Darren Barefoot
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Darren Barefoot is a writer
and marketing
executive based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
. He is a founding partner at Capulet Communications, a public relations
firm specializing in work with high technology companies and environmental organizations. He currently resides in Vancouver.
Barefoot wrote a monthly column for the Yaletown View, whose parent company
publishes magazines in British Columbia and California
. Barefoot has also written for the Vancouver Sun and Victoria News newspapers, as well as marketing and technology trade journals. He is also a blog
ger who writes on a variety of topics.
In 2003, Barefoot was instrumental in "Flowers for Al and Don," which purchased flowers for gay
couple
s that participated in domestic partnership
ceremonies in San Francisco, California
and Portland, Oregon
.
In 2006 a play he wrote called Bolloxed debuted at theater festivals in Vancouver and Victoria
. It is a comedic romance about a Canadian computer programmer
who falls in love with an Irish
girl.
In 2007, Barefoot created Get a First Life, a satirical
website
that parodied the popular virtual world Second Life
. In July, 2007, Barefoot created another satirical website, iPhatigue, that parodies the Apple website.
In 2011, Barefoot pledged to purchase products only made and sourced in Canada.
In 2008, Barefoot co-authored a book about internet marketing
entitled Getting to First Base: A Social Media Marketing Playbook.
In 2009, Barefoot co-authored Friends with Benefits: A Social Media Marketing Handbook. ISBN 1593271999, No Starch Press.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
executive based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He is a founding partner at Capulet Communications, a public relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
firm specializing in work with high technology companies and environmental organizations. He currently resides in Vancouver.
Barefoot wrote a monthly column for the Yaletown View, whose parent company
Parent company
A parent company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors; the second company being deemed as a subsidiary of the parent company...
publishes magazines in British Columbia and California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Barefoot has also written for the Vancouver Sun and Victoria News newspapers, as well as marketing and technology trade journals. He is also a blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger who writes on a variety of topics.
In 2003, Barefoot was instrumental in "Flowers for Al and Don," which purchased flowers for gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
couple
Couple
Couple may refer to:*Two items of a type.**Two members of an intimate relationship*Couple , a system of forces with a resultant moment but no resultant force*Thermocouple, a type of temperature sensor...
s that participated in domestic partnership
Domestic partnership
A domestic partnership is a legal or personal relationship between two individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are neither joined by marriage nor a civil union...
ceremonies in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
and Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
.
In 2006 a play he wrote called Bolloxed debuted at theater festivals in Vancouver and Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
. It is a comedic romance about a Canadian computer programmer
Computer programming
Computer programming is the process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs. This source code is written in one or more programming languages. The purpose of programming is to create a program that performs specific operations or exhibits a...
who falls in love with an Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
girl.
In 2007, Barefoot created Get a First Life, a satirical
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
that parodied the popular virtual world Second Life
Second Life
Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. It was launched on June 23, 2003. A number of free client programs, or Viewers, enable Second Life users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars...
. In July, 2007, Barefoot created another satirical website, iPhatigue, that parodies the Apple website.
In 2011, Barefoot pledged to purchase products only made and sourced in Canada.
Books
Barefoot is an author of two books:In 2008, Barefoot co-authored a book about internet marketing
Internet marketing
Internet marketing, also known as digital marketing, web marketing, online marketing, search marketing or e-marketing, is referred to as the marketing of products or services over the Internet...
entitled Getting to First Base: A Social Media Marketing Playbook.
In 2009, Barefoot co-authored Friends with Benefits: A Social Media Marketing Handbook. ISBN 1593271999, No Starch Press.