At time of writing, I’m currently, about 40 minutes through my flight to Vancouver. I’m currently sitting next to the communal table in my row, on my Boeing 737-600/700 and on the outside seat from me, there is woman, whom was previously just behind me in the check-in line.  Obviously rushed, obviously crazed, obviously not very tidy, not to mention sanitary, and likes to complain to boot. Oh Joy. Ah well, what can I do, people are people and nothing you do can ever change them.  Not to mention that I’m being a hypocrite about this woman, and complaining about her, something I hate more than anything else. I can’t change her opinion of everyone; I can’t change her opinion of the whiny children three rows up.  Nor can I change her opinion o...

It’s a beautiful sunny day in early July.  It’s probably anywhere between 20-30 degrees out, and I’m sitting here in my girlfriends car in front of where she works while I wait for her shift to end.  I’m listening to the new Coldplay album; Viva La Vida. As you can probably surmise, it’s pretty warm in the car, but nothing too unbearable, especially if you can go get some water or something.  Never the less, living in Calgary means that you get this kind of weather a lot.  And I mean, a lot.  In August the temperature can go from nearly 0 degrees (celcius) to 40 in a matter of hours.  We get some pretty wacky weather here, and it only keeps getting wackier, all because of this wonderful thing we like to call “Global Warm...

Your votes are in! Please join us in giving a hearty round of applause to the winners of the Be the Change! Share the Story! school video contest. The efforts all three of our finalists put into turning out their supporters were so phenomenal it nearly crashed our server. Most importantly, these three schools did an outstanding job of Being the Change they want to see in the world, and Sharing their Stories. All three schools are winners (really!) and will all win prizes. The focus of this message, however, is not the prizes, but the stories of these amazing students. Please take moment to watch their videos (if you haven't yet) and read about what they did to mobilize their communities around the inspiring projects they documented.First Place: McTavish Green Team(visit team page to wa...

That's essentially what's it's come down to now hasn't it.  The internet is everywhere, it is accessible everywhere, but for how much longer? Yeah, that's right I'm linking to a YouTube Video, conveniently it's also an embed on our site. Now, Obviously, you should be watching this video, mainly because of the subject it broaches.  If you've gotten past the first 4 minutes or so you will have heard that the internet as we know it will be changing in the next few years.  It will not be the "free" internet as we know now, but the over-advertised, over-monetized, over-capitalized, over-simplified, over-centralized, bland, television store internet you will come to know and love with your undying affections.Or not.Thin...

As of noon MST, voting is closed in the Be the Change! Share the Story! school video contest. Check back soon for a more complete announcement congratulating our winner, McTavish Elementary, and the two amazing runners up,  LCC Social Justice, and Global Ambassadors. Meanwhile, check out their inspiring videos about the important work they are doing for people and the planet.

You may have noticed a significant drop in some of our finalists' vote totals since last night. This is because we made the difficult decision to erase the votes of a large number of user accounts suspected of unfairly gaming our voting system. Here's what happened: Just hours before last night's registration deadline we saw a massive surge in votes and registrations from accounts with bogus email addresses created using services like mailinator.com, temporaryinbox.com, spamspot.com, and others, which allow users to quickly create unlimited numbers of email accounts. These sites are frequently used by spammers and are blacklisted from sending mail to many domains. That's why we decided to delete the votes of user accounts created with such services. While we understand that...

What a learning process this is! Many of you became members of Quantum Shift TV over the last week in order to cast a vote for your favorite team in the 'Be the Change! Share the Story!' school video contest. For many of you, your first experience on our site was a frustrating one due to some technical problems with our voting process. We want to express our sincere apologies for your frustration, and explain what happened; how we are solving this and how you can still cast your vote.HOW TO VOTE:As a registered QuantumShift user you have until noon MST on Tuesday, June 3, to cast your vote. New users registered from this point forward will not be allowed to vote in the school contest.To vote:1 - Login at: http://www.quantumshift.tv/join_login.php 2 - vote for your team at: http://w...

Our sincere apologizes for the issue with public voting. The problem appears to be with our email server. With the overwhelming response our email server became backlogged with emails. Because of this, the server has been sluggishly making its way through over thousands of emails.In light of this issue, we will be extending the voting deadline. This is only an extension for registered users by Friday, May 30 11:59 PM MST that have not voted. These users will now have until Tuesday, 12:00 (NOON) PM MST June 3nd.VOTERS WILL KNOW THEY'VE VOTED FOR SURE IF: the message above the video says "Your Vote Has Been Cast" and the voting buttons are no longer there.

Published: Saturday, May 24, 2008 Now that American Idol has ended for another season, it's time to turn our voting efforts closer to home.The place is McTavish Elementary School on the Saanich Peninsula, where teacher Maria St. Amand and a group of students have reached the top three in a North America-wide contest for schools organized by QuantumShift.tv, a web-video network with a focus on citizen journalism.The judging has pared 168 online video entries about environmental action down to just McTavish and two American schools, with the winners to receive $50,000 in prizes for their district and community.That includes $10,000 in cash to go along with such things as playground equipment, computers, a school greenhouse or a community skate park.Members of the public are invited ...

On Monday May 26, tune into The Oprah Winfrey Show for a full-hour insiders look at the brand new O Ambassadors program. Oprah Winfrey will be joined by Craig and Marc Kielburger and youth like you who are making global changes in communities near and far. Watch as O Ambassadors travel to Kenya to build a much-needed school in less than three weeks. The show captures their emotional experiences as they discover a world beyond their border and come face-to-face with the reality that exists for millions of children around the world. It’s an inspirational journey that you won’t want to miss – and neither will your friends and family.

Celebrating the Power of Youth! Y Fest is the ONLY party of its kind – a festival featuring youth performers, youth-led projects and opportunities for young people to tackle the greatest challenges faced by communities around the world! The inaugural Y Fest took place on May 14, 2005, and brought over 1,500 people together in San Francisco Civic Center Plaza for the big party. Since 2005, Y Fest has grown tremendously and this year promises to be the biggest and most exciting ever. May 31,  2008 - check it out: http://www.newglobalcitizens.org/yfest2008.html  

Our panel of judges have watched each of the incredible Semi-Finalist videos and weighed in with their choices. We're excited to announce the Finalists for the 1st annual Be the Change! Share the Story! school video contest!Please join us in congratulating:McTavish Green team Global Ambassadors Team LCC Social Justice Each registered user has the opportunity to place their single vote at www.quantumshift.tv/schools starting 12:01 A.M. MT on May 24th. Voting closes on May 30, 2008 11:59 P.M. MT (this includes any new users who join the Quantum Shift TV community before the end of the voting process).If you have any questions, please sign in and post them here For those that didn't make the Finals this year, make sure to vote for the winner and please inspire us all again next year w...

Savvy Insider is edited by George Froehlich, a former television and print journalist, with more than 35 years of experience. He worked in Chile, Ireland, the U.S. and different parts of Canada. For years he was in charge of Global Television's western sports and news operations.Check out what he's saying about the Be the Change! Share the Story! school video contest here

Great work by the Green Team to get their project out and in the eyes of media in Victoria, BC!It's awesome to see online organization prove to be effective in creating offline action!It was actually the video project for Quantum Shift that helped St. Amand and the Green Team decide their message could reach a wider audience. “At the time, my class had started [recycling] soft plastics, but by making the video, getting inspired by the video, we got the school involved, and before you know it, we started the depot to have a place to bring stuff,” she said.Read the entire article here  

Pangea Day is tomorrow, May 10th. QStv is all about Pangea - using media to create social and environmental change.What is Pangea Day?Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film. Why? In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it's easy to lose sight of what we all have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that – to help people see themselves in others – through the power of film.http://www.pangeaday.org Pangea Day on Quantumshift.tv - Check out these videos:Lusaka Sunrise- Fighting For Life Through Football NGO ACTION: Street Football for Peace