Study: Social Connectivity critical to 94 per cent of Canadian Students

"With nearly 50% of families ending in divorce, many of this generation view their friends as their primary form of stability," says Dr. Karyn GordonAs students tackle the transition between grade school to high school, or high school to university, their top priority is to stay connected to their social sphere. A new study revealed today just how important it is to university students that they stay connected as they head off for a new school year. A study commissioned by Microsoft Canada looks at how social channels weigh in on student's lives.

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BuzzMob Launches New Location-Based, Mobile Social Networking Platform

BuzzMob, a location-based mobile platform that brings social media communication to real-world places and events, announced today the launch and availability of its smartphone application.  Now on the iTunes Store, BuzzMob connects users within the same physical vicinity to talk, share tips, photos, rich media and receive exclusive content from within a GPS-defined digital network.

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Norton tackles Cyberbullying in new Survey

Photo from Get Safe Online (http://k9webprotection.net/)Norton Canada released the results of its cyberbullying survey today highlighting that girls are more often involved in cyberbullying incidents than boys are (86 percent compared to 55 percent) and that cyberbullying is happening most frequently through social media channels. For the purpose of this survey, cyberbullying is described as wilful and abusive e-mails, photos, instant messages, cell phone calls or other electronic channels that result in personal humiliation, violation of privacy, stress or physical injury.

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LinkedIn expands offices to Canada

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Popular business and career social networking portal LinkedIn Corp. has announced plans to open up shop in Canada to better support its growing number of users which have doubled in number to two million members from a year ago.

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