Connect With Live Right Now

About Live Right Now

CBC launched Live Right Now on January 1, 2011 to inspire Canadians to join together and change the health of this country.

The initiative is built around the idea that we can have a big impact by making small changes to the way we move and how we eat.

In six months thousands of Canadians and dozens of communities came together to take more than 92,000 challenges, share their success stories and support each other to Live Right Now. Collectively we pledged to lose more than 1.6 million pounds!

In 2012 CBC has a new goal: we want to find the Live Right Now Capital of Canada! What community best embodies the Live Right Now spirit? What are the people in that community doing together to eat better and move more?

Think your community has what it takes?

It's easy to participate! All you have to do is log in to Facebook through the Live Right Now app and get started today!

Have Questions? We have answers! Search the LRN APP FAQ

Joining the App

During your first visit you must log in to your Facebook account.
After your initial visit you will only need to "Connect with Facebook" to Log in.

-When you arrive at the LRN app, you will see this screen.
-Click the "Connect with Facebook" button to sign into Facebook.

If you do not have a Facebook account or have not signed in, then you will be prompted to:
- Log In to Facebook
- Sign up for Facebook
If you are already logged into Facebook then you will be taken to the next pop-up.

This pop-up simply requests your permission to take information from your Facebook account and use it within Live Right Now. To continue to the app, click the Log In button.
You are now ready to participate in the search for the Live Right Now Capital of Canada!

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Finding a Community

After you have joined Live Right Now, you will be asked to find and join a community.

Find a community by typing in its name, or;

Find a community by browsing by Province/Territory.

Once you have found a community either via Province/Territory or by typing it in the search box, click the Community button, then, click the Get Started button to discover how to earn points for your community.

Events, Groups, and Challenges

This page explains exactly what Live Right Now events, groups, and challenges are and how they can be used to earn points for your community.

WHAT ARE EVENTS?
Events are opportunities for members of communities to get active and connect with each other. They are created via Facebook, and -with the proper naming convention- will show up within the Live Right Now app.

WHAT ARE GROUPS?
Groups are created to bring together like minded people with an interest in a specific activity, passion, or sport. Groups are created via Facebook, and -with the proper naming convention- will show up within the Live Right Now app.

WHAT ARE CHALLENGES?
Challenges are specific goals or activities that community members can (and are encouraged to) take part in to earn points for themselves and their communities. Challenges are created exclusively by CBC administrators, and function in the exact same way as Events.

Viewing Events, Groups, and Challenges

Once you have found a community, you will be taken to the Feed page. From here you can view all of the activity happening within Live Right Now events and groups including photos, videos and comments that have been posted from across the country.

Clicking each tab takes you to a page showing the following information:

The All Activity feed shows:
- When a new Event or Group has been created
- Current and upcoming Events and Groups
- Comments made within any Events or Groups
- Pictures or videos uploaded to Events or Groups

The My Events feed shows all past, current & upcoming
Events you attended or are attending.

The My Community feed shows all past, current & upcoming Events within your Community.

The Groups feed shows all of the Groups available to join within your Community.

The Challenges feed shows all of the Live Right Now Challenges you can take.

To see more Events, Groups, or Challenges, click these arrows to navigate between pages.

Creating an Event

To create an Event, simply click the +Event button in the header

This will take you to the Create Event pop up which explains how to use the 'LRN' tag to create a Live Right Now event so you can earn points for your community. an event on Facebook. Clicking either of the Create Event buttons in this popup will take you to Facebook.

When you go to Facebook, you will arrive at this screen. Fill out the information and click Create Event, voila!

NOTE: You must use the 'LRN' tag when creating an event to earn points.

Example of Created Event

Creating a Group

To create a Group, simply click the +Group button in the header.

This will take you to the Create Group popup, which explains the process of creating a Group on Facebook. Clicking either of the Create Group buttons in this popup will take you to Facebook.

When you get to Facebook, you will arrive at this screen. Fill out the information and click Create to create your Group!

Example of Created Group

Viewing the Leaderboards

The Leaderboards showcase the Users and Communities who gain the most points each week.

To view the leaderboards, simply click the Leaderboard tab.

To switch between top ranked Communities and top ranked Users, simply click the corresponding tab.

To share a Community rank to Twitter or Facebook, click the corresponding + button.

To view more rankings click these arrows to navigate between pages.

Viewing Your Personal Info

To view either your community name, or your point total, click the arrow next to your profile picture.

A drop-down will appear showing all of your information, as well as the ability to logout.

Sharing Content & Other

SHARING CONTENT
Within the Live Right Now app, all members can share the following content:

An Event
A Group
A Challenge
A Community on the Leaderboard

To do this the user must simply click the Social Action Button located next to each piece of content. The Social Action Button looks like this:

INVITING FRIENDS
To invite friends to participate in the Live Right Now Capital of Canada, simply click the Invite Friends button located at the top of the page.

LIKE LIVE RIGHT NOW & LANGUAGE TOGGLE
To Like the Live Right Now app, simply click the Like button located at the top of the page. To switch between French and English, click the toggle at the top of the page.

Questions

Any and all questions can be answered by utilizing the Live Right Now FAQ page. This can be accessed by clicking in one of two places:

The "Start earning points for your community" link in the header:
The Help link in the footer:

Once at the FAQ simply click a question and the answer will open below it. Clicking another question will close the previous question and open the new one.

LRN Basics

Q: What is the purpose of Live Right Now?
A: The purpose of Live Right Now is to engage communities across the country in the search to find the Live Right Now Capital of Canada.

Q: Do I have to join a community to participate?
A: Yes. In order for your individual score to be tracked, you must join a community.

Q: What does the 'me' drop-down menu do?
A: The 'me' tab in the top right drop-down menu will show your personal point count, the current Community you are joined with and the point count for your Community.

Q: What does the 'sort by' drop-down menu do?
A: The 'sort by' drop-down menu will allow you to switch the way the information in your feed is organized.

Q: Different members of my household would like to participate using the LRN app but when they try to Connect With Facebook it automatically connect through my account. How can I allow more than one person to connect and interact with the app from the same computer?
A: No problem. It's easy. Just sign out of Facebook between each user. If you've set the Facebook log in to 'Remember me', you must uncheck that box upon sign in. If the problem persists, please clear your browsers cache before trying to sign in under a different user.

Q: How Do I clear my cache?
A: In most search engines you can simply hit CTRL,SHIFT and DELETE at the same time to choose what you want to clear. If that doesn't work, follow the directions below for the engine you're using:

CHROME:
Click the wrench icon on the top right of your screen.
Click on 'Tools'.
Click on 'Clear Browsing Data'.
A list of options will appear - Make sure 'Empty the cache' is checked.
Uncheck everything else.

FIREFOX:
Click on the 'Firefox' menu in the top left corner.
Click on 'History', then 'Clear Recent History'.
Make sure 'Details' is expanded, and select Cache.
Uncheck everything else.

(If you don't have the 'Firefox' menu, click on 'Tools'.)

EXPLORER:
Click on 'Tools'
Click on 'Delete Browsing History'.
Select 'Temporary Internet Files'.
Uncheck all other boxes.

Points

Q: What are points?
A: Points are what you gain from engaging with the app. Points determine your individual score and thus increase your communities score as well.

Q: What do I need points for?
A: Points help your community become the Live Right Now capital of Canada. The points each member obtains are combined into a single score representing the score of your community.

Q: How do I gain points?
A: Points are obtained by completing Challenges and Events, getting public advertising from Challenges or Events, or by uploading and sharing content within your community via Groups and Events.

Q: How do I know the amount of points I get for different actions?
A: When members want to commit to a challenge, they will be shown how many points that specific challenge is worth once completed.

Q: I went to an Event, but I didn't get points for it. Why?
A: When an Event has ended, members must confirm their attendance by going to their Activity tab, Event tab, or Challenges tab and selecting the past event for which they wish to redeem points. Once they have selected their Event, they need to complete a short survey to confirm their attendance.

Q: What are Spirit Points and how do you get them?
A: Each month 500 "spirit points" will be up for grabs for the community that most embodies the spirit of the initiative. On January 31st, February 29th and March 19th during the Competition Period, the points will be issued to one community, chosen by CBC in its sole discretion, based on the following criteria:

Effort to engage the entire community (despite the outcome);
Originality of an idea to encourage Living Right Now;
Exceptional Live Right Now spirit; and
Illustrated evidence - either through the app, email or regular mail - of what they have done to engage their community.

POINT BREAKDOWN:

Category	Total Points	Max/day
Joining the App	100
Liking LRN Facebook Page	50
Create Event/Group	15	30
Join Event/Group	10	10
Completing Event	20	60
Completing a Challenge	10	50
Sharing	10	30
Commenting	1	10
Upload Media	25	100
Clicking on Article	2	10

Challenges

Q: What is a Live Right Now Challenge?
A: A Live Right Now Challenge is an Event created to specifically promote a certain healthy activity across Canada. Whether it be drinking one less cup of coffee a day or doing 20 jumping jacks every hour, Challenges are designed to get you and your community moving. Completing Challenges awards you more points than attending a regular event, so make sure to complete as many as you can.

Q: How do I find Live Right Now Challenges?
A: Live Right Now challenges can be found by searching via Facebook and using the suffix tag "CBC LRN" when you search.

Q: How many Live Right Now Challenges can I be a part of?
A: There's no limit to the number of Challenges that you can be a part of. Committing to Challenges, completing them with friends and promoting the Live Right Now spirit is what Live Right Now is about!

Q: How do I attend a Challenge?
A: Similar to attending a regular Event, members join and change their status to 'attending'.

Q: How do I confirm my attendance for a challenge?
A: Once a challenge event has ended, click the Challenges tab via the Stream page. You will see all of your completed challenges. Click Confirm Attendance" for the Challenge you want to complete, and a popup will appear asking you a few questions pertaining to the Challenge itself. Fill out the popup, click "Confirm Attendance" and you are done! Your points will be awarded and the challenge will be marked as complete."