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Manitoba's Archangel Fireworks will represent Canada on July 23rd as the HSBC Celebration of Light ignites with a Godzilla-themed pryotechnic display in Vancouver's English Bay, where Strutta will be on hand as the official videographers of the competition.

Come by and check out the firework displays, then watch them afterwards on Strutta to decide which one you think is the best. Canada's entry will be followed up by the US display on July 26th, China on July 30th, with the finale on the 2nd of August.

Friday afternoon saw the Strutta offices alive with conversation, as dozens of members of our beloved tech community graced us with their presence to enjoy a few tasty libations.

That is, we offered free beer and a crowd gathered. Much fun was had. Raul was on hand to photograph and blog the gathering; his photos are below in the slideshow. In case you hadn't heard, Raul wants you to follow him on Twitter. 

People sometimes tell me they have this really great idea for a Strutta video but they're shy and worried about how they'll look on camera. Luckily, there's a way around this problem and it's called "acting". Acting allows us to be much cooler on camera than we are when we're not on camera. It's also a skill, just like tying our shoes, knitting or shooting, so it's something we can all learn. And the best way to do that is probably to get advice from a pro, like James Franco, currently starring in a web series on funnyordie.com called "Acting with James Franco". Check it out below and learn how to sniff jackets and better express yourself on camera.

Strutta.com has seen a bit of redesign, meant to help you navigate your way through the site.

The biggest change, and the first you'll notice is a new homepage:

We've also added a page for hot players and videos, and the "logged in view" of the homepage is now an informative dashboard, for players to better understand their current status.

What's hot on Strutta? Let Alexa be your guide and check out these choice picks:

On Monday Jordan and I stopped by CFUN's studios for a chat with Jennifer Thompson and Joe Leary of the "Jenn and Joe Show." 

Listen to the mp3 of our chat here. Big thanks to Jenn, Joe and Producer Art for having us on!

In one of many "Open Games" on Strutta (games awaiting challengers) social media darling Alana Taylor is still waiting for a challenger in the "Best Tech Song" game, with "The Twitter Song."

Well it's Friday, which means it's time for some sweet Faceball action:

Strutta has been selected as one of the featured companies to show off at Twiistup 4, July 17 at the Viceroy in Santa Monica.

More than 100 companies applied and we are thrilled to be one of 11 companies chosen by their esteemed panel of judges. Strutta is also one of the three crazy crashers from out of town. The rest of the "show off" companies are from the LA area.

Geek rockers Weezer (you gotta love 'em, really) have outdone themselves once again with a new music video that features 24 internet video memes and their original creators, as seen on YouTube. Just another example of internet video "stars" hitting the big time: