Sherrilynne Starkie

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May 12: this week in social media

Sherrilynne Starkie

We've been building a YouTube partner program since 2007 that enables content creators to earn revenue for their creativity. Inspired by the invaluable role relationships played in our own careers, we launched LinkedIn with the tagline "Relationships matter." Paid channels come to YouTube.

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Digital grassroots: the Internet fights back

Sherrilynne Starkie

The new law provides a safe harbour to those who create and also those who host that content, for example.”. From then the movement grew: The Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook Group was launched in 2007 and soon had 90,000 members. “It now addresses many issues that are important to consumers. Mainstream media picked up on the story.

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Nine years of Twitter

Sherrilynne Starkie

I joined Twttr (that’s what it was called then) on April 3, 2007 just as it started to gain traction at SXSWi. It is extremely efficient as a content channel. I had already invested a lot of effort into my blog and was building a credible reputation online. It was pretty boring at first.

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