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Do Twitter or Facebook Followers Predict Election Results?

Do Twitter or Facebook Followers Predict BC Election Results?

By on May 14, 2013 in Blog, Election Notes, Social Media, Social Media Predictions

Always lots of chatter about how social media plays a role in elections. You know, social media was the ONLY reason US President Barack Obama in 2008 and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi in 2010 won their posts. There is even a theory that the candidate with the most Facebook followers or Likes will win. In November 2011 three mayoral Candidates [...]

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Supporters cheer as B.C. Premier Christy Clark, centre left, and her son, Hamish, celebrate her byelection win in the riding of Vancouver-Point Grey on Wednesday. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

Premier Christy Clark’s 30 Minute TV Address

By on April 14, 2013 in BC Politics, Blog, Social Media, Videos

Below is the 30 minute TV address and “second screen” Facebook posts from Premier Christy Clark’s Page. Strong Economy. Secure Tomorrow. (Global BC Version) Runtime29:53 View count8,648 This post will be updated over the next 24 hours. [View the story "Premier Christy Clark's 30 Minute TV Address" on Storify]

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Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook Home

Facebook Announces “Home” for Android

By on April 4, 2013 in Blog, Social Media, Videos

Here is the complete 40 minute Facebook Home announcement press conference.

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Facebook's New Threaded Commnets Fixes One Problem While Creating Another

Facebook’s New Threaded Comments Fixes One Problem While Creating Another

By on April 3, 2013 in Blog, Social Media

I manage a number of Facebook Pages for non-profits and other organizations. One of the biggest frustrations is posting replies to comments. Not that posting the reply is frustrating, rather how Facebook displays the reply is frustrating. Let’s say I post a status on a Page and five people write comments and I want to [...]

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Finance Minister Mike de Jong

BC Budget 2013

By on February 19, 2013 in BC Politics, Blog, Social Media, Videos

Today BC’s Finance Minister Mike de Jong delivered the 2013 / 2014 British Columbia Budget. Below is the video of the presentation and a Storified version of events below. Enjoy! BC's Budget Announcement 2013 Runtime53:02 View count80 View the story “2013 BC Budget” on Storify

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Dave's Totally Awesome Social Media Show on CKNW 980AM

CKNW – Dave’s Totally Awesome Social Media Show – January 19, 2013

By on January 19, 2013 in Audio, Blog, Social Media, Totally Awesome Social Media Show

We discuss some new “high tech” Nanotech suits from Vancouver’s own Indochino.com; better check your computer for the latest Java exploit; LOTS of social media in BC Politics this week – MLA John Slater decides to sit as an Independent and sends Tweet as press release, “Save BC Film” spams Premier Christy Clark’s Facebook page [...]

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Dave's Totally Awesome Social Media Show on CKNW 980AM

CKNW – Dave’s Totally Awesome Social Media Show – January 12, 2013

By on January 12, 2013 in Audio, Blog, Social Media, Totally Awesome Social Media Show

We discuss organizing your iPhone apps into folders and updating those apps to start off 2013; Anonymous wants the White House to recognize a form of hacking as protest; Earls in NOT a family restaurant, this shocks some bloggers…if only they looked at Earl’s website (no kids menu!); is Apple working on a $99 iPhone?; [...]

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Dave's Totally Awesome Social Media Show on CKNW 980AM

CKNW – Dave’s Totally Awesome Social Media Show – January 5, 2013

By on January 5, 2013 in Audio, Blog, Social Media, Totally Awesome Social Media Show

I give a shout out to Jesse and all the AWESOME folks at Pink Jeep Tours in Sedona, Arizona then we discuss a unique way to use the BC Liquor Store app; two new Facebook Messenger voice features including one being exclusively tested in Canada; Carol Todd dealing with social media impostors and what you [...]

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