Week That Was – 2010-01-22

By
Dave Forde
– January 25, 2010Posted in: Week in Review
Week That Was

Profectio – latin for “the source” brings together Canada’s Connected Community

There was a lot of movement on the internet across Canada last week, a few deals here and there and quite a bit of hiring as companies get ready to a recovery. Here are some of the industry news and stories that we covered about on Profectio & PR In Canada in this edition of The Week That Was.

Headlines From Across Profectio & PR In Canada

Videotron Has Serious Growth Plans In 2010; Will Add Over 600 Jobs
Canpages Forms Strategic Partnership With Phone Directories Company, North American Reach With Local Search Results
LG Helps Celebrate Best Short Films With LG Life’s Good FilmFest
Mplayit Expands Into Canada, Mobile App Catalog Available To Millions Through Facebook
City Of Edmonton Embraces Open Data, Developers Flock To Create New Applications
Bill Gates Gets On Twitter, Will You Follow Him?
Deloitte: 2010 TMT Predictions
iSIGN Media Solutions Gets Ready To Launch Location-Based Out Door Advertising Solution

One The Move

Sequentia Environics Adds Three And Promotes One
GREY Canada Hires Jocelyn Renaud As Vice President, Managing Director
Sionne Roberts Joins IT World Canada
Environics Communications Jumps Into The Social Media Analysis And Intelligence
Erin Rahn Joins Adconion Canada As Media Director

Deal Flow

Vanilla Forums Raises $500,000 In Series A Financing

Gadgets & Gear

XM Canada Launches XM SkyDock For Apple iPod Touch and iPhone
Toshiba Partners With YellowPages.ca, New Notebooks Powered By Local Search Gadget

Campaign Corner

Knowledge Center

Institute of Communication Agencies: 69% Of Canadians Feel Advertising Plays A Crucial Role In Consumer Spending
TNS Canadian Facts: Latest Consumer Confidence Index Shows Consumers Concerned Over Recession Impact
U.S. Video Game Industry Hits $20.2 Billion In 2009
Motorola: 51% Of Consumers Used Mobile Devices For In-Store Holiday Shopping

From PR In Canada

Is Twitter Stealing The Thunder From PR Professionals And Publicists?

Upcoming Events

F5 EXPO – April 7, 2010

Job Board

Events Specialist – Winnipeg
Public Relations and Communications Officer IV – Banff
Public Relations Manager – Toronto
Special Events and Fundraising Manager
Associate Marketing and Promotions Manager – Toronto
Senior Web/Graphic Designer – St. Catharines

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About Dave Forde

Dave “The Connector” Forde has been involved in the technology industry across Canada for over 10 years in sales and marketing roles, he launched Profectio, and on PR In Canda (which covers the Canadian Public Relations industry), find Dave on Twitter, also on Facebook and LinkedIn.