#behind the scenes #twitterWe've reached 10,000 followers for @ottawastart on Twitter, thanks Ottawa ** ** Earlier today the @ottawastart Twitter account surpassed 10,000 followers. Thank you to all of our readers for connecting with us! To put that number in perspective: * 10,000 people would fill the Ottawa Civic Centre and half of Canadian Tire Centre. ...
#behind the scenes #comics #kingTEASER: New comic strip by Andrew King debuts on OttawaStart this fallOttawa artist Andrew King will be launching a new comic strip called _ ** Loopholes ** _ this fall, published exclusively on OttawaStart . Called _ Loopholes, _ it’s inspired by single-panel comic strips like _ Far Side _ and _ Herman _ . ...
#behind the scenes #christmas #grumpsSeason's Greetings from OttawaStart (a special holiday e-card)[ ](http://ottawastart.com/christmas2012) Click here for a special holiday e-card from OttawaStart.com
#behind the scenes #christmasNew guides on OttawaStart: Christmas Trees, Christmas Lights, Christmas Crafts[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8230810613/) Nutcracker Army. Photo by [ Glen Gower ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8230810613/in/photostream) . We’ve added a few new Christmas-themed guides to OttawaStart over the last few weeks: * [ Christmas Craft Fairs in Ottawa ](http://ottawastart. ...
#beauty #behind the scenes #videoOttawaStart does video production too. Here's a video we did for Vespa Hair DesignBesides news and event information, OttawaStart also offers a range of digital marketing services including digital content strategy , social media planning , writing , graphic design and video . Here’s a web video we launched last week for Vespa Hair Design , a local hair salon on Somerset. ...
#behind the scenes #charityWe're going pink in October in support of Babes4BreastsWe’ve switched our logo and masthead on OttawaStart to pink this month to raise awareness for Babes4Breasts and their efforts to raise funds for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. There are several events on the go this month, including: ...
#behind the scenesSign up for Etcetera, our new email newsletter[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ottawastart-etcetera.jpg) Last week we launched a new email newsletter called Etcetera . (Here’s a sneak peak .) Every Friday, we’ll send out a collection of interesting local news, cool Ottawa events and special contests and giveaway. If you’re a regular reader of OttawaStart, I think you’ll enjoy it. ...
#behind the scenesThank you to our loyal readers, followers, subscribers and other friends!Big thanks to everyone for reading and responding to OttawaStart via this blog and our other channels. Hope you enjoy what you read here on a regular basis. _ _ _ Did you know… _ * You can [ subscribe to this blog via email or RSS ](http://ottawastart. ...
#behind the scenesThanks to our readers and visitors for a record-setting July 1We had another record month for visitors on OttawaStart in June, and July 1 was a record setting day with over 30,000 visits to our web site. We also surpassed 3,000 followers on our Twitter feed . ** A HUGE THANK YOU ** to all of our readers and visitors for coming back again and again to OttawaStart. ...
#behind the scenesOttawaStart is on Facebook. Would you like us, please?[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/facebook.jpg) A couple of weeks ago I set up a page for OttawaStart on Facebook . For now I’m re-posting links to this blog, as well as some other ‘best of’ content from the main OttawaStart site. I’d appreciate it if you could " Like " the page. ...