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Over the weekend, superstar actress, model and international celebrity Pamela Anderson launched BamPoker (note, the official site has a very poor Web of Trust rank), the online gaming industry’s most exciting virtual Facebook poker experience to date. The BamPoker Facebook App boasts thrilling game play, a leading-edge online community and is the only place online where members can play Texas Hold’em poker with Pamela Anderson herself. Read the rest of this entry »

With the latest wave of apps to join the App Directory, HootSuite continues to simplify the lives of its 4+ million social media users – making it even easier to actively engage online with social media. The company’s latest integrations welcome mobile sharing app Instagram, content sharing network SlideShare, document sharing app edocr and engagement app Zuum into the popular, market-leading social media management dashboard. Read the rest of this entry »

Hey Canada…JELL-O wants to see your best JELL-Oh Face! You know, the face you make when you taste JELL-O for the first time or rediscover its fun all over again.  It’s so delicious, so pleasantly fun and so unexpected that you can’t contain yourself.  THAT’s your JELL-Oh Face!  And today, you can share it with the country’s first-ever vending machine that works with your unique JELL-Oh Face.  Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal-based Alina Digital has announced its newest MMO social gaming project: Rise of the Tycoon – American Dream. A revolutionary new intellectual MMO,  Rise of the Tycoon blends political and economic strategy with social networking in a “gamified” social network that will appeal to mature gamers. Read the rest of this entry »

Wishpond has launched their new cross-platform offers application with a bang, with Canada’s largest yoga company YYoga using Social Offers to create an incredibly successful promotion for the opening of their new studio location. Read the rest of this entry »

After several months of beta testing, Montreal’s RewardGoals has launched a fun way to encourage friends to accomplish goals with the support of others. Available on the web and mobile devices, users can set goals for their friends, offer rewards as incentives to see them through and invite others to help support the goal. Read the rest of this entry »

Digital communications may once have been the domain of the young, but Canada’s senior citizens are increasingly crossing the digital divide, according to new research from Revera, a Canadian seniors’ accommodation, care and services.  Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s market-leading social media management system HootSuite has expanded its LinkedIn beta to all HootSuite users, and will be offering comprehensive support to LinkedIn Company Pages. With more than 160 million professionals signed up to use LinkedIn, Company Pages are powerful ways for business professionals to connect with companies of interest, receive the latest updates and industry news, research product and service offerings, and learn more about available job opportunities. Read the rest of this entry »

Social media is gaining a foothold in Canada’s workplaces, with personal and professional use overlapping at work, according to the latest survey results from global workforce solutions provider Kelly Services®. Approximately 15 percent of employees approve of the personal use of social media during work hours, while many more view it as disruptive to workplace harmony. Read the rest of this entry »

A new poll of 400 Canadian business leaders by Queen’s School of Business reveals decidedly mixed feelings about social media.  While four in ten (39 per cent) bosses say social media is something they need to use—whether they want to or not —close to an equal number (35 per cent) say they use it heavily because it’s a good opportunity for the business, with the remaining 24 per cent saying it doesn’t add any value. Despite these divisions, a strong majority of executives (72 per cent) are planning to invest the same or more on social media versus last year. Read the rest of this entry »