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Payton Manning is Joining the List the Speakers for Leadercast Kamloops
Yupe, the whispers are true! Payton Manning is joining the impressive list of speakers for Leadercast Kamloops. This event is a one-day leadership conference streamed live from Atlanta to Kamloops on May 8th, 2015. The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce and Canadian Western Bank are excited to present Andy Stanley, Payton Manning, Malala Yousafzai, Ed Catmull, Seth Godin, Rudy Giuliani, Aja Brown, CMDR Rorke Denver, Bill McDermott and Bill and Giuliana Rancic. Continue reading »
5 Must-Haves for Social Media Management
Social media has gone from a tool that some businesses used on occasion, to an extremely strategy in online corporate marketing strategy. It has become so integrated that now companies hire teams of social media strategies to manage multiple social media networks. Companies are looking for better social media tools to engage their followers. Here is a list of five features key to delivering an effective social media strategy. Continue reading »
Google RISE Awards | Supports Girls and Minorities in Technology
Google is constantly raising bar when it comes computer science, technology and the internet. This is where the Google RISE Awards comes into play. Since 2010, more than 200 organizations have received an award, and this year, 37 organizations are receiving a cumulative $1.5 million to keep this vital effort affecting the world. Hundreds of thousands of girls and underrepresented minority students don’t have the resource made available to them in order to learn computer science. Continue reading »
Making the Internet Affordable – Internet.org
You may have noticed the other day when you were watching HGTV or any channel that an advertisement came up about Internet.org. The campaign’s storylines are about real people living in real places. People who aren’t connected to the internet and how their lives are unfolding, how the internet could improve their lives and the lives of other people around the world. Continue reading »
Hootsuite Pro vs Hootsuite Enterprise
As a Hootsuite Partner we are able to help you determine which branch of the Hootsuite products will best meet your organization's needs. Today we are going to discuss the differences between Hootsuite Pro and Hootsuite Enterprise. On the surface these two products look very similar but this isn’t the case. Continue reading »
Engage to Build a Community | Making Social Media Work For You
When it comes to your business/organization social media accounts it is important to determine what kind of voice and communication style you want to have. There really isn’t any right or wrong way to communicate, as long as your are consistent. Above all, you need to acknowledge the voice of the customer, actually hear and respect what they are saying. If what you’re hearing is a complaint or is negative, let them know a resolution is being sought, then follow through on that resolution to the best of your organization’s ability Continue reading »
The Oscars – Can Social Media Influence Who Wins an Oscar?
The 87th Academy Award Winners and Nominees for the 2015 Oscars was held on February 22, 2015 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. What's actually interesting is that you may remembered last years' Oscars more, thanks to Ellen DeGeneres taking a selfie at the Oscars and ordering some pizza. It is safe to say that she broke the internet with the most re tweets in history. In a matter of minutes, it became a world-wide trend. Continue reading »
Updates to Google Translate iOS and Android : Real-Time Voice and Sign Translations
Google Translate has gotten even more functional. Now for both iOS and Android you will be able to translate any language that is being spoken. Also there is the addition of Word Lens. This app allows you to take a picture of a sign and get a translation from English to and from French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish instantly. Continue reading »