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Social media and Montreal’s student protests

Sherrilynne Starkie

AT a recent IABC Ottawa professional development event, speaker Melissa Carroll, the person behind the Montreal Police Service ’s (SPVM) Twitter account during the 2012 student protests against tuition fee increases, explained that social media can really move people. Montreal Student Protest Berri Hill (Photo credit: xddorox).

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Top 10 Powerful Moments That Shaped Social Media History Over the Last 20 Years

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Do you remember your first social media profile? Or, how about your first social media post? Social media has changed and evolved so much since the early days, it’s almost hard to believe how far we’ve come. How people use social media has changed as well. Let’s dive in!

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Digital grassroots: the Internet fights back

Sherrilynne Starkie

His topic, the year the Internet fought back, focused on how a genuine grassroots movement, fuelled by social media, impacted the Canadian Federal government’s digital copyright law. It started in 2004 when a legislative committee held a series of hearings on digital copyright reform. March 2012: Ottawa’s Twitter top 20.

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Top 17 Social Media Monitoring Vendors for Business

Socialmedia.biz

For instance, internet users create new social media accounts every day. You cannot underestimate the power and impact of social media in the business world today. Previously, people used social media platforms to chat, create friendships, share files, and perform other social activities.

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LinkedIn, Social Media And Bubbles

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Internet IPO since Google back in 2004. Everyone from investors to start-up entrepreneurs and media pundits have looked at this deal sideways. It's just hard to imagine that an online social network specifically targeted to the business professional suddenly has a valuation that rivals brands like Tiffany & Co.

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7 Smart Ways You Can Use TBT To Grow Your Brand on Social

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Bonus: Download a free guide to discover which hashtags to use to boost traffic and target customers on social media. ” Social media users use this hashtag on posts that “throwback” to an older version of themselves. The history of this social media trend actually goes back pretty far.

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Social Media Influencers – What would you do? @spotus

Laurel Papworth

The problem is, you can’t just put your social object up on a social media site and hope people will find it. The Oxford American , a national magazine award winner in 2004, plans to publish the piece. Nine donors so far… What would YOU do to improve this social media campaign?