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Category Archives: Social Media Matters

Social Media Matters: Jimmy Kimmel’s YouTube strategy pays off

Social Media Matters By Brian Cormier Moncton Times & Transcript Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 Metro section Jimmy Kimmel's YouTube strategy pays off If you're a blogger or Facebook user, there's nothing more annoying than finding a great video on YouTube and then being prohibited from embedding it on ...

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Social Media Matters: Parents should be ‘in the know’ online

Social Media Matters By Brian Cormier Moncton Times & Transcript Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 Metro section Parents should be 'in the know' online AllFacebook.com posted an article on Feb. 2 that every parent should read called

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Social Media Matters: Vintage Moncton site delights local historians

Social Media Matters By Brian Cormier Moncton Times & Transcript Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 Metro section Vintage Moncton site delights local historians If you're a fan of old Metro Moncton-area photos, then you'll love a new Facebook page that's become very popular in the last few months - ...

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Social Media Matters: Local news junkies take to social media to talk about Metro

Social Media Matters By Brian Cormier Moncton Times & Transcript Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 Metro section Local news junkies take to social media to talk about Metro If you've ever wondered what a virtual neighbourhood watch group looks like, look no further than Ray Richard's group on Facebook ...

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Social Media Matters: Did online stunt cause deadly cruise mishap?

Social Media Matters By Brian Cormier Moncton Times & Transcript Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 Metro section Did online stunt cause deadly cruise mishap? As reported in British newspaper The Telegraph on Jan. 16, the tragic sinking of the luxury cruise ship the Costa Concordia just off the island ...

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Social Media Matters: Racist remark causes Twitter stir

Social Media Matters By Brian Cormier Moncton Times & Transcript Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 Metro section Racist remark causes Twitter stir When Minhee Cho ordered food at a Papa John's pizza chain restaurant in New York City, the cashier identified the 24-year-old Korean American with the racist term ...

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Social Media Matters: Google, Facebook top online draws in 2011

Social Media Matters By Brian Cormier Moncton Times & Transcript Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 Metro section Google, Facebook top online draws in 2011 On Dec. 28, Nielsen announced its rankings for the most popular websites, social networks, blogs, video websites and smartphone devices among U.S. users for 2011. Top ...

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Social Media Matters: Social media dos and don’ts for 2012

Social Media Matters By Brian Cormier Moncton Times & Transcript Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 Metro section Social media dos and don'ts for 2012 As 2011 draws to a close and 2012 dawns, here are two suggestions for how to better use social media in the coming year. My number ...

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Social Media Matters: Will Facebook sue Zuckerberg?

Social Media Matters By Brian Cormier Moncton Times & Transcript Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 Metro section Will Facebook sue Zuckerberg? Facebook is threatening to sue Mark Zuckerberg, which is kind of like Heaven launching a class-action lawsuit against Jesus, isn't it? But wait, there's a twist. The Mark Zuckerberg ...

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Social Media Matters: Please, just stop it with the Facebook hoaxes

Social Media Matters By Brian Cormier Moncton Times & Transcript Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 Metro section Please, just stop it with the Facebook hoaxes Last week, one of the most breathtakingly unlikely hoaxes started taking in gullible Facebook users. Did you hear? Costco would give you a $1,000 gift ...

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