Posts Categorized: Social Media

I Invented the Twitter Hashtag

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Description: Have you every wondered how the hashtag originated? Source: CNN Money Date: January 25, 2015 Silicon Valley insider Chris Messina tells CNNMoney’s Laurie Segall about how he got the idea to use the ‘#’ symbol on Twitter. Questions for discussion: 1. Do you use hashtags on your social media posts? 2. Do you search for… Read more »

Students Not Happy with Government Expecting Them to Work for Free, Launch #MyTimeHasValue

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Description: Students are standing up for themselves and proving to the world that their time has worth. Source: Tech Vibes Date: January 16, 2015 Student representatives of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers are issuing a call to the creative community to speak out against speculative work by sharing the message “My Time Has Value.” Read more Questions for Discussion:… Read more »

Selfies boost plastic surgery business

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Description: Studies are showing that the plastic surgery business is booming due to the selfie craze Source: Globe and Mail Date: December 5, 2014   Society is on a quest to look perfect in their posted selfies and online dating profile pictures. Questions for discussion: 1. Would you ever consider getting plastic surgery? 2. Do you… Read more »

Pinterest Popular in Canada, Men Slowly Warming up to Platform

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Description: Statistics show that men are finally coming around to Pinterest. Source: Tech Vibes Date: December 4, 2014   Pinterest continues to perform well in the Canadian market and men here are warming up to the historically female-oriented social network.The online scrapbooking platform says Canada is its second-biggest market behind only the US. The company also… Read more »

The Social Psychology Of The Naked Selfie

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Description: There’s actually a science behind why we are seeing repeated nude photo hacking scandals — the science of social Source: TechCrunch Date: November 29, 2014   If you’re building a tech product that has anything to do with photos then you’re probably feeling an uncomfortable sense of déjà vu lately, and it has to do with… Read more »

The World’s Most-Loved Brands on Social Media

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Description: 10 companies make the top 10 most-loved brands on social media, according to Hootsuite. Source: TechVibes Date: November 20, 2014     Hootsuite has launched The Love List, a regularly self-updating list of the world’s most-loved brands on social media. The Vancouver-based, billion-dollar social media company uses an algorithm that combines sentiment and mentions to determine whose… Read more »

Canadians Will Now See Ads on Instagram

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Description: Canadians have discovered that Instagram is now showing ads to their users based on the true Instagram experience. Source: TechVibes Date: November 13, 2014     Instagram has added advertising to Canada, which is great news for advertisers but not-so-great news for Canadian users of the platform. Initial advertisers include Air Canada, Target Canada, and… Read more »

Facebook Conducted Another Secret Experiment On Users

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Description: Once again, Facebook is up to their old tricks again organizing social experiments on it’s users, unbeknownst to anyone. Source: Huffington Post Date: November 3, 2014   Facebook quietly tweaked the news feeds of 1.9 million users before the 2012 election so they would see more “hard news” shared by friends. That change may have boosted voter turnout… Read more »

Facebook’s Anonymous App Could Kill Trolls With Secret Identity

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Description: Facebook’s new app is promising to help ward off spammers and internet “trolls”. Source: Tech Crunch Date: October 10, 2014 Wack-a-mole. That’s what it’s usually like fighting trolls, bullies, and spammers in anonymous communities. Ban them and they just start new accounts. That’s why the fact that Facebook knows who you really are could be… Read more »