By Tyler Sutherland The new director of BBC Global News is pro-social networking. In fact, Peter Horrocks is backing Facebook and Twitter so much, he has made it mandatory for journalists in his newsroom to use it. Horrocks took a similar stand to what most newsrooms...
The summer music festival known as Lilith Fair hasn't taken place in over 10 years, but that will soon change, as a group of female artists kick off their 2010 tour. Originally making its run from 1997-1999 and co-founded by Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan, Lilith...
By Tyler Sutherland Thanks to Facebook, Twitter and text messaging, more post-secondary students cannot write properly and use correct grammar. In an article put out by The Canadian Press on Sunday, professors at universities across the country say a lack of English...
By David Klassen Five journalists are putting social media to the test in an experiment to gather news by only using Facebook and Twitter. Because news breaks online rather than in a traditional media environment, proponents of the experiment say it will show that the...
A new Facebook group is making it easier for local bloggers to connect and network with each other. Winnipeg Bloggers appeared on the social networking website Thursday in an effort to unite everyone in one place. While the number of those signed up is only near a...
Some confusion popped up Wednesday night when a new Facebook profile titled "City of Winnipeg Media" appeared online, which to anyone working in the media, would seem like the social media profile for the city's Corporate Communications. We quickly checked to verify...
Don't mind the inferno in the background on Redwood Avenue Thursday night, these firefighters needed to take a cell phone pic first. Firefighter #1: Stand still so it won't be blurry. Firefighter #2: Hurry up! Firefighter #1: Dammit, it's blurry. Hang on, let me redo...
By Tyler Sutherland A Quebec woman's health benefits have been suspended after she posted photos of herself smiling on Facebook. Nathalie Blanchard has been on leave for the last year from her job at IBM in Bromont, Quebec. She has been receiving monthly sick leave...
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has created a Facebook page to help keep citizens updated with information surrounding the organization. The WRHA says the page is meant to provide real time updates on events and news occurring in the Winnipeg Health Region....
By Tyler Sutherland For those that thought Facebook has been dying off since Twitter came along, their latest financial postings prove otherwise. In a blog post on Tuesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company has become "cash-flow positive" in the year's second...
Dominic Maryk, 8, and sister Abby Maryk, 6, are still missing. In an effort to locate them, Child Find Manitoba has turned to Facebook to help spread the word and generate any leads in their whereabouts. "We urge all Facebook users to join the Bring Abby and Dominic...
By Tyler Sutherland We'll find out today what Facebook will do in response to a complaint from Canada's privacy commissioner. Jennifer Stoddart -- Federal privacy commissioner -- has raised concern over the way the social networking site handles members' information....
