Week That Was – 2008-03-06

Just about every adverting and communications agency is offering some type of social media service these days, some are doing it quite well and others well “unique.”  It is time to once again map out which companies are offering social media services in Canada, make sure that you add your firm to the list.

Twitter – Looks like they’re finally ready to start to unwrap some of the new features, “serving ads” what is old becomes new again.

Pure Digital – The Flip Video has had a tremendous amount of success in only 8 years and looks like the Founder, Jonathan Kaplan is getting ready for a big $80 million pay day as they were in talks with Cisco recently.

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Here are some of the other industry stories and news that we talked about in this edition of The Week That Was.

Headlines:
AOL Gets Ready To Shake It Up, Launches Platform-A In Canada
Start-Up When the Economy Is Down?
New Websites & Updates – DiscoveryChannel.ca

Deal Flow:
Is Venture Communications Getting Serious About Digital? You Bet!

On The Move:
Two Senior Promotions At BBDO Toronto And Proximity Canada
Mike Sharma Named General Manager of Fjord Interactive

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