The month of January seems to have flew by, but for many things are business as usual as the industry continues to move and shake.
Dell – Not only have they had so much success with Twitter to the tune of $1 million in revenue, but the are not going full steam ahead with offering exclusive deals through Twitter
Twitter – Speaking of Twitter, they have also recently raised another $35M in venture funding
Toshiba – “If you can’t join them, beat them?” I’m sure even phone and computer manufacture wishes they could have a piece of Apple iPhone’s business and Toshiba has announced they’re getting into the phone market and claim they have an iPhone killer
Facebook – Turn 5, Happy Birthday
Microsoft – Is getting ready to launch Microsoft stores, talk about taking a bite out of the Apple
Google – Is getting ready to take YouTube offline, hmm, they have a browser, you can take Google Reader offline, and Gmail is coming soon, my money says they are a full browser by Christmas
Lego phone anyone? Ok, this going into the strange and unusual pile, but apparently Lego is teaming up with telecom manufactures to release a Lego phone
The early bird registration was also turned on for our upcoming The Bold and The Blogging event.
Here are some of the other industry stories and news that we talked about in this edition of The Week That Was.
Headlines:
Grey Canada Takes Wins Again For The Gentle Island of Rejuvenation Campaign
Redux Media Signs Exclusive Advertising Deal With Woman.ca
Got Your WordPress Game On, There Is A Job Waiting For You
The Return of Roger Jewett
Super Bowl XLIII Ads Online For Your Viewing Pleasure
Account Wins
Pilot PMR Picks Up Algonquin Power
Delvinia Interactive Picks Up Three New Clients
On The Move
Jonathan Lister Takes Top Seat At Google Canada
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