Rory Capern jumps ship from Google Canada to Twitter Canada
Twitter Canada finally has a new boss. Rory Capern, who is currently head of partnerships at Google Canada, will join the company…
From Tweet to Tender: Figure1 Used Social Media to Get Investment Cash
Ordinarily, New York-based Union Square Ventures likes to invest in startups like Twitter, Tumblr, Zynga and Kickstarter.…
Twitter CEO Says Canada Among ‘Fastest-Growing Markets’
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo told Globe and Mail reporter James Bradshaw that Canada is among the social media tool’s “fastest-growing…
Nova Scotia Judge Gives Thumbs Up to Live Tweeting in Court
A Nova Scotia judge has praised Twitter and the ability for reporters to live-tweet court cases after the province’s judiciary…
Edmonton’s LoginRadius Scores 800 Percent Growth in One Year
Edmonton’s social login tool LoginRadius has informed us that the past 12 months went over very well. The startup achieved…
Former Twitter Developer Advocate Joins FounderFuel as New Head
Sylvain Carle, a former senior developer advocate at Twitter, will lead Montreal’s FounderFuel accelerator program as…
Twitter’s ‘BC Bud’: Anonymous Twitter User in Vancouver Drops ‘Hidden Weed’ Around Town
An anonymous Twitter user in Vancouver is hiding free marijuana around town, similar to how Twitter accounts in San Francisco…
Social Media Etiquette: Where Is the Line Between Inappropriate and Plain Boring?
I’m not too big on writing about how people should behave on social media (mainly because I routinely act like a crazy…
Generation Douglas Coupland: Famed Canadian Author To Sell Branded Roots Clothing on Twitter Pop-Up Shop
In one of the more interesting stories we’ve come across this week, famed Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland…
Bloomberg Businessweek Proclaims Vancouver “The New Tech Hub”- But is it Only for the Visas?
The folks at Bloomberg Businessweek, the popular print and online business news outlet, believe that Vancouver is “the…
Twitter Cofounder’s Startup Square Opens Office in Waterloo
Square, the Silicon Valley payment processing startup of Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, has opened up an office in Kitchener-Waterloo.…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes Dismisses New SalesForce Tool in Clever Fashion
He may appear to be a nice Canadian who dresses a bit like a hipster and a bit like a lumberjack, but don’t dismiss Hootsuite…
Want a Job in Social Media? #SocialMediaTO Brings Together Expert Panel from Twitter, Hootsuite, More
I’ve always assumed that a social media role really only requires one to be nice and helpful to people, even if they…
LX Ventures and Mobio Want You to Get Paid for Being on Twitter
LX Ventures and one of it’s spin-off companies, Mobio INsider, wants “niche social media influencers” to…
FounderProject Crowns McGill Student Startup As University-Wide Competition Winner
FounderProject, the Montreal-based student-run venture capital firm that held a series of events throughout Ontario and Quebec…