Apple released their updated iPhone, the 3G S two weeks ago, despite that Research In Motion (RIM) continues to hold their own and even beat analysis predictions for the financial earnings. The Blackberry had an 80% increase in consumer subscribers. Total revenue is up 3.4 billion, up 53% from last year. Do you think Jim Balsillie is afraid of the Apple iPhone or Palm Pre
With Michael Jackson’s passing last week it set the Internet a buzz, first with rumours and questions as to the actual state of his health, then once confirmed it shout down every major news source. Google, Yahoo and AOL owned TMZ.com all reported spikes in traffic, Google News was inaccessible for as long as 25 minutes around 2:45 PM EDT on Thursday. I’m sure that the telecos also saw a spike in their traffic, I received several text and Blackberry message during the same time frame.
Here are some of the other industry stories and news that we talked about on Profectio & PR In Canada in this edition of The Week That Was.
Headlines:
AOL Launches Spinner Canada, Blogs To A New Beat
Breaking News: MySpace Shuts Down ENTIRE Canadian Operations
www.www / / Mitch Solway, Vice President Marketing, FreshBooks
Will Zoompass Be the Paypal Mobile Killer?
Latest Pepsi Campaign Spreads A Little Joy
Heavy.com Gets Into the Octagon With Ultimate Fighting Championship
Campaign Corner
Dairy Farmers of Canada Pours New 3D Campaign, A Canadian First
On The Move:
Another Marble Added to 27 Marbles
New Websites & Updates
Canadian Opera Company Sings A New Tune With Re-Launched Website
Account Wins
ThinData Wins Canadian Marketing Association Account
Knowledge Center
New PayPal Survey Reveals Why Online Shoppers Abandon Purchases
Event Calender:
- TorontoTechTalk 7 – June 23 – Networking in downtown Toronto with special guest speaker Mark Fox, Chairman & CEO of Novator
- Shop Online ’09 – October 6, 2009
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