After recently falling behind Facebook in terms of users and page views, MySpace‘s reputation has taken another hit. This week they released the names of over 90,000 registered sex offenders who had profiles on their website. Ouch. They were subpoenaed to disclose this information after a report put out in January by the Internet Safety [...]
Money, money, money! It’s all we seem to talk about these days. But don’t worry guys, Facebook could save us from the depression. The online network’s top execs put on their suits and ties last week for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where they showed international experts just how good they could be for [...]
Pop culture’s latest rap-rock disaster hit the web this week, as Lil Wayne teamed up with AT&T to release his new single via Facebook. Although the track ended up leaking online over the weekend, the hip-hop star performed the single for the first time in a live feed on the website Wednesday night. The live video [...]
What do birthday parties and heated anti-Israel demonstrations have in common? They can both, fairly easily, be organized as Facebook events. This was proven in a recent New York Times article that looked into the use of social networking websites by young activists as a tool for gathering support for political causes and for planning [...]
Since Facebook started gaining popularity, numerous corporations have latched onto its success to create new and innovative marketing opportunities. Apparently CNN, one of America’s most valued and trusted news organizations, has joined the club. CNN is teaming up with Facebook in its coverage of Obama’s presidential inauguration, allowing Facebook users to update their statuses and monitor [...]
Would you abandon 10 of your friends for a hot, juicy slab of beef? Apparently the prospect of a free Whopper from Burger King was enough to prompt thousands of Facebook users to delete several friends from their accounts. Burger King’s latest ad campaign created an application on the social networking site, offering a free [...]
I used to be a hater. I was one of those people who mocked and rejected Facebook. I didn’t want to be added to the growing population of users chained to their computers to “creep” on other people they were “friends” with, sucking all the gossip they could out of this new, bizarre, and viciously [...]
Who says politics can’t be fun? Vancouver’s civic candidates let loose at the Creative City Cabaret on Saturday evening – singing, dancing, and making their political points. Local arts management group Left Right Minds hosted the event at the Roundhouse Community Centre. They were hoping to address issues in the arts community and collect donations [...]
Mayoral candidates Peter Ladner (NPA) and Gregor Robertson (Vision Vancouver) both performed musical numbers at the Creative City Cabaret in Vancouver, a week before the civic election. Held at the Roundhouse Community Centre, the event was put on by arts management group Left Right Minds as an attempt to raise awareness for the arts. The [...]
Volunteer Vancouver isn’t looking for your money. These days, they’re after your time, using the first annual Timeraiser event to encourage young professionals to get more involved in the volunteer community. Held on Thursday, September 25th, the Timeraiser combined a silent art auction with a volunteer fair aiming to recruit eager 20 to 30-year-olds to [...]
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