In the Facebook land of social expression, where photos and videos are shared with ease, a new application was released today to mark your friends birthdays – Birthday Mashup Cards by Mashup Arts. The app displays your friend’s upcoming birthdays, and with just one-click, the application automatically creates a social ecard that includes a photo slideshow from your friends’ public folder, and adds a YouTube Video to your Facebook ecard. Read the rest of this entry »
Burnham House Media Inc. is proud to introduce StoryMessenger – a social media website where people can share the defining moments that have shaped their lives. This site was founded by James Estrin and Steven James, former police officers from Toronto who have seen their share of fateful moments live and in colour. It was their experience on the force in combination with their families’ storybooks of defining moments that inspired StoryMessenger. Read the rest of this entry »
Over the weekend, superstar actress, model and international celebrity Pamela Anderson launched BamPoker (note, the official site has a very poor Web of Trust rank), the online gaming industry’s most exciting virtual Facebook poker experience to date. The BamPoker Facebook App boasts thrilling game play, a leading-edge online community and is the only place online where members can play Texas Hold’em poker with Pamela Anderson herself. Read the rest of this entry »
With the latest wave of apps to join the App Directory, HootSuite continues to simplify the lives of its 4+ million social media users – making it even easier to actively engage online with social media. The company’s latest integrations welcome mobile sharing app Instagram, content sharing network SlideShare, document sharing app edocr and engagement app Zuum into the popular, market-leading social media management dashboard. Read the rest of this entry »
Hey Canada…JELL-O wants to see your best JELL-Oh Face! You know, the face you make when you taste JELL-O for the first time or rediscover its fun all over again. It’s so delicious, so pleasantly fun and so unexpected that you can’t contain yourself. THAT’s your JELL-Oh Face! And today, you can share it with the country’s first-ever vending machine that works with your unique JELL-Oh Face. Read the rest of this entry »
Montreal-based Alina Digital has announced its newest MMO social gaming project: Rise of the Tycoon – American Dream. A revolutionary new intellectual MMO, Rise of the Tycoon blends political and economic strategy with social networking in a “gamified” social network that will appeal to mature gamers. Read the rest of this entry »
Wishpond has launched their new cross-platform offers application with a bang, with Canada’s largest yoga company YYoga using Social Offers to create an incredibly successful promotion for the opening of their new studio location. Read the rest of this entry »
After several months of beta testing, Montreal’s RewardGoals has launched a fun way to encourage friends to accomplish goals with the support of others. Available on the web and mobile devices, users can set goals for their friends, offer rewards as incentives to see them through and invite others to help support the goal. Read the rest of this entry »
Digital communications may once have been the domain of the young, but Canada’s senior citizens are increasingly crossing the digital divide, according to new research from Revera, a Canadian seniors’ accommodation, care and services. Read the rest of this entry »
Vancouver’s market-leading social media management system HootSuite has expanded its LinkedIn beta to all HootSuite users, and will be offering comprehensive support to LinkedIn Company Pages. With more than 160 million professionals signed up to use LinkedIn, Company Pages are powerful ways for business professionals to connect with companies of interest, receive the latest updates and industry news, research product and service offerings, and learn more about available job opportunities. Read the rest of this entry »