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Bing And Klout Work Together To Provide More Focus On Social Influence
0By: Talha Bhatti | September 28th, 2012 | Business, News, Social Media
Microsoft, the developer and distributor of the Windows Operating System, has penned a new partnership with California based startup Klout. In a joint announcement to the press the companies described the nature of cooperation in which Klout’s data will be used in Microsoft’s
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Salesforce Renames And Launches Recently Acquired Rypple as Work.com
By: Talha Bhatti | September 26th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Social Media
Salesforce, a leader in Customer relationship management (CRM) software & cloud computing, launched their latest service called Work.com one week ago. The newest addition to the Salesforce roster is a social talent management software that has a tie in with
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Facebook Launches Organ Donor Feature in Canada
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 23rd, 2012 | Health, Living, News, O Canada, Social Media
At the beginning of May this year, Facebook introduced an incredible feature that allowed organ donors to connect with those requiring transplants. The noble initiative leverages the vast reach of Facebook’s user base and was inspired by Mark Zuckerberg’s relationship with his wife, a current medical student as well as his relationship wi...
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Facebook Testing New Ad Network For Off Site Ad Placement
By: Talha Bhatti | September 22nd, 2012 | Android, Business, iOS, Mobile Apps, News, Social Media
After Facebook’s disappointing IPO and stock activity since, the company has been looking at ways to bring in some positive news and help increase its share prices. One of the problems that the company is trying to tackle is its revenue generation from ads and focusing on its underutilized mobile customer base.
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Canada’s Keek Grabs $5.5 Million In Funding From Toronto Based Venture Capitalist Firms
By: Talha Bhatti | September 20th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Social Media
Keek, a website that allows users to post short videos updates in a Twitter like manner, has received $5.5-million in early stage funding from AlphaNorth Asset Management, Plazacorp Ventures and
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VIDEO: Innovative Dutch School Uses Facebook’s Timeline Feature to Teach History
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 20th, 2012 | Living, News, Social Media
Of the myriad of industries, vocations and pockets of society that could benefit most from innovation and the integration of technology, educating the next generation of world changers is definitely at the top of the list. Understanding the importance of teaching and education, a forward thinking school in Amsterdam called 4e Gymnasium h...
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Canada Based Tagga Media And airG Reveal Strategic Partnership
By: Talha Bhatti | September 18th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Social Media
Canadian firms, airG and Tagga, formally announced to the media on September 10 that the Vancouver based firms would be entering into a strategic partnership “to leverage the strength of each other’s products as well as partner on mutually beneficial marketing initiatives.” T...
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Facebook for BlackBerry v3.2 Available Now On BlackBerry App World
By: Talha Bhatti | September 18th, 2012 | Living, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Social Media
The Official BlackBerry Blog announced on September 13 that Facebook would be releasing the 3.2 version of its app for BlackBerry OS. The upgraded Facebook app has a lot of new goodies for users of Research In Motion’s flagship BlackBerry smartphones. The latest app will be available for download ...
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Canada Based Dapple Lets Users Search All Social Networks for Content
By: Talha Bhatti | September 5th, 2012 | Android, iOS, Mobile Apps, Social Media
Social Networking may have revolutionized the way people stay in touch with each other and share information but most websites including Facebook lack in a solid search feature. In most cases users find that they are being bombarded with posts, tweets, likes and comments that are irrelevant and distracting. All this “noise” can make it dif...
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List of “Twitter Certified Products” released along with guidelines
By: Talha Bhatti | September 4th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, Social Media
Twitter recently announced the start of it “Certified Products Program” which comes only a month after a post on the company’s blog stated that stricter Twitter API guidelines were coming to give users a consistent experience across the board. Twitter’s new program is meant to highlight “the best products and services to thrive on Twi...
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