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Before They Were Grandparents, They Were Champions | Red Robinson.
In April, we had the pleasure of hosting our second ‘Before They Were...
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Before they were grandparents, they were champions
Inspired by the stories our caregivers are privileged to hear on a daily basis, “Before They...
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#sscsweet16
This year we’re celebrating our Sweet 16 and thanks to our friends at Gastown’s Cartems Donuterie, we’re making it a truly sweet...
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Irish Coffee for an Irish Holiday
Nothing says St. Patrick’s Day more than a Guinness at a pub with your friends. But if stout is the official...
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An ecosystem for growing your own veggies at home and indoors
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From the archives: Kleiner’s equally mesmerizing series of deconstructed delectables for Ikea’s baking book.
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How To Lead A Creative Life
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Salt Spring Coffee & Instagram
When it comes to social media, we’re always exploring new platforms to connect with our fans. Today, we’re excited...
Hello.
We’d like to introduce you to our neighbourhood. We’re located at the corner of Facebook & Twitter, just down the street from Instagram & Tumblr. Come visit!
FACEBOOK GRAPH SEARCH
Today, Facebook launched Graph Search, its innovative and robust internal search system. Graph Search, different from Google’s web search capabilities, will answer your personal queries by giving you tailored results from your social graph, or network.
The search improvements will allow users to ask questions in simple Siri-esque language, such as “which of my friends live in Vancouver?” and will be intelligent enough to rank your friends based on how much interaction you’ve had with them. The closer your friend, the higher they will appear in your results list. Essentially replacing the conventional hashtag, Graph Search also offers the capability to search your network based on stories or photos you’ve Liked.
The first version of Graph Search focuses on four main areas - people, photos, places, and interests - and starts today in beta, appearing as a large blue search bar at the top of your Facebook page.
As the personalized Graph Search becomes more widely used we anticipate it becoming the most efficient way to actively seek out word-of-mouth information.
We anticipate future phases will lead to:
* Organizations directly targeting ad-buys for specific searches by users
* Tourism and travel destinations being determined based on popular rankings by the engagement of friends, and friends-of-friends, liking, commenting and checking-in
* Dating services introducing people online based on friends, interests and location
* Recruitment efforts by companies based on refined searches for specific skill sets
Based on your interests, that Facebook has been collecting for years, Graph Search will help you find what you’re looking for and will grow to ensure you never have to leave Facebook to get what you want.
You can sign up for the original beta testing by joining the wait list - here.
YAHOO Your Way To The Calgary Stampede With Travel Alberta
How can you sum up the Calgary Stampede in one word? We can’t think of one more fitting than YAHOO! For the past 100 years, Alberta has been home to the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, attracting thousands of people every year to the great city of Calgary. Fantastic music, deliciously unique food, and of course the rodeo, transform the Stampede Grounds into an international destination that we look forward to every year; one so exciting not even William & Kate could stay away.
With its centennial birthday this July, we worked with Travel Alberta to create a special tribute to this classic festival - and to reward one lucky Travel Alberta Facebook fan. By capturing and uploading your best YAHOO!, you can win an exclusive trip for two to the festival! The winner will be announced on May 7 so get ready and start shoutin’!
Happy Birthday, Facebook.
Can you believe it’s been 8 years since “TheFacebook” launched from a Harvard dorm room by a kid named Mark Zuckerberg?
The success of Facebook didn’t happen overnight - but it is astounding. With more than 800 million members, it’s evolved from a network of university students to a global neighbourhood. This revolutionary platform has completely changed the way we communicate, and strengthened the degrees of connection between people and their friends, interests, favourite sports teams, and of course their favourite brands.
Other networks like Twitter, Tumblr and new kid on the block, Pinterest, have achieved an impressive user base in their own right, but nothing has come close to Facebook. It’s always difficult to predict changes and trends in social media, but with the recent news of Facebook’s $5 billion IPO announcement, we feel they’re a safe bet.
