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You’re never too old to be social media savvy. If you don’t believe me, just ask Josie Dimples (@j_dimps). She’s the 80-year old grandmother from Staten Island, who’s proving that Twitter isn’t just for celebrities. The youthful senior started a … Continue reading
If Facebook had based its offer for Instagram on the number of column inches and blog posts the deal would inspire, the price would have been much higher than $1 billion. But leaving aside the question of whether any app … Continue reading
If I earned a dollar every time somebody said to me, “…this year is the year of the mobile”, I’d be sitting on my Yacht in the French Riviera sipping on cocktails. Continue reading
Vancouver Police Department goes social media: Police Chief Jim Chu participates in live Q&A on Twitter and Facebook. And Constable Steve Addison starts blogging about his experiences as a beat cop. Continue reading
New survey says that more journalists are on LinkedIn than any other social networking tool. LinkedIn has become an important tool for reporters to find industry experts for a story, especially when they can’t get through to a source. Continue reading
Our neighbors to the south and over the border, The Bellingham Herald, posted an excellent article today, laying out some ground rules for businesses using social media. Check it out: Do you know how to use social media and social … Continue reading
Calling all social media loving narcissists! Do you treat your Facebook profile as a work of art? Does it represent and contain everything that makes you so unique and spectacular? Introducing the Egobook, a physical binding of your Facebook identity. … Continue reading
Marketing Magazine posted an article day announcing the launch of a highly significant new marketing tool for Canadian retailers: Facebook has launched a new feature in Canada that allows mobile users to claim discounts through smartphones by “checking in” while … Continue reading
In many ways, the position of Facebook today is very similar to that of AOL and Compuserve in the 80s and 90s. That is to say that during their time, AOL and Compuserve were the most widely used, hailed programs that … Continue reading
Last week saw the launch of Flipboard, an iPad app that curates user content from Facebook, Twitter and other favourite sites to create a completely personalised social magazine for each individual user. Flipboard organizes the user’s favourite content into a … Continue reading
