Sherrilynne Starkie

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One week until Social Capital Ottawa

Sherrilynne Starkie

There is just one more week until the third annual Social Capital Ottawa, a one-day conference for O-city’s active social media community. Don’t miss this opportunity for facetime with the people of Ottawa’s social media community and to learn the about the latest social media thinking and trends.

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Study shows social media drives sales

Sherrilynne Starkie

AIR MILES collectors were encouraged to engage with the AIR MILES-hosted social community website by sharing thoughts about the brand or participating in promotions; they were rewarded either with a small number of bonus miles or entry to a lottery for large prizes.

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Mayor Jim Watson named 2014 communicator of the year by IABC Ottawa

Sherrilynne Starkie

The Communicator of the Year (COTY) Award recognizes the outstanding achievements of an Ottawa-based organizational leader who shows excellence in the field of communications. The recipient is a well-known figure in his/her community, a role model and trusted mentor to his/her peers.

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Social Capital Ottawa

Sherrilynne Starkie

Canada’s national capital is Ottawa and one of the city’s many strengths is the active and passionate social media community that thrives here. It’s a community that continues to grow and learn that’s why it supports the 2nd annual Social Capita l conference taking place later this month.

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Big data: seeing the forest and the trees

Sherrilynne Starkie

You can see the forest and the trees in big data, according to Nora Young , the Canadian author and the host of CBC Radio One’s Spark, in her opening keynote at last week’s Fireworks Factory conference held on Galiano Island, British Columbia. Young concluded, “It’s a culture of shared contact between organizations and their communities.

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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.”. Lobbyists from the film, music and video games industries even hosted a fund-raising dinner for Bulte in advance of the election. People will increasingly seek to influence policy, companies and communities.

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Viral video: Jim Carrey’s take on gun control

Sherrilynne Starkie

Greg Gutfield, host of Fox’s Red Eye program, called Carrey a ‘dirty stinking coward’ and said the video made him want to go out and buy a gun. The role of artists in society has always been, in part, to provide social commentary as a reflection of our community and culture. Sysomos gives the sentiment a 68% favourable score.

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