Facebook Announces New Verified Profiles and Pages
The Facebook experience is in a constant metamorphosis, always expanding and developing, seeking the perfect mould for users.
AccelerateOtt to Celebrate Past, Present, and Future of Ottawa's Startup Community
Ottawa knows that entrepreneurs and innovators are wealth creators and the keystone to the city's future economic prosperity. Which is why, on June 14, AccelerateOtt will bring together entrepreneurs, students, researchers, investors, and thought leaders to celebrate the past, present, and future of Ottawa’s startup community.
Facebook Bypasses Gastown and Yaletown to Open Vancouver Office in Coal Harbour
In March Techvibes reported that Facebook is setting up an office in Vancouver. We've recently learned that it won't be in either of the more traditional tech hubs of Gastown or Yaletown.
Canadians Can't Go One Day Without Checking Social Media, Study Says
One in three Canadians check their social media feeds daily, accrording to a recent report from the Media Technology Monitor.
More than two thirds of Canadians who use the internet are regular social media users, the report says, up six percent from 2011. And nearly two thirds of social media users in Canada check their feeds daily.
read moreWhy I Haven’t Hired a Single Developer in Canada
Being an entrepreneur is tough.
Anyone that’s tried to start a company or has one will tell you it’s not easy. You don’t know if your idea will make it and you’re not sure when you’ll be getting your next pay day—or if a pay day will even come at all. After you pay everyone else, will there even be anything left for you?
read moreThe Good and the Bad of the 2013 Vancouver Social Media Awards
On Thursday, March 28, the Yaletown Roundhouse community center was host to the first Vancouver Social Media Awards. The first year of any awards show is always an event to behold: precedents are set that future years will either reinforce or subvert, and what was deemed acceptable that night will be the reference point for years to come.
Facebook Opening Office in Vancouver This May to Train Software Engineers
Facebook is setting up an office in Vancouver.
Facebook Breaks Down the Oscars as Social Network Sees 66 Million Interactions
People around the world connected with fans, filmmakers and celebrities in record numbers on Facebook last night.
The social network saw 66.5 million Oscar-related interactions yesterday.
read moreFacebook Breaks Down How Many Users are Single Ahead of Valentine's Day
This Valentine's Day, only half of us celebrating with our loved one. At least according to Facebook, which now represents one-seventh of the world's population.
98% of Recruiters Use Social Media for Their Hiring
If you want to be on the radar of recruiters, an active social (media) life is advisable.
Twitter Dominates Facebook Super Bowl Ads, Google+ Nowhere to be Found
Social network Twitter made short work of its competition during yesterday's 52 Super Bowl commercials. And it didn't even need an ad to do so.
Microsoft Dethroned as Most Influential Canadian Brand by Google
Microsoft has been dethroned. Canadians think Google is the most influential brand in Canada, a recently updated list concludes. It happens to be a company based out of California and only two Canadian companies make the top ten list at all.
Let's Face It: Facebook's Graph Search Isn't for Users, It's for Advertisers
This week, Facebook unveiled what it calls "graph search." The name isn't user friendly. And neither is the feature itself.
Real-Life Friends More Important Than Online Friends, Study Shows
Does having hundreds of Facebook friends really make you happier?
That's the question being addressed in a new study published by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research. The study, called “Comparing the Happiness Effects of Real and On-Line Friends,” looks at the value of online and in-person social networks.
read moreFacebook's New Graph Search in a Nutshell
Today at Facebook HQ Mark Zuckerberg announced one of the most anticipated new Facebook features to date - Graph Search.
Currently in beta, Graph Search is a new social search engine that navigates your Facebook connections and make them more useful.
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