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Via We Make Stuff Happen: This workshop is presented by our friend Jonathan Christian, founder of We Make Stuff Happen, a Langley-based social media strategy and business networking company. Taking place on May 17th, Social Media 201 will help to give you an understanding of social media and how to successfully integrate into your daily business management. Read the rest of this entry »

Revenue Automation Inc., a digital marketing agency in North Vancouver, has started a LinkedIn group for B2C companies interested in sharing ideas regarding the transition from email marketing to marketing automation. B2C professionals can join the conversation by going to the B2C Marketing Automation group on LinkedIn. Read the rest of this entry »

There is no denying the use of social media sites has exploded over recent years. Currently there are almost 16 million Facebook profiles live in Canada and over 5 million on the professional social network LinkedIn. And as more and more people spend their time online, it only makes sense for Randstad Canada, the country’s leader for staffing, recruitment and HR Services, and its skilled recruiters to use social recruiting techniques to be where the most qualified, talented, and largest pool of applicants are. Read the rest of this entry »

GiveawayNow.com, the social media tool that offers companies additional exposure on Twitter and Facebook through giveaways, has officially launched its site, just in time for Mother’s Day with giveaways that include eReader Tablets, Jewelry and Ancestry.com subscription giveaways. Read the rest of this entry »

HootSuite, makers of the market-leading social media management system, releases HootSuite Teams, tools aimed at serious business collaboration. With corporate social media exploding, businesses have been stuck using tools intended for the dorm room, not the boardroom. Until now. Read the rest of this entry »

Spurred by numerous recent media reports of employers requesting Facebook passwords from job candidates, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, launched a paper today to provide Ontarians with practical advice on how to protect their online privacy in the increasingly complex social media world. Read the rest of this entry »

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced Cartoon Universe, a free-to-play, online world that will provide a safe, social environment for young kids to go on adventures, solve puzzles and play games with their favorite Looney Tunes and Scooby-Doo! Characters. Cartoon Universe, which went into closed beta today, is being developed by WB Games Montréal, a Warner Bros. – wholly owned studio devoted to developing games based on Warner Bros.’ key brands. Read the rest of this entry »

THQ’s Jimmy Buffett-inspired world Margaritaville Online,  developed by Vancouver’s Exploding Barrel Games, made headlines over the weekend when it took home the ‘Best Social – Casual Game’ award at the Canadian Videogame Awards. Read the rest of this entry »

Trend Micro Incorporated has announced a strategic partnership with Facebook to help protect users’ digital life against malicious sites and malware. Facebook will support integration of the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ infrastructure, which uses cloud technology, threat correlation, and a global network of threat intelligence sensors to proactively stop malware and web threats. Read the rest of this entry »

At the recent Demo Spring 2012 event in California, Vancouver’s CrowdFanatic released a new addition to Facebook, the CrowdFanatic App. This ‘Groups-Connectivity Layer’ is a revolutionary application which directly connects groups and
pages on Facebook with each other. For example, by using the app, The Hunger Games fans can challenge Twilight fans, Apple aficionados can engage hard core Androiders and Romney supporters can try to convert Obama’s voters to win the election. Read the rest of this entry »