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.
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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
If you want to be on the radar of recruiters, an active social (media) life is advisable.
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 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.
This week, Facebook unveiled what it calls "graph search." The name isn't user friendly. And neither is the feature itself.
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.
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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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Despite mounting privacy concerns, Google has charmed the vast majority of Canadians.
The bankrupt Kodak sold more than 1,000 patents for $525 million to a consortium led by Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corp this week. The patents, which are mostly related to digital imaging, are estimated to be worth over $2 billion.
The patents will be licensed out to several major technology companies, including Apple, Google, and Microsoft. Also licensing the patents is Waterloo-based Research in Motion, the only Canadian company on a list featuring the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Samsung, and Adobe.
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