Week That Was – 2009-09-04

Week That Was

Now that Labor Day is behind us, the summer is just about over (I can hear the groans now). Good news…there is still a tremendous amount of growth occurring on the Internet, just take a look at how many job posting we have listed below.

Blogger – Google’s blogging applications Blogger turned 10 last week.

Here are some of the industry news and stories that we covered about on Profectio & PR In Canada in this edition of The Week That Was.

Popular Stories:
PR & TWITTER: Should We Give A Tweet?

How Big Is Search? 100 Billions Searches Per Month According To comScore

Google, Can’t Buy Twitter, Use Them!

Headlines:

Google, Can’t Buy Twitter, Use Them!
Norwegian Game Developer Funcom Expands Into Montreal
How Big Is Search? 100 Billions Searches Per Month According To comScore
Pirates Come To Canada, The Pirate Party of Canada Needs Your Vote To Become A Legit Political Party
PayPal Embraces Blackberry, Launches PayPal For Blackberry App World Payment System
Chad Randall Exits b5Media, Will b5Media Keep The Doors With No Sales?
TalentEgg Gets Ready To Help Students Crack Into A New Career
Will Computer Hardware Make A Big Return In 2010?
TxT2Look Looks To Expand In Ontario, Texting To New Home Sales
MSN.ca Relaunches With New Look And Feel, Well Not Really Bell And Microsoft Cut Sympatico/MSN Ties Tomorrow, Get Ready For New Websites
TSN Celebrates 25 Years Of Sports News And Stories
BNN Celebrates 10 Years, Congratulations And Keep Going
What Is More Important to PR – First To Publish Or Deep Analysis?
The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) Adds Five New Categories

Campaign Corner

Twist Marketing Wins Some New Biz, Begins Work On New Carma

One The Move

Facebook Canada Expands Sales Team, Adds Beth Popple
Alfredo Tan Joins Facebook Canada As Senior Director Of Sales
Edelman Montreal Beefs Ups With More Promotions And New Hires, Cooking Up A Social Media Stew
Sylvain Perron Appointed To General Manager of Edelman Montreal

Deal Flow

NowPublic.com Sells To Examiner For Around $25 Million
Ebay Sells Skype For $2.75 Billion, Back To Business Basics

Job Listings:

Manager, Client Communications (Toronto)
Manager, Client Communications – 1 yr Contract (Toronto)
Director, Business Strategy and Development (Montreal)
Senior Manager / Director of Online Marketing (Toronto)
Marketing Manager (1 yr contract) (Mississauga)
Media Buyer (Mississauga)
Web Technology Graphics Software Engineer (Markham)

Calender:

CVCA Annual AGM – September 22, 2009

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