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NextSportStar.com continues to dramatically increase its online fan popularity, attracting 3,148,198 unique visitors per month according to ComScore December 2011 data. Now with over 7 million page views monthly, the unswerving growth in fan popularity month-after-month is proof that NextSportStar.com has a winning concept. Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to connecting online with friends, colleagues and acquaintances, Facebook is the place to be for those in creative fields, a new survey by The Creative Group suggests. Nearly half (44 per cent) of advertising and marketing executives interviewed said Facebook would be their social media site of choice if they were limited to using just one. Read the rest of this entry »

HootSuite continues to build momentum as a platform for partners, developers, and users by extending functionality and integration opportunities with the release of their Engagement API, and another wave of apps to join their ever-expanding App Directory. Today, users gain access to a wave of new apps that join the App Directory including Digg, Trendspottr, and InboxQ. These apps are available immediately to HootSuite Basic, Pro, and Enterprise account holders worldwide. Read the rest of this entry »

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 »