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HootSuite has announced a noteworthy milestone today as their three millionth user, Alan from Sao Paulo, Brazil, signed up for a HootSuite account. The tool, which allows users to manage multiple social networks through a social media management dashboard, launched in December 2008. HootSuite has grown from a startup company to a worldwide industry leader and makes this announcement only six months after their previous two millionth user milestone in July 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

Penguin Canada, a publisher of young-adult fiction,  has launched Razorbill.ca, an online destination for the community, conversations and enthusiasm of today’s expanding young-adult fiction audiences. Razorbill.ca gives young adults a forum to engage with contemporary authors and like-minded peers. Read the rest of this entry »

Mars Canada Inc.’s Chocolate Division is thrilled to announce that the sixth M&M’S® character, Ms. Brown, will be revealing herself to Canadians in a few short weeks. Canadian M&M’S® fans will finally have the chance to meet this one-and-only Ms. Brown as she makes her way to Canada! Read the rest of this entry »

OpenText™ has announced major enhancements to OpenText Web and Social Analytics with the release of version 2.0 that delivers deep Web usage and social interaction insights in real time so organizations can identify actionable trends and continually optimize all their online initiatives. Read the rest of this entry »

Businesses are wasting time and money trying to reach people online without realizing many consumers resent big brands invading their social networks – according to research from TNS Canada, a Kantar company and part of WPP. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver game studio Rude Boy Games has come out of stealth mode to launch their new twist on social games. Zwonks is an addictive social collecting game that uses friend-to-friend messaging as part of its novel gameplay. The hottest in collectible virtual toys, Zwonks are quirky creatures that can be customized, accessorized, and shared with friends through Kik Messenger and email. Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, Canadians like to make ’em and break ’em! A recent survey created by Virgin Mobile Canada shows that more than half (51%) of Canadians make News Year’s resolutions, but most of us (52%) can’t even last more than a month before we give in to temptation. Read the rest of this entry »

Just over 4 months in existence, NextSportStar.com continues to be successful in attracting sports fans and non-sports fans from all walks of life, and from all over the world. According to Alexa.com, the third-party traffic monitoring portal, compared to all other websites NextSportStar.com is ranked 7,432 in the U.S., 10,751 in Canada and 44,669 Globally – ranking NextSportStar.com within the top 1% of all websites worldwide. According to the December 2011 Netcraft Web Survey Study, there are approximately 555 million active websites worldwide. NextSportStar.com continues to set new records, currently recording an average of almost 100,000 visitors daily. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s being said about you? “Everyone likes to know what’s being said about them or their brand online. MentionBox makes it easy and automatic,” says SWIX’s VP of Products, Craig Fitzpatrick. Read the rest of this entry »

Woozworld, a massively multiplayer user-generated social game for tweens and teens (ages 9 – 14), has announced that it has beta launched its complete social network, WoozIn, to its already immensely popular site. With a base of more than 15 million unique visitors from over 180 countries. Now, users from all over the world who are unable to use Facebook because of their age have a place to commune, providing a truly relevant experience. Read the rest of this entry »