The Weekly Download – May 15, 2020
Welcome back to another edition of The Weekly Download! This weekend marks the first long weekend of the summer for Canadians, and although the holiday is going to look a little different this year, we still want to send you on your way with the top digital marketing news and Friday Fun. On the agenda: […]
The Weekly Download – December 6, 2019
Happy Friday and welcome back to another installment of The Weekly Download! On today’s agenda: the future of Google, goodbye to Lil Bub, Peloton’s new controversial ad, Twitter’s Privacy Center, Facebook’s photo-transfer tool, Pantone’s Color of the Year 2020, and Friday Fun with a very special Canadian twist. Before we jump in, we want to […]
The Weekly Download – October 11, 2019
Happy Fri-YAY, and Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! The long weekend has finally arrived, and so has another edition of The Weekly Download. In today’s installment, we’re talking about Instagram’s decision to nix the Following tab, Twitter’s slip up involving user two-factor phone numbers and emails, Facebook’s $40-million settlement, Apple stands by its controversial app decision, and […]
The Weekly Download – September 13, 2019
It might be Friday the 13th, but you’re about to get lucky! It’s time once again for The Weekly Download. On the docket today: what’s new from Apple, how Facebook will pick the news you see in its app, Canada’s Bianca Andreescu’s amazing US Open win, how you can “date” Colonel Sanders (yes, really), the […]
The Weekly Download – January 11, 2019
Happy Friday, folks! It’s time for our weekly installment of what’s hot and not in the world of digital marketing and technology. On today’s Weekly Download docket, Amazon reveals Alexa’s many, MANY partners, Instagram has a new multi-sharing option, and we look at the hit movie that seems to have taken over the world! Museums […]
The Weekly Download – December 21, 2018
Happy Friday, everyone! Welcome to the holiday edition of The Weekly Download. We’ll try to keep it short and sweet – but, busy holiday season or not, there always seems to be a lot of fires in the digital world! On today’s agenda, we’re going to tackle Facebook’s data sharing abuse, yet again. Instagram’s new […]
The Weekly Download – August 17, 2018
Hello, Friday! We’ve got another installment of the Weekly Download for you. Here’s what we’ve been chatting about in the digital media world this week: Google’s targeted billboard ads, group FaceTime calls, #OOTD returns, Instagram’s Direct Polls and pop-up playgrounds, plus a dash of Friday Fun. Google’s Targeted Billboard Ads I think we can agree […]
The Weekly Download – March 3, 2017
If you’re a regular follower of the Weekly Download (which I really hope you are, and if so, thank you!), you may have noticed that I missed my post last Friday. Aside from the usual political gaffes and shockers, there wasn’t much exciting to post about, and frankly, I wanted to savour as much time […]
The Weekly Download – January 27, 2017
To say it’s been quite a week would be an understatement! The news cycle was almost overwhelming. So let’s clear through the clutter and look at what’s impacting digital marketing, communications and PR in today’s Weekly Download. Fake news crackdown Facebook and Google are putting the smackdown on fake news. Both companies are testing new […]
The Weekly Download – September 2, 2016
If you’re like most people I know, this week was the last relaxing stretch before Labour Day. Lots is happening in September and everyone is scrambling to get ready for product launches, announcements, back-to-school, special events… and the list goes on. So, starting at the end of business today (whatever time that is for you […]