May 30, 2013
Excerpt: Light side, dark side: Hiding in the shadows of technology
Raffi Cavoukian
Renowned singer Raffi discusses the need for social media reform especially as a key consideration within childhood development strategies.
social media
Social media, social movement: #IdleNoMore changes the conversation in Canada
Jan 30, 2013
422 Richards Street
Vancouver
, BC
Canada
49° 17' 1.2336" N, 123° 6' 44.0928" W
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British Columbia CA
A panel presentation and public discussion on the impact of social media in spreading Idle No More and in impacting the media discourse around Indigenous issues in Canada.
Jan 1, 2013
Hope on the horizon in 2013: On Harper, social media and #IdleNoMore
Derrick O'Keefe
Sooner or later, the power of the people aided by the creative use of social media we have available will defeat the utterly cynical communications strategy of this government.
Dec 1, 2012
Cyber safety by design: Red Hood Project demands action
Raffi Cavoukian
Sandy Garossino
British Columbia teen Amanda Todd ended her life after suffering intolerable bullying triggered by a sexual predator who found and blackmailed her through Facebook. Millions were outraged. We were too
Nov 16, 2012
Open letter to Facebook: B.C. advocates push for safe social media
various
B.C. community send an open letter to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in a coordinated effort to press for industry reform and consumer protection from online predators.
Oct 25, 2012
Employees beware: The perils of posting on Facebook
The dramatic growth of social media use in Canada has raised novel legal issues around work, including whether off-duty conduct online can get an employee fired.
Workshop: Learn how to video livestream
Dec 4, 2012 to Dec 5, 2012
Centre for Social Innovation - Spadina
215 Spadina Avenue
Toronto
, ON
Canada
43° 39' 2.5452" N, 79° 23' 48.1956" W
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Ontario CA
Video livestream skills are an essential part of a social media toolkit.
Jul 7, 2012
Congress of the Humanities: Don Tapscott on Social Change in the Age of Social Media
Needs No Introduction
What's wrong with civilization and how can we fix it? It's no small question, but Don Tapscott has a few theories. He says, the generation to have "grown up digital" may be the answer.
Apr 12, 2012
jhr Rights Check-up #5: Human rights roundtable
Journalists for Human Rights
The @jhrConU human rights roundtable on CJLO New Media and Politics with Karl Knox. In the final jhr Rights Check-up of the season, jhr Concordia takes over the airwaves.
Apr 4, 2012
Collective mobilization in the information age
Thomas Ponniah
The newest insurgencies embody essential aspects of our age of information.
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