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Facebook and Presumed Relevancy

Posted by Karim Kanji on Fri, February 5, 2010 1:22 PM · Filed under Denver-Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, South-Florida, Atlantic-Canada , Events, Facebook, Social Media · 2 Comments
As part of his Social Media Week (Toronto) and Refresh Events presentation, Scott Stratten stressed the importance of social media in helping company's and people staying relevant to their audience.  One of the things Scott covered was that in order to be relevant one must first engage and make "social... [more]

The Future of Foursquare?

Posted by Karim Kanji on Fri, February 5, 2010 10:37 AM · Filed under Denver-Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, South-Florida, Atlantic-Canada , Wireless, Events, Gaming, Facebook, Social Media, Mobile, Twitter · 2 Comments
On Wednesday, February 4th, Scott Stratten (@Unmarketing) presented to a jam-packed Refresh Events session as part of Social Media Week in Toronto (#SMWTO). At Function 13, Scott gave a passionate and energized talk entitled "Social (UN)Media: Where do we go from here?"  Scott broke down his thoughts into... [more]

Privacy Commissioner launches another Facebook probe

Posted by Robert Janelle on Wed, January 27, 2010 11:55 AM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada , Facebook, Social Media, Government · No Comments
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is launching a second probe into Facebook's compliance with Canadian privacy laws following a new complaint about Facebook's controversial changes last December. In December, Facebook made a now imfamous change to the privacy settings, leaving users' profiles wide open to the whole world by default instead... [more]

Fireside chat on Social Gaming at EpCon 2010

Posted by Karim Kanji on Thu, January 21, 2010 1:50 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada , Gaming, Facebook, Social Media · No Comments
One of the more exciting and interactive sessions during EPIC's EpCon 2010 conference in Waterloo was its Fireside Chat on Friday afternoon.  Featuring Shobeir Shobeiri, Kevin Li, and Anish Achariya the panel discussed many interesting aspects of social gaming.  If you're not familiar with these 3 personalities , here's a... [more]

Avastar and Hollywood Tycoon now on Facebook

Posted by Karim Kanji on Fri, January 8, 2010 9:04 AM · Filed under Denver-Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, South-Florida, Atlantic-Canada , Gaming, Facebook, Social Media · 1 Comment
  According to Venture Law Lines, Toronto-based Social Game Universe has recently launched Facebook editions of their popular social games, Avastar and Hollywood Tycoon.  Nathon Gunn and his team have been pursuing their own vision of social gaming for several years now, and the review of their latest products are yielding... [more]

Iran, democracy and social media

Posted by Karim Kanji on Sun, December 6, 2009 8:31 PM · Filed under Denver-Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, South-Florida, Atlantic-Canada , Events, Facebook, Social Media, Citizen Journalism, Digital Media, Government, Mobile, Twitter · No Comments
Time magazine is reporting that the Iranian government will be shutting down Internet access on Monday December 6th 2009.  Foreign media have also been warned to stay off the streets and stay in their offices until Thursday. So, by the time Canadian Techvibes readers have a chance to read... [more]

Taking a revolutionary chance: Impact Conference 2009

Posted by Soniya Monga on Mon, November 23, 2009 4:09 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada , Awards, Web 2.0, Events, Start-up, Internet Marketing, Facebook, Social Media, Mobile, Twitter, How-to · No Comments
Why is the Impact National Conference so radical in its approach? Because it’s intended for emerging talent, run entirely by emerging talent and amasses a following from industry executives and rising entrepreneurs alike.  With a lineup of speakers all offering a unique vantage point, there’s something profound to be said... [more]

Get your career cracking with TalentEgg

Posted by Karim Kanji on Mon, November 16, 2009 7:06 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada , Web 2.0, Start-up, Facebook, Women & Tech · No Comments
When she first graduated from Queen's University in 2005, Lauren Friese did what many graduates in her shoes do.  She went to graduate school.  Ms. Friese ended up at the London School of Economics in London, England.  After graduation she found a job there through Milkround.com.  Milkround.com is a British-based... [more]

Let's Get Digital at Marketing Week 2009

Posted by Soniya Monga on Wed, November 11, 2009 7:53 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada , Events, Associations, Facebook, Social Media, SEO, Digital Media, Mobile, Twitter · No Comments
There's always a risk at conferences with the scope and scale of Marketing Week 2009 to leave the audience puzzled or scattered with the overload of consumption available. The breadth and influx of information shared and learned from the "experts" can, quite frankly, be contradictory and overwhelming in nature. Luckily, this years Marketing Week... [more]

Crashing Squirrel Leaves a Fabulous Online Impression

Posted by Victoria Revay on Thu, September 17, 2009 1:26 PM · Filed under Denver-Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, South-Florida, Atlantic-Canada , Facebook, Social Media · 2 Comments
Holy Squirrel! Who would have thought that an innocent tourist photo "crashed" by a squirrel, inevitable dubbed the Crashing Banff Squirrel, would create one of the most successful and viral social media campaigns in Canada? Officials from Banff Lake Louise Tourism released the stats from the campaign that was part of... [more]
 
 
 
 

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