Cloud Architect ($100,000 per year): Cloud computing is the movement of various computer services, like email and presentation programs to the Internet, instead of being in the confines of your computer software. Cloud architects work with companies in securing privacy on cloud networks as well as strategizing how to generate the most value from such…
For a lot of youth, Facebook is a website to interact with their fellow peers and a way people learn about you, and at times, make judgements whether they like you or not. It is also a place that many teens consider a “parent-free zone” so they believe they can post what ever the feel…
In June, the YYCFlood articles which our bloggers crafted in the matter of a few days reaffirmed how quick the internet had to react to current issues. We weren’t even out of the state of emergency as I was doing my blog article on how social media reacted to the Alberta Floods; my late additions…
In case you didn’t know, Youth Are Awesome is hosted on WordPress. Being a blogger means having multimedia-oriented features to convey your posts effectively, so for example, we YAA bloggers frequently turn to YouTube to share viral videos of the day to crack a laugh out of you readers. đ To incorporate these mediums of…
(A friendly note – please enjoy all of our blogger’s contributions on the 2013 Alberta Floods that can found HERE) It started with a flood, and it will end with a flood. The surging water was able to lash out a flood of physical damage; this disaster has been declared by Premier Redford as the largest flood…
I used to think that people who used social media just liked the attention…and even if that may be a little true, I have discovered that social media can help you immensely for your professional profile! For those who do not know which social media platform to “go professional” on, I suggest LinkedIn, one of…
Since its inception in January 2013, Facebook page Calgary Compliments has taken our city by storm. So what exactly is the purpose to a page like this? Unlike similar “confessions” pages which have been popping all over the interwebs, this compliments page is a civic outreach initiative to help Calgarians bond. Inspired by the University of Calgary…
Donât know what IPOs are? Ready a quick article about them here. Though there has not been any official information regarding Twitterâs IPO, there are rumors that the company may go public soon. After Facebook (FB) and Grouponâs (GRPN) stocks suffered heavy losses when going public, is it still worth it for Twitter to do the…
Joseph Kony is a relatively unknown name unless you’re among those who follow news that ended… six years ago. Perhaps breaking “olds” would be the more suitable name for the entire #StopKony/#Kony2012 campaign.
It’s true! Well, almost true. At the beginning of August, Iceland’s new constitution was written by 25 ordinary citizens with help from social media. After their economic collapse in 2008, Iceland decided that their new constitution would not be written based upon their mother country of Denmark, but rather on the ideas stemming directly from…
First of all, the soul of any fundraiser is that itâs all about the heart. A fundraiser has to be from the heart and to the heart for it to work. Having pulled off my own, out-of-the-blue fundraiser raising the awareness of children affected by war for the Canadian Red Cross, many months of predicted…
So I was on Twitter and I found that a lot of the people I follow had hash-tagged #P4A at the end of every tweet. I went on YouTube, and found out it stands for Project 4 Awesome! There were many videos featured so I clicked one and it led me to the channel of…
If you’re not familiar with Facebook, the social networking sight launched in 2004, you’ve probably been hiding under a rock. In the years since, the website has grown in popularity and is used frequently in everyday conversation. A video on YouTube regarding the website caught my interest. It’s called “25 Things I Hate About Facebook,”…