One of the reactions to the Canadian Prime Minister’s decision to prorogue, or suspend, Parliament while he “recalibrates” the government’s strategy has been the formation of a Facebook group – Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament – that has grown in just a couple of weeks to more than 100,000 members.  100K very active, very chatty members.
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The success of Barack Obama’s campaign for President of the United States of America says a lot. Much of what it says socially and politically is up for debate, but no one in the communications industry is disputing that it shows us the power of social media. Like no campaign before, the Obama team used [...]

I heard on the radio today that the young people of Ontario are joining together in massive Facebook groups to protest the Ontario government’s planned changes to the driver’s licensing rules. They’re particularly upset about the provision that limits the number of young people that can be in the car with a young driver.
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It’s evident that Facebook has taken over computer screens everywhere. Words like “poke” and “wall” have entered my everyday vocabulary. Don’t get me wrong, I love FB but as my friend list lingers around the 250 mark, do I really know or talk to any of these people?
A friend recently mentioned her mother had joined [...]