[Image-1] “Anybody had sex in the new library yet?” one user asks. “So not ready to be an adult” reads another Yak. Yik Yak is the free mobile app currently causing panic in news articles across the country. The anonymous service allows anyone to publicly post their thoughts, and read what others within a 2.5-kilometre […]
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Police creepin’ on you
[Image-1] A couple of weeks back the city got around to issuing an RFP for public Wi-Fi. It’s part of a $50-million capital upgrade plan, and is designed to “enhance the experience of residents” while supporting “Halifax’s growing reputation as an innovative, forward-thinking city.” Okay, sure. There’s already 20 Canadian cities and plenty of other […]
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Can social media be an agent for change?
What if Facebook wasn’t just for gawking at pictures of now-pregnant acquaintances from high school? Or your Twitter feed wasn’t just for following Tracy Morgan’s day-to-day musings? What if the internet and its addictive spawn, social media, could be harnessed for loftier purposes? That’s the sentiment behind ChangeCamp Halifax, a one-day “unconference” bringing together creative […]
