Cheers to the holiday season! I’ve really begun to feel the buzz this week – shops are busier and calendars are definitely busier. We celebrated the end of year as a team this week with a lovely lunch out in midtown. I hope you’re taking time over the next few weeks to reflect on your success of the past year too. Now, let’s get into our recap of what’s happened over the last week.
Gord Downie – a Canadian Hero
He’s the leader of one of Canada’s best loved bands and he’s been a steady advocate for First Nations people. Gord Downie was awarded an eagle feather at the Assembly of First Nations for raising awareness of the impact of residential schools. The video of the award presentation captivated the attention of Canadians this week.
Amazon Go: cool and disruptive
The future is, almost, here! Soon picking up dinner could be as easy as tap and “Go”. Check out just how easy shopping will be using an app in-store.
KFC scented everything!
What could be better than the smell of 11 secret herbs and spices in your home for the holidays? KFC may be winning the advent game with this year’s #KFCAdventCalendar. It’s a fun way to engage fans and sell more merchandise.
Important: Tech giants coming together to curb terrorism
“Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube are coming together to help curb the spread of terrorist content online. There is no place for content that promotes terrorism on our hosted consumer services. When alerted, we take swift action against this kind of content in accordance with our respective policies.” Read more from the full announcement.
Friday Fun!
Most Watched List
YouTube Canada shared the top 10 most viewed videos of 2016 this week. How many of them did you watch?
Here is the #1 watched YouTube video in Canada in 2016. Channing Tatum & Beyonce’s “Run The World (Girls)” vs. Jenna Dewan-Tatum’s “Pony” | Lip Sync Battle 😂😂😂
Love, Love, Love this prequel to La, La Land
Ryan Gosling Teaches Jimmy Kimmel the Waltz
Ada’s Sisters – Episode 30: Sexist dress codes, naked selfies, Land’s End Legend program, circular phones and Wikipedia
From the archives this week… Angela and I discuss Winnipeg’s Amy Tuckett-McGimpsey and Allison Ferry attack sexist dress codes because at some Canadian restaurants, you are still required to dress like you’re going to the club if you’re a waitress. We talk about a teacher who was forced to resign because of her naked selfie and the quick end to Land’s End’s Legends program.Did you know that women had trouble with rectangles? Neither did we, but a new phone start-up is designing circular phones for confused females we have never met. Speaking of circular problems, RBS is experimenting with an AI customer service pilot project that really could do no worse than what they have now. Wikipedia just noticed that a lot of their millions of pages have never felt the touch of a woman, much like many of the editors of Wikipedia. Listen up!
