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There’s never been a better time for design and marketing professionals to consider going in-house. A new research paper, 5 Trends Every In-House Designer Should Know, indicates that in-house teams will expand and exert more influence on creative efforts in the next three to five years. The report also sheds light on the inner workings of corporate design departments and highlights trends any creative professional can take advantage of in the coming years. Read the rest of this entry »

Igloo Software, a Kitchener-based provider of social business software in the cloud, has announced it has been positioned in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace by Nikos Drakos et al., September 28, 2012. To view a copy of the Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace compliments of Igloo, register at igloosoftware.com/gartner to receive the link where you can view the report. Read the rest of this entry »

HootSuite has announced a new integration with Webtrends Analytics, widening the scope of measurement tools available to HootSuite Enterprise clients. The HootSuite-Webtrends integration provides the performance data organizations need to properly evaluate the return of investment of their social activities. The auto-generated reports can be customized to show connections between social media messages and website conversion statistics, providing the level of measurement consistent with SEM and display ad markets for accurate comparison across channels. The integrated HootSuite-Webtrends capabilities are now available free to HootSuite Enterprise and Webtrends Analytics On-Demand clients. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal digital publisher Strategy First Inc and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) are teaming up to fight back against Cancer.During the entire month of October fifty percent from every purchase from the publisher’s site will be donated to help find a cure for Breast Cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal-based Behaviour Interactive is celebrating its 20^th anniversary. Through the years, the studio has developed over 140 titles across all major platforms, from games based on leading brands for the whole family, like Tetris and Brave, to original IPs like Assault Heroes™, WET™ and Naughty Bear™ (one of my personal favourites) for a core gaming audience.  With today’s anniversary, the company emphasizes its focus on leading the independent gaming scene in Montreal through the development of games on mobile, online and on social networks, while continuing to offer exciting experiences on game consoles. Read the rest of this entry »

Toon Boom Animation Inc. and California-based Bento Box Entertainment (“BBE”) have combined their expertise to develop an exclusive and state-of-the-art digital animation production pipeline uniquely designed for Bento Box’s production on prime-time animated television series, among them Bob’s Burgers, Allen Gregory, and the upcoming new series Brickleberry, Out There, and The Awesomes, as well as multiple Network prime-time animation pilots. The all-digital global workflow methodology set up under the arrangement is on the industry’s cutting edge, and Toon Boom and BBE will be promoting the innovative pipeline and processes to other studios around the world that could potentially benefit from this customized methodology. Read the rest of this entry »

AOL Canada has announced the launch of Project Devil 2, the next phase of AOL’s continued focus on innovation in premium branded display. Project Devil, launched in the U.S. in September 2010 at Advertising Week, and in Canada in April 2011, was AOL’s foray into revolutionizing premium display on the Web. After two years of advertiser input across categories including Entertainment, Retail, CPG, Finance, and Travel, AOL has added to its portfolio of premium ad units. The new 300×1050 has two applications within the unit, allowing the brand marketer to utilize a larger high-definition brand asset in the top module to drive a more enhanced experience for consumers. A smaller 300×600 unit features one large application. AOL has also added support for additional IAB Rising Stars display ad units such as the Filmstrip and Billboard to its diverse portfolio. The announcement was made at Advertising Week 2012 taking place in New York City, October 1-5, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

An authoritative, evidence-based assessment of the state of science and technology in Canada has found that Canadian science and technology is healthy and growing in both output and impact. Over the past five years, real improvements have occurred in the magnitude and quality of Canadian science and technology. A newly released report by the Council of Canadian Academies entitled, The State of Science and Technology in Canada, 2012 (PDF) provides a thorough analysis of the scientific disciplines and technological applications where Canada excels in a global context. Read the rest of this entry »

California-based digital video advertising solutions provider BrightRoll, in conjunction with IAB Canada, has released its 2012 Canada Video Advertising Report. The second annual study, which gathers insight from more than 100 advertising executives at top agencies across Canada, addresses emerging trends in digital advertising and highlights significant changes taking place within the industry. Read the rest of this entry »

Angoss Software Corporation as announced the availability of KnowledgeEXCELERATOR, a powerful visual data discovery and prediction tool for business analysts and knowledge workers who commonly use Microsoft® Excel to analyze and understand their business data. Marketers, managers and business intelligence users continue to mine for valuable insight hidden in the voluminous data within their businesses to improve revenue performance and make actionable decisions. These users require affordable tools that allow them to easily understand, visualize and uncover the predictive power of their data without relying on quantitative analysts or statisticians to perform this analysis. Read the rest of this entry »