The presence on social-media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr has helped the popularity of young poets and writers, attracting a greater audience to their art.
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Social media and the personal brand phenomenon
This three-year study about young people becoming social media celebrities (and even “brands” of their own) explores the ethics and business models of this online brand-building.
Canadian company dumps your partner for a small fee
We are the generation that turns to social media and technology for everything, apparently even breakups. The Breakup Shop is an online store that dumps your significant other for no less than $10.
Have a secret to confess?
Do you have a confession to make? The free, secret sharing mobile Whisper App may be able to help. It’s an anonymous way to reveal confessions or ask questions you don’t want to ask out loud.
Using social media in election debated
Toronto city councillors will soon be tweeting their thoughts on Twitter-handling during campaigns as council voted on Feb. 20 to prolong the debate on using social media for election campaigning.
Youth voters won’t be wooed by boring Tweets alone, social media experts say
Federal campaigns need to add more ‘social’ to their social media strategies to gain interest of young voters.
Time for the social media generation to leave its mark
Historically, Canada’s youth has been almost absent from the polls. But with this years election being dubbed the first ‘social media election’, the time has come for young voters to exercise their right.
Candidates weigh value of social media in campaign
One of the lesser-known candidates running to be mayor of Toronto says the outcome of this municipal election may not just be a new mayor, but a new voter. Candidate James Di Fiore, entered the mayoral race after hearing that only 18 per cent of 18-to-35-year-olds voted in the last municipal election in 2006. His […]