Today, we launched GenOmics on Facebook for our client Genome Alberta with a new community feature "Send a Gene!"
The GenOmics application has all the great news community features of our other Facebook applications but allows members to send fun iconic representations of real genes to each other's Facebook friends.
Once again, the GenOmics application design was built by our design partner Eye Level in Seattle. Eye Level has created the designs for all of our Facebook applications. The graphic designs for the genes was done by Don Barnett.
The Facebook application itself is based on technology enhanced with funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of our research into the engagement of young people in news in social networks. Research findings will be released this fall.
Genome Alberta will provide leadership in prioritizing, coordinating and enabling world-class genomics research and partnerships in order to create societal and sustainable economic benefits for Alberta and Canada.
