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The Friday Five - Volume 36

April 2, 2013, Posted in: Inspiration | Marketing | The Friday Five

Five interesting stories from the last week on the interweb!

• This column will change your life: Helsinki Bus Station Theory
  It doesn't matter where you start, it matters where you wined up.
   
• Why I want to own your house
  Ontario couple's brilliant idea of unload home via essay contest
   
• Picture shows suspicious bag at marathon
  Boston bombings, photos of a mysterious bag left in the crowd.
   
• Naughty in Name Only
  See how this 25 year old went from cleaning out her closet to owning the fastest growing retail chain in the world.
   
• Hidden gems of the Webby Award nominees
  Check out some of the coolest and unusual projects that you may have missed over the past year.

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The Friday Five - Volume 35

March 22, 2013, Posted in: Inspiration | News | Social Media | The Friday Five

Five interesting stories from the last week on the interweb!

• Can You imagine?
  Stay flexible, dream big and go with the flow
   
• Smart watch invasion: 2013 could be the year wearable timepieces take off
  The new wave of mobile devices on the way?
   
• Why Your Organization Suffers From Leadership Dysfunction
  Has your organization lost site of what leadership really is?
   
• Are we ready to do our banking via Facebook?
  Would you handle all of your online banking via Facebook?
   
• Amazing Water & Sound Experiment
  Ohhh Science! You never seem to disappoint.

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The Friday Five - Volume 33

February 22, 2013, Posted in: Inspiration | Marketing | News | The Friday Five

Five interesting stories from the last week on the interweb!

• The impending crisis that is Windows XP and IE 8
  Update your browsers! You are missing the full experience!
   
• Google Analytics Tips: 10 Data Analysis Strategies That Pay Off Big!
  What stats are you looking at?
   
• Trends in interactive design 2013
  A look at the latest design trends for 2013.
   
• Photo of the Day - Cricket Game Bangladesh
  Oh for the days of a childhood cricket match!
   
• Google's Pixel Chromebook is Microsoft's delight
  Google takes a second crack at hardware with their new Pixel

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The Friday Five - Volume 31

January 11, 2013, Posted in: Inspiration | Social Media | The Friday Five

Five interesting stories from the last week on the interweb!

• Top 10 Ways to Speed Up and Beef Up Your Google Searches
  The keys to finding what you want, when you want!
   
• How Obama Won The Internet
  The beginning of the social president.
   
• Samsung Re-Invents the TV Interface to Include Social and Apps
  Social media transcending boundaries as Samsung reinvents the TV interface.
   
• See National Geographic's "Photo of the Year" winners
  National Geographic's best of the best from their "Photo of the Day".
   
• Tweeting Cat Door Keeps Unauthorized Animals Out of Your Home
  The most hi-tech cat door in the world, equipped with social sharing!

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The Friday Five - Volume 23

October 26, 2012, Posted in: Inspiration | News | The Friday Five

Five interesting stories from the last week on the interweb!

• Fall Is in the Air
  Incredible photos!
   
• Ajaz Ahmed: Don't be afraid to experiment with unknown outcomes
  Don't be afraid to experiment with unknown outcomes
   
• Amazing body art car is a crashing success
  The most kickass car wreck ever!
   
• Coolest bridge ever? Trampoline across the Seine
  One of the most outrages design concept you will ever see.
   
• The Best New Features in Windows 8
  A look at some of the impressive upgrades for Windows 8.

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The Friday Five - Volume 22

October 19, 2012, Posted in: Inspiration | Marketing | Social Media | The Friday Five

Five interesting stories from the last week on the interweb!

• A bra that could detect cancer
  The bra of the future offers more than just support!
   
• Is Pheed the New Twitter?
  Pheed starting to draw the necessary buzz to become the next big social media platform.
   
• Facebook Brand Page: You're (Probably) Doing It Wrong
  The keys for using your Facebook fan page to it's full potential.
   
• World’s First Cardboard Bicycle Gears Up for Production
  See how this inventor is taking cycling to a whole new level of green.
   
• Catch the Ice Dude
  The polar bear flop! Absolutely hilarious!

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Cannes welcomes Canada as The Country of Honour

October 9, 2012, Posted in: Inspiration | News | Projects

We love our clients, especially when we get an email like this from Cannes:

"Just a quick glimpse of your logo up on the main thoroughfare in Cannes. We have tons of photos of the logo all over the place. It's highly visible and recognizable even in a busy setting. Canadians are connected is also getting good air time before an international audience at the festival."

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The Friday Five - Volume 18

September 21, 2012, Posted in: Inspiration | Marketing | News | Social Media | The Friday Five

Five interesting stories from the last week on the interweb!

• Twitter Adds New Profile Pages, Overhauls Its iPad Interface, and More
  Twitter gets a facelift!
   
• Kevin Rose interviews gigaom.com founder Om Malik.
  It's everything gigaom.com in Kevin Rose's latest intervew with Om Malik, founder of gigaom.com.
   
• Sweep the Sleaze
  Social media buttons are not a social media strategy
   
• Zellers sets mascot Zeddy free as they prepare for liquidation
  Say goodbye to Zeddy! Excellent marketing campaign from Zellers!
   
• Photograph of a Desert Rose in Socotra
  National geographic never fails to amaze with their pic of the day!

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The Friday Five - Volume 15

September 3, 2012, Posted in: Inspiration | News | Social Media | The Friday Five

Five interesting stories from the last week on the interweb!

• Analyze your Facebook data with new Wolfram Alpha tool
  Amazing facebook app that analyzes everything about your facebook profile in the blink of an eye.
   
• Plan Your Free Online Education at Lifehacker U: Fall Semester 2012
  Taking university courses from top universities for free!
   
• 5 Tricks to Drive Traffic to Your Website
  Going the extra mile to get your website more views.
   
• YouTube's Moodwall matches videos to feelings
  Youtube gets emotional with a new method of categorizing their videos.
   
• Can't Leave At 5:30? Three Alternative Ways To Set Healthy Work Boundaries
  Setting realistic boundaries between your work life and personal life.

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The Friday Five - Volume 12

August 10, 2012, Posted in: Business | Inspiration | News | The Friday Five

Five interesting stories from the last week on the interweb!

• Android races past Apple in smartphone market share
  Good prices and new phone models enough for Android to steal majority of the market share?
   
• How Much Sleep Do You Really Need to Work Productively?
  If your not a morning person well we got some bad news for you! 
   
• On YouTube, A Thriving Scene Of Sign-Language Performers
  See how this company is making sound by creating music videos for the deaf!
   
• Children at Play
  Such a stunning display of imagery from National Geographic's "Photo Of The Day".
   
• What if every Olympic sport was photographed like beach volleyball?
  See how this photographer is taking a new view on the Olympics.

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