Interactive

Lowe Roche incubates dino eggs
The Toronto Zoo’s agency wanted to build some buzz for animatronic dinosaurs, so they’re reaching out to kids with an offer: Adopt an egg.

JumpTV to get online FIFA rights from TLN?
The ethnic Internet TV site has signed a deal for the online streaming rights to FIFA – in a few languages, anyway. TLN, which got its rights from the CBC late last year, will share the ad revenue.

And now . . . boozepodcasting?
It’s yet another groundbreaker from marketing-savvy LCBO.

Yahoo execs pitch ‘four-pillar marketing’
The seminar was replete with advice on how to turn consumers into ‘raving fans and passionate advocates.’

HBC leveraging auspicious date
In the approach of once-in-our-lifetime 7-7-7, the venerable department store chain spied an opportunity to make like Cupid.

Canoe Network re-launches with video content
Quebecor Media’s online Canoe network has a new look, new partners and new features, including ad opps.

Olive grabs healthy eating community
The Olive Canada Network’s latest acquisition in Quebec helps users put together healthy meal plans.

Rising Young Media Star: Initiative’s Haveman
This is the fifth installment in MiC‘s series profiling next-gen media minds. Curious as to who these new thinkers are, and what they’re thinking, strategy and MiC canvassed the industry, asking media shops to single out their top innovative and strategic recruits.

Canadian families increasingly ‘living on the Internet’
And their use of social media sites is skyrocketing.

Bell bids for social media’s athletic side
Somebody at Bell must’ve been paying attention to the social media headlines – it’s launched an interactive community to draw users in with athletes and interactivity.

Canadians now using net searches for 98% of online buying
Google Canada says we’re on the net almost 40% of our spare time, Monday to Friday.

NEWS FLASH: Canada has a big pair – of Grand Prix that is
Which entry was judged ‘the best of the best this year’ and why?

Dove in contention for a pair of Lions
Unilever’s Mark Wakefield and the Ogilvy & Mather Toronto team could have more Lions to stow in their luggage.

Beckham kicks for Motorola
In the company’s Free Kicks contest, headset buyers can win a trip to L.A. and a master class with the soccer superstar himself.

CBC launches aboriginal website
It’s National Aboriginal Day in Canada, and the Ceeb is marking the occasion with a new online content collection.