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CES 2013 gadget roundup
CES 2013 has come and gone, ending over a week ago. In terms of tech, that’s a mighty long time. But instead of wondering what’s on the gadget horizon like some of us do, let’s take a quick look at...
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Twitter hiring computer grads for new centre opening in Vancouver
Twitter is hiring computer science graduates for a “global centre of excellence” the social networking company is opening in Vancouver. In an ad posted on its job site, the San Francisco-based company...
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Instagram video versus Vine: How does it compare? How to create an Instagram...
Vancouver’s Lululemon was among brands that lost no time taking advantage of Instagram’s newly announced video. This 15-second video posted on Instagram following Thursday’s announcement of the newly...
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Calgary Police lockdown shows Twitter unreliability in emergency communications
Social media has proved an invaluable tool in all sorts of emergencies but Twitter’s lockdown of the Calgary Police Twitter account Thursday delivered not only a blow to police communications but to...
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Consumers are complaining on social media, are businesses listening?
As consumer complaints go, it was epic. The YouTube video posted in 2009 by Canadian musician Dave Carroll with his song United Breaks Guitars, chronicling a customer service disaster by the airline,...
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Sickness app aims keep you healthy by alerting you to sick people nearby
Trying to avoid all those hacking, sneezing cold and flu sufferers who are likely to pass on their ailment on to you? Now you don’t have to wait until you’re within sneezing distance. There’s an app...
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UBC grad launches first social network in Myanmar
When civilian government replaced military rule in Republic of the Union of Myanmar, it ended censorship that had, among other restrictions, banned news websites and social networking such as the...
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Lace up your skates: Frozen cornfield open to public
Freezing temperatures make everyday farm chores dang uncomfortable. But one Surrey farmer has found a silver lining. Jas Singh, the man behind God’s Little Acre Farm (which exists to donate more than...
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News update – The skating goes on….
If you missed skating on a frozen field this weekend, you may have a little more time! God’s Little Acre farmer Jas Singh will keep his Surrey rink open until it melts (which could be a day or two,...
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Eddie Lack has Canuck goalie reins, but does someone else have his Twitter...
Eddie Lack was wondering if one of the Sedins had snuck on his Twitter account.(Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images). Maybe Eddie Lack sleep tweets? The Vancouver Canucks netminder came into...
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Owner of NLL-leading Edmonton Rush takes swing at Vancouver Stealth fans on...
Matt Beers of the Stealth tries to check Mark Matthews of the Rush on Saturday at the LEC. (Jason Payne, Province) If you were figuring Edmonton Rush owner Bruce Urban would be tossing out happy...
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Social media meets medicine: Vancouver forum
Social media and medicine are meeting and the prognosis is good. The intersection of the two can result in better outcomes for patients, it can help physicians and it can be an important tool in...
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Lace up your skates! It’s game on at God’s Little Acre Farm
If you missed it earlier this winter, the weather has provided another chance to skate on a frozen field this weekend! Here’s a story on Surrey farmer Jas Singh’s food bank fundraiser. Check his farm...
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Farm photo of the week (Feb. 9, 2014) – Hockey on a frozen field
Hockey players have been living the Canadian dream this weekend on Surrey farmer Jas Singh’s outdoor skating rink. Singh is the driving force behind God’s Little Acre Farm, a non-profit that supplies...
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E-Street: Facebook is 10 years old. Overall, has social media been a positive...
A great majority of soc-called “social media” is a waste of time….originally set up in the guise of communicating for lazy people, the real objective there is to penetrate lifestyles of the users….then...
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Lulu girls only dating app: Dating intelligence or unacceptable surveillance?
A girl’s version of revenge porn? Or a safe online haven where women can vent about men, hopefully improving them in the process? Opinions are divided on Lulu, a controversial girls-only app that lets...
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FaceFries: New app by UBC/SFU profs brings sizzle to social media
Two Vancouver professors are adding some sizzle to social media with FaceFries, a newly released app that turns faces into 3D animated avatars. Steve DiPaola, director of the cognitive science program...
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EchoSec: Search engine taps open data, social networks
How easy is it to use social media to find out what people are doing, without them realizing they are being watched? It took me less than two minutes to not only identify where a randomly chosen...
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Celebrate spring! Bradner daffodil festival happens this weekend
I know spring has really arrived when I spot the first daffodils in the median on the Trans-Canada Highway near Bradner. Curious about who planted them, I asked the organizer of the annual Bradner...
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News – German Shepherd plays dad to tiny piglet on Armstrong farm
A piglet who was not expected to survive after birth has been adopted by Duke, a German Shepherd at Wild Moon Organics in Armstrong. According to the farm’s Facebook page, Sophie the piglet was the...
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