Following up to the news we broke this morning that Kirstine Stewart has left the CBC to take the top spot running Twitter Canada. CBC has issued the press release below, and has named Neil McEneaney, General Manager, Finance and Strategy as the interim EVP until they find a replacement:
We have just heard from a realizable source that Kirstine Stewart has been hired for the top job at Twitter Canada.
Waterloo-based Kik secured $19.5 million in Series B funding, as they look to up their game in the mobile messaging wars. This funding round was led by Foundation Capital and including RRE Ventures, Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures. Foundation Capital’s Partner Anamitra Banerji
We broke the story that Twitter was getting ready to open their first office in Canada next month. Two of Twitter’s key people have made trips to Toronto to conduct the interviews with the short list of six candidates who are all in the running for the job.
As the continue to roll out their latest flagship phone the HTC One, the smartphone maker has launched an integrated marketing campaign across Canada to introduce the new device to Canadians. The campaign aims to challenges the current mobile phone experience with a bold a
Some safety news from Google Canada, and the company has made some updates to its Google Public Alerts page, as well Google Search and Google Maps on both desktop and mobile, and in Google Now. Canadians will now be able to get up to the minute drastic weather change alerts which is designed t
Privately-held Layer 7 Technologies announced it has been acquired by CA Technologies (CA) this week. Layer 7 provides an Application Programming Interface (API) management and security. With the company under CA, i
Toronto’s TransGaming just announced that it has signed an agreement with Google to have itsTransGaming’s SwiftShader 3D rendering technology licensed to the search giant.
As they continue to expand their offering in Canada, RTB provider AppNexus has hired Michael Meghory to join AppNexux Canada in their downtown Toronto office. Michael will join the sale team for the real-time bidding company.
There has been a lot of movements in the last three months as we look back at the digital landscape across Canada for the first quarter for 2013. Advertising agencies have been racing to fill vacant holes as there has flood of Creative Directors shifting from one agency to another such as here and here.
