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Toronto girl texts her way to $25,000 →

Congrats to Kathy Spence! Kathy Spence, a 16-year-old from Scarborough (Toronto), entered a texting competition on a whim while shopping at the Scarborough Town Centre. She got a call a few weeks later letting her know she was in the finals. Spence correctly typed this phrase faster than her competitors, featuring the famous nonsensical term from Mary Poppins: “Of course you can say it...

Jun 30th

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Kodachrome made all the world a sunny day →

From Toronto Star - June 28 2009 “I saw this thing coming five years ago,” says Daniel Bayer, a professional photographer from Aspen, Colo. “My only concern was that we could keep the film around long enough and, more importantly, the processing long enough to celebrate it at 75, meaning we could shoot photos in its 75th year.” Bayer has lately made it his...

Jun 29th

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Jun 28th

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Jun 23rd

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TD Bank Financial Group donates $1M to UBC in... →

The gift will improve access and support for Aboriginal learners pursuing a business education. Today’s donation is the largest gift received in support of Aboriginal education at UBC. The gift will help further the goals set out in UBC’s Aboriginal Strategic Plan. The plan has identified the university’s commitment to Aboriginal education, respect for Aboriginal knowledge and cultures, and a...

Jun 22nd

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“What is now called the “mainstream media” has lost its control over...”

– June 19, 2009 - CBC Radio Sunday Edition - News 2.0: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media

Jun 22nd

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Jun 21st

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Jun 19th

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“If you’re planning to apply for a job with the city of Bozeman, Montana,...”

– CBS News Would you apply for a job that asked for all your social media usernames and passwords?

Jun 19th

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Jun 17th

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Jun 16th

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“I don’t know that it’s a format that’s really going to...”

– Webisodes won’t last, says BSG Producer Ron Moore - Globe and Mail - June 15

Jun 15th

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Jun 15th

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Jun 15th

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Human Target, Cupcake Girls, Caprica and V to...

…the city will be home to Caprica, a new Sci Fi Channel series and a prequel to Battlestar Galactica; the second season of Fringe, an X-Files-like series which moves to B.C. from New York; and the youth-vampire series The Vampire Diaries, which, given the runaway success of the Twilight franchise, may draw a young audience back to their television sets. Vancouver Sun - June 12, 2009

Jun 13th

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