Interactive

Next media Star: Touche!PHD’s Duong
Here’s another in MiC‘s continuing series spotlighting the up and comers media shops have singled out as being a step ahead of the game.

CBC bets on viral success with SeenThis?
The pubcaster hopes more of its content will get shared online and through social networking with the addition of a widget and companion application on Facebook.

Drink your milk, or else!
That’s the teen- and young-adult-targeted message in DDB’s quirky new campaign for BC Dairy, which launched yesterday.

MySpace undergoes major facelift
Just as the popular site marks its first year in Canada, it’s splashing out globally with a redesign that includes more options for advertisers and more connectivity with their customers.

Canwest adds to senior executive team
Canwest publishing has appointed Graham Moysey SVP/GM of digital media.

MindShare ‘Lightens the Night’ for K-C
The goal of the novel technique is to reduce kids’ anxiety about wetting their beds by first communicating with their mothers.

Aveeno contest winner to get double treat
The Johnson & Johnson brand is celebrating its Olympics sponsorship and highlighting past host cities where some of its product ingredients come from.

LXB adds to its team
Formerly with Carat, Sympatico and Nurun, Steven St-Pierre is the Montreal agency’s new director of interactive media.

Degrassi gets virtual with vSide
CTV’s next-gen high schoolers will interact with virtual viewers during a week-long in-world promo to pump the show’s season finale.

‘Bite-size’ factual series to bow on Discovery
General Motors of Canada has signed on to sponsor Cooler Facts while showcasing its new Pontiac G8.

On the MiC with Microsoft’s Caroline Vogt: new findings on how youth interact with technology
Yesterday, the research expert shared findings from the largest ever global youth study with media-minded delegates at strategy‘s Understanding Youth conference.

Notes from the (gaming) mediascape: Sony makes ad-friendly moves on PS3
Playstation 3 has entered the in-game advertising market, and Sony is also using the platform to distribute downloadable ad-supported video for gamers.

Identifictions applies TV series model to video games
This fall, a website based in France will aim to engage users in a sort of video game-TV series hybrid. And the rollout of the series will be multilingual.

Corus Radio signs on for Heavy’s new Husky net
Radio stations across the country will roll out Heavy.com programming in a new video monetization tool.

Havas inks deal with Yahoo
Havas Digital’s Media Contacts is partnering with Yahoo to develop a media trading platform.