
Netvibes is an excellent cite for bringing together content from all over the web. In this case we going to look at Liz’s Yellowknife tab. You can find the page here and there you will find loads of Yellowknifey Goodness. Everything from Twitter updates about Yellowknife to Flickr Photos and Youtube videos tagged with Yellowknife. With news from GNWT and the City as well as updates from UpHere Magazine and YkOnline. If you haven’t already checked it out, do so for a nice refreshing ray of Yellowknife.
I thought I would add in the Folk on the Rocks site in light of the fact next weekend is the festival. You can find their site at http://www.folkontherocks.com
There you have it folks 4 sites from and about Yellowknife. Remember if you know of a good local site you want to plug send it in through the Contact page.
