This is very cool (maybe just for me, there are a lot of dog lovers in my family) but Fido is putting out a casting call for their next Barksperson. Over a series of 6 open auditions across Canada, in Vancouver, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto and Montreal, one lucky pooch will be chosen as the [...]

Earlier this year, WIND Mobile ran a contest, dubbed “Best Conversation Ever”, for five lucky Canadians to be able to talk with their heroes and idols. Over 2500 entries were submitted and judged by WIND reps and industry leading bloggers, resulting in the choosing of 5 lucky people. One of these was Calgary’s April Young, [...]

To celebrate the Canadian launch of the TouchPad, HP has announced it will embark upon summer-long campaign to raise money for charity. The campaign, known as “Gives Like Nothing Else”, is simple. Starting July 23rd and running until August 31st, HP will be holding a series of events in public places where consumers are invited to [...]

Do you have an old phone lying around that is just gathering dust? Do you like pizza? Well then, Pizza Pizza has a program that is just right for you! Because the month of April is Earth Month, Pizza Pizza has let word be known that at more than 380 participating location they will be [...]

Yesterday, WIND Mobile announced the results at the end of the Charity Challenge; a portion of the Best Conversation Contest mentioned previously here and here. The six winners of the money included “Engineers without Borders Canada” in the top spot with more than 13,000 votes. “Engineers without Borders Canada” are an organization who help to improve living [...]

On February 14th Mobilicity released a music video on YouTube as part of a guerrilla marketing campaign lamenting the treatment that Canadians receive from other Canadian cellular service providers. The guerrilla marketing campaign was to promote the Mobilicity $69 Unlimited Couples plan. The campaign also included the wearing of vests that had messages complimentary to Mobilicity and others with a [...]

Motorola’s Raise your voice program is helping out a great Canadian non-profit organization called Leave Out Violence (LOVE). LOVE teaches youth to document violence in their lives through photography and other media, and create solutions to end violence. You can help raise money for LOVE this holiday season, simply by viewing an online gallery featuring [...]

OtterBox, the company that makes some of the most well known and liked smartphone protective cases, has launched a charitable organization called the OtterCares Foundation. From their press release: “When Nancy Richardson, OtterCares Founder and President, first dreamed of starting a charitable foundation she wanted to create something that had a lasting positive impact on [...]