A Seattle based social media campaign is gaining steam to try and find a Canadian man whose car was vandalized during mayday protests this week. The Twitter hashtag #findsam has been created and is being re-tweeted through Vancouver and Seattle to find the Canadian who only gave his first name. Sam was interviewed by Seattle media … [Read more...]
Translink CEO writes to staff defending bonuses, blaming media coverage
April 15, 2012 by
Translink's CEO has sent an email to employees in which he tries to explain how he and other company executives are compensated. The email, obtained by CKNW News, blames the media for getting in wrong when it comes to bonuses. Ian Jarvis starts off his email by saying it is "disheartening" for him and the entire executive team to be … [Read more...]
Big media Twitter campaign backfires
March 16, 2012 by
One of Canada's biggest telecommunications companies is feeling the wrath of its customers. It looks like Rogers attempt to use social media to promote a service has backfired. Rogers was hoping a promoted tweet would help launch their new "Rogers 1 number" service -- but instead of signing up for the free service, customers are using the … [Read more...]
Merging Media ACCESS 360 Monetization Workshop
March 6, 2012 by
Increase your ROI Using Social Media and Gamification Figuring out how to increase your ROI online? Here’s a good place to start. Merging Media & CMPA will present MM: Access 360 Monetization Workshops - Increase your ROI using Social Media and Gamification focused on monetization, financing, developing virtual economies using Social Media and … [Read more...]
Walden Media Adapting “Rex Libris”
February 25, 2012 by
Walden Media is moving forward with a film adaptation of James Turner's sci-fi/comedy graphic novel "Rex Libris" reports Variety. The story follows librarian Rex Libris as he protects the books of the Middleton Public Library and guards the world's literary treasures from a host of supernatural foes, predominantly zombies. Ben Zazove ("Tooth … [Read more...]
