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MEGA Brands Inc. has announced a multi-year global licensing partnership with Mattel, Inc., the world’s largest toy company- to develop construction toys based on the world’s most iconic kids brands, Barbie^® and Hot Wheels^®. The new lines will be available at retail starting in spring 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

We all want to be liked, but a majority of businesses may be willing to pay more for the distinction, a new survey by The Creative Group suggests. More than half (53%) of advertising and marketing executives interviewed said they expect companies to increase their investment in Facebook this year. Respondents also anticipate more marketing dollars will be channeled toward LinkedIn (43%), YouTube (42%), Google+ (41%) and Twitter (39%). Read the rest of this entry »

Pearson Canada, the education services and technology company, and ASCD, a global provider of programs, products, and services that empower educators to support the success of each learner, today announced a distribution agreement providing the entire spectrum of Canadian educators access to ASCD’s powerful professional development resources. Read the rest of this entry »

Social human resources platform TribeHR announced today that it was named ‘one to watch’ by AlwaysOn for 2012. The honor comes as AlwaysOn unveiled its third annual list of OnDemand 100 Top Private Companies. Each year this list identifies the top emerging Internet companies disrupting the established enterprise, reinventing legacy data streams and pioneering cloud computing and SaaS. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft Canada has announced the results of its Flexible Workspaces survey – a study which examined the workstyle preferences of employees and bosses with regards to working remotely and how they ranked their productivity while working remotely. Read the rest of this entry »

In a display of continued commitment to international expansion, US-based Eventbrite has announced a fully-localized French version of its innovative ticketing platform for French Canadian speakers. This launch place the company’s pioneering platform in eight countries, each with fully localized offerings. Today’s announcement also included versions in Spanish and French for France. Read the rest of this entry »

While the art of the DJ continues to evolve, it remains true to one objective: rock the party. It’s time to get the party started and ignite clubgoers across Canada 15 minutes at a time, as Red Bull Thre3style officially begins its search for the country’s Best Party Rocker DJ. Hitting over 20 cities across Canada, Red Bull Thre3style will feature the best local DJs throwing down their best party sets. Read the rest of this entry »

Bell Aliant is bringing its fibre-to-the home (FTTH) network to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, investing $2.6 million to expand its FibreOP™ services to 5,000 homes and businesses in the area. Yarmouth customers can pre-register for FibreOP service or call 1-866-(1-866-342-7367) to be notified when service is available in their area. Read the rest of this entry »

ImmerVision announced today that the Nextiva® Video Management Software from US developer Verint® Systems supports ImmerVision Enables®, offering Verint customers a cutting-edge, 360-degree viewing technology to complement their video security applications. Read the rest of this entry »

Independent game developer Hothead Games has partnered with casual games studio Grey Alien Games to release the seasonal match 3 puzzle game Spring Bonus to iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Spring Bonus has previously been released for play on Windows and Mac Computers and on the Big Fish Games portal – but now you can take Spring Bonus with you wherever you go. Read the rest of this entry »