Social media

Michael Kras
24 Jan 2022

This Hamilton fundraiser wants to help ‘beet’ childhood hunger

A collective of Hamilton firefighters have joined forces with local charity Food4Kids with involvement from Westdale culinary shop The Casual Gourmet to launch a fundraiser that tackles childhood hun...

Michael Kras
29 Oct 2021

Facebook’s company officially changes its name to Meta

The ‘Zuck’ has spoken: Facebook’s company name has officially changed to Meta. The massive rebrand was announced on Thursday afternoon by company CEO Mark Zuckerberg, bringing all of The Faceboo...

Michael Kras
16 Jun 2021

This new Instagram page showcases the weirdest parts of Hamilton

Any Hamilton residents knows that the city has no shortage of idiosyncrasies; and now, a new Instagram page is showcasing all of the delightful weirdness of The Hammer. The Instagram page is appropria...

Craig Clark
18 May 2021

A protest in solidarity with Palestine took place at Hamilton city hall this weekend

While growing violence continues in East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, nearly one thousand supporters of the Palestinian solidarity movement gathered for a peaceful protest outside Hamilton’s ci...

Craig Clark
07 Apr 2021

What was that loud sound in Hamilton’s north end last night?

Earlier this week, residents in the north end of Hamilton reported on social media a loud sound in their neighbourhood that was “like a jet parked above their house.” Some Twitter users posted th...

Craig Clark
22 Jan 2021

Premier Doug Ford tells Ontarians to stay home in 22 different languages

In the middle of a second lockdown and daily positive COVID-19 cases hovering around 3,000, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has released a public service announcement asking residents to stay home in 22 dif...

Michael Kras
31 Oct 2019

Hamilton artist debuts a trio of experimental Instagram plays

When you picture going to seeing a play, a universal image likely comes to mind: booking tickets and booking off your evening, rushing down to a theatre in Hamilton a little too last minute, paying a ...

Olga Kwak
04 Aug 2016

I Liked It.

(or How Not to Be a Creep Online…or How I Maintain Good Social Graces Online) We’re roughly in our third decade as an online species. Have we learned how to be nice on the Internet, yet? Maint...

Dev Team
31 Oct 2014

How social media did not win this election

Social media can be tricky when it comes to political campaigns, it can work both for and against you. In Hamilton’s 2014 mayoral election, social media seemed to barely play a role at all, which is...