Every morning I read the headlines on CBC.ca and today there’s 3 stories that I want to share.
HUMAN CAN OPENER BECOMES INTERNET VIDEO STAR
Random crap on the internet has huge social appeal. Why? Because it’s funny and everyone needs a good laugh. Canadian connection? This is a Saskatchewan woman with strong teeth. Invite her to your next party.
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NEW MEDIA NOT HURTING TRADITIONAL BROADCASTING: CRTC
CRTC released a report saying that new media is not yet having a significant impact on traditional radio and broadcasting. Funny enough, they then say that Canadians ages 12-14 and 15-19 reduced their radio listening by up to 3 hours in 2006 vs. 2005. And, only 8% of Canadians have listened to a podcast in the past month (um, that’s 2.6 million active listeners in a month).
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UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA ADOPTS WEB 2.0 APPROACH TO LEARNING
The University of Manitoba, my alma mater, is trying out social networking. The Virtual Learning Commons website “lets staff and students create academic and personal profile pages they can use to share information or make new contacts.”
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