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Creative D Inc., developer of the Decksi social-mobile publishing platform has launched “The Official Decksi Collection” for Warner Music recording artist Victoria Duffield. Victoria recently released her hugely anticipated debut record Shut Up And Dance, which features the chart-topping title track, the multi-format radio hit “Feel” and her latest single “Break My Heart.” Read the rest of this entry »

HootSuite has announced a new integration with Webtrends Analytics, widening the scope of measurement tools available to HootSuite Enterprise clients. The HootSuite-Webtrends integration provides the performance data organizations need to properly evaluate the return of investment of their social activities. The auto-generated reports can be customized to show connections between social media messages and website conversion statistics, providing the level of measurement consistent with SEM and display ad markets for accurate comparison across channels. The integrated HootSuite-Webtrends capabilities are now available free to HootSuite Enterprise and Webtrends Analytics On-Demand clients. Read the rest of this entry »

HootSuite, makers of the market-leading social media management system, releases beta version of HootSuite Conversations to keep users focused on the social discussion. This new product is built on top of HootSuite Teams functionality and is the first tool to empower teams to simplify communication around social media messages, have internal conversations with external engagement, and collaborate with everyone using real-time chat. HootSuite continues to develop and acquire tools and solutions to support the social business, allowing individuals and teams to discuss and analyze campaigns across multiple social networks from one secure, web-based dashboard. HootSuite Conversations is now in free beta and available immediately to all users, including Free, Pro and Enterprise clients worldwide. Read the rest of this entry »

Set your phasers to “love me” because it’s time to become the king of the galaxy! Frima Studio is happy to announce that A Space Shooter Blitz is now out for free on iOS, Android and Facebook. Challenge your friends to a hectic, retro-style “Bullet Hell” shoot ‘em up with Commander P. Jefferson at the helm of the mighty USS Eradicator. Make a quick stop at Jenna’s shop to gear up: pick from a series of cool power-ups and get ready to blast some aliens! In a crazy fast-paced one-minute blitz, shoot as many enemies as possible without getting hit to get your score rolling. Watch that multiplier index: the higher it goes, the more enemies there are, the harder the game gets, and the faster you rake in points. At the end of this survival challenge, take down a special boss in an epic battle to send your score through the roof! Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Marketing Association is hosting a Social Media Seminar this September 27th at the Advocates’ Society office in Toronto. Titled Shaping The Future of Marketing, this full day session will provide a strategic overview and context for Social Media in the marketing mix with time dedicated for practical hands-on learning. No matter your level of experience, you can expect to leave with an understanding of key concepts and philosophies combined with best practices and tactical points of execution to help create winning results for your business. Read the rest of this entry »

HootSuite, makers of the market-leading social media management system, have announced the acquisition of Seesmic. HootSuite takes social business tools to the next level, allowing individuals and teams to analyze campaigns across multiple social networks from one secure, web-based dashboard. HootSuite’s Free, Pro, and Enterprise clients make up close to 5 million global users spanning six continents, who send over 1.5 million messages through the dashboard each day. Notable clients include 79 of the Fortune 100 companies such as McDonalds, PepsiCo, Virgin, FOX, Sony Music among others. Read the rest of this entry »

In today’s competitive employment market, the mobile job search is changing the way people look for jobs. According to Randstad Canada, the country’s leader for staffing, recruitment and HR Services, the ability to search for jobs anytime, from anywhere, can provide job seekers with a competitive edge by staying informed, quickly reacting to new job opportunities and getting in front of prospective employers. Read the rest of this entry »

Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, is launching a video contest today to encourage better privacy and social media habits among people who enjoy spending time online. Make the Right Choices – A Privacy by Design video contest, calls on young Ontario filmmakers to produce a short video to educate Ontarians, and people all around the world, about protecting their privacy and how they can make the right choices online. Read the rest of this entry »

A new wave of productivity-focused Social Apps, including SocialBro, GoPollGo, NeedTagger, and Videolicious have been added to HootSuite’s ever-expanding App Directory. As makers of one of the market-leading social media management systems, HootSuite is known for helping users engage with audiences and analyze campaigns across multiple social networks from one secure, web-based dashboard. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’ve been following Investintech on Facebook, or read Village Gamer regularly, then you know that at one point the developer featured an Able2Doc giveaway. Well, if you missed out on your free copy, here’s your second chance. Investintech is having a back-to-school one-week-only special, where you can get Able2Doc  v.6.0  for free (valued at $49.95) on Twitter. Read the rest of this entry »