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Call for Nominations: Who Are Canada’s Most Influential Men In Social Media?

While the voting continues with close to 700 votes in less than a week so far for Canadian women in social media, many of you have asked for a chance to vote on Canadian Men Who Are Influential in Social Media and here is your chance to nominate whom you feel are influential men across read more..

David U.K. Appointed Managing Director of Heavy.com

It is an early Christmas present for David U.K. as he has now officially named Managing Director of Heavy.com Worldwide where he’ll be responsible for overseeing all revenue streams of the popular online video site.  Prior to the promotion, David was Vice President and General Manager of Heavy Canada where he helped to triple read more..

A Sad Day In Canada As We Say Good-Bye To Ted Rogers

He was loved by many, he was hated by a few but you can not take away the great legacy that Edward Samuel Rogers, Jr. created with Rogers Communications.  “Ted” as he’s become to be known leaves us at the age of 75 and over the years with a strong vision and tenacity built a read more..

Which Companies are Using Twitter?

Brands and companies of all sizes have caught on to how Twitter can be used to help reach their goals. I asked a few people through my Twitter account for suggestions of which companies across Canada are using the service.  Below are the suggestions so far of companies using Twitter for things such as read more..

Week That Was - 2008-11-28

Last week the world was glued to their televisions and computer screens as the world watch the crisis in Mumbai unfold in front of our very eyes.  Twitter was great source for instant updates and as Matthew Ingram says, it is a great source for journalism. Remember that little question I had a few weeks ago, read more..

New Management Team At DAVE Wireless

DAVE Wireless has made a few more appointments to its management team with four appointments.  Stewart Lyons has been appointed Executive Vice-President. As part of the role Stewart will be responsible for corporate development, human resources, customer operations and business support functions. He was previously part of the start up phase of XM Satellite Radio read more..

Dave Dobbin Takes The Helm At DAVE Wireless

The rumours over the last few months were true and Past-President of Toronto Hydro Telecom Inc. has indeed been appointed the President of DAVE Wireless which is a new Canadian wireless player headed up by John Bitove. Data & Audio Visual Enterprises Wireless Inc. (DAVE Wireless) was part of the recent wireless spectrum auction and read more..

SilverBirch Loses Funding, Executives Exit The Building

SilverBirch has been on a bit of a roller coast this year and now perhaps the final nail in the companies future has been nailed.  The company reported late last week  they were unable to secure the necessary financing to operate and and meet their on-going financial obligations and termination papers have been issues by read more..

Radio Vet Bob McCown Launches Fadoo.ca

If you’ve ever seen his commercials on TV you will know that Bob McCown is not afraid to speak his mind, that is probably one of the reasons why he has such a large listener-base.  He’s the type of guy will stand is not afraid to stand for something and tell the world his opinion, read more..

Vote: Who Is Canada’s Most Influential Woman In Social Media?

The question was asked a few weeks ago and many of you helped to nominate the following 31 women from all over Canada.  Now it is time for you to vote for The Most Influential Women in Social Media in Canada. Polls close 11:59 PM, December 20th, 2008. We’ll announce the Top 3 winners shortly read more..

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• 50 Canadian Corporate Blogs » Profectio
  With lots of great recommendations from the community I’d like to present a list of 50+ Canadian Corporate Blogs. The page will evolve over time, and other blogs will be added as they are recommended, so be sure to let me know who else should be added.

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• Borat - 2007’s Entrepreneur of the Year at Da Forde
  So what does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? Jeffery Bussgang has a great post on his blog where he suggest what entrepreneurs can learn from Borat: 1. Take risks, without fear. 2. Audacious, yet credible. 3. Never stop selling.

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• Corporate Blogging Survey - Does it have an impact on your business? at Da Forde
  Blogging has had a big impact on many businesses but it is still new and fare to say that we’re all still learning how it can have an effect on our business today and tomorrow.

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• Profectio » Blog Archive » Three strikes and you are outta the ecommerce game
  In a recent survey of over 1,000 online holiday shoppers Gomez, Inc. discovered that more than nine out of 10 shoppers will simply abandon an online store after three or fewer unsuccessful experiences to complete a purchase, the survey found. Sound pretty
• Profectio » Blog Archive » The Week That Was - 2006-12-08
  Only 12% of Internet users download a podcast - Virtual Communities, the key to growing your online user base? - Qumana’s blogging solution continues to make life easier for bloggers and get paid! - Fuel Industries helps Johnson and Johnson cool interac

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• Profectio » Blog Archive » Cuisinart Canada wants mom to join the Kitchen Party
  Cuisinart Canada’s “Word of Mom” program which is a word-of-mouth marketing initiative that was in partnership with urbanmoms.ca and Toronto-based agency, scratch back in September. The campaign was developed to help Cuisinart provide families the t
• Profectio » Blog Archive » Qumana’s making it easier for bloggers to get paid
  Vancouver’s Qumana has quickly grown to become “a must” solution for bloggers around the world with their popular blog editor whether it be for personal or corporate blogging.
• Profectio » Blog Archive » Facebook still the cool place for college kids to hang out
  Josh Weil, Principal with Youth Trends, LLC passed along results from their recent Gen Y’s Pop Culture “Pulse” which tracks the consumption habits of 13 through 19 year olds across the United States.