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Searching for a new job in 2012 is nothing like it used to be even just five years ago. Today, most of us use some form of social media on a daily basis, but according to Randstad Canada, the country’s leader for staffing, recruitment and HR Services, it’s important for jobseekers to job search with social media and to use the power of social media as a viable tool to advance their career. Read the rest of this entry »

Presented by Merging Media and CMPA, the Access 360 Monetization Workshops – Increase your ROI using Social Media and Gamification workshops feature two dynamic speakers and focuses on monetization, financing, developing virtual economies using Social Media and Gamification. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver-based digital marketing agency 6S Marketing has developed an infographic illustrating how Google is dominating the social search market, the growth of Google+ compared to Facebook and Twitter, and why Google+ is growing as quickly as it is. Read the rest of this entry »

Nova Scotia’s SimplyCast, a provider of multi-channel marketing Platform-as-a-Service solutions, has released Version 7.0 of its online marketing application, moving to the forefront of multi-channel marketing automation. Read the rest of this entry »

Bell Aliant Inc. is bringing the world’s most popular social networking tool into customers’ living rooms with its new Facebook application for FibreOP™ TV customers, who can now watch their favourite TV shows while viewing their Facebook news feeds, rate and comment on the TV show they are watching and view Facebook photo albums. The free Facebook app is available today to FibreOP TV customers. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian pop singer and songwriter Rosette is launching her new single “Amnesia” with Ian Carey featuring Timbaland exclusively with fans of her Facebook page. She has partnered with the Vancouver-developed Facebook app Pholiofy to make it happen. Read the rest of this entry »

HootSuite University has announced the launch of their Higher Education Program and their first partnership with S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at New York’s Syracuse University. This partnership addresses the growing demand for social media professionals in today’s evolving job market. Read the rest of this entry »

Thanks to KPMG, a single, unified view of the social media conversations from delegates of the Annual World Economic Forum 2012 (WEF)  will give businesses, non-governmental organizations, politicians, journalists, academicians and social entrepreneurs an easy way to follow insights and join conversations shaping the global agenda this year in Davos. Read the rest of this entry »

Social media optimization expert PARTA Dialogue Inc. has published a white paper outlining predictions that in 2012, the next frontier for tech companies will be the measurement of performance, cost-efficiency and return on investment of corporate social media investments. Read the rest of this entry »

Registration for the free digital culture festival Social Media Week Toronto (SMWTO) happening February 13th through 17th is now open. Anyone interested can sign up for one or more of the 70 events available on a first-come, first-served basis. Read the rest of this entry »