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Bloggers take starring role at L’Oreal Fashion Week

They may not be strutting the runways in Toronto this week, but if any sector of the blogosphere is achieving desirable-venue status for advertising, it’s online fashionistas.

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Branchez-Vous acquires Quebec humour, sports sites

A menu of content for sports fanatics and some funny French stuff are getting tied in to Branchez-Vous Network properties.

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Yves Rocher to bloom in Facebook application

The cosmetics biggie is the first in its category in North America to leverage the popular social networking site in such a branded, interactive way.

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Accountants staging online contest

Numbers may seem tedious to some, but the excitement factor for accounting students is high, thanks to tuition credits, cash prizes for their schools and viral fame.

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Notes from the mediascape: Dance with Thriller‘s dead

The 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s Thriller has spawned a UGC-friendly microsite that lets users put themselves in the original music video.

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Staplesville.ca comes to rescue of job hunters

In the new virtual community, hopefuls can choose an avatar, relax at the Perks Café and then check out opps at Staples Business Depot and other retailers.

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MoboVivo offers new twist on takeout

The Calgary company, together with Joe Media, is bringing episodes of Fixing Dinner to iPods and iPhones.

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Teletoon bows brainy promo for bread

The new Wonder+ Headstart bread is behind an interactive brain workout for kids with an on-air push to a microsite promo by Teletoon.

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Scope getting fresh with consumers’ virtual breath

Mouthwash is not typically associated with fun viral campaigns, so Dentsu is monitoring how enthusiastically people play along with shtick that rates what their mouths emit – on a scale from ‘fragrant’ to ‘noxious.’

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Edmonton’s ‘Succeed Sooner’ campaign aimed at T.O. students

How are you gonna keep ’em down in the GTA after they’ve seen the advantages of starting careers in the Alberta capital? That’s the idea behind a feisty initiative by DDB Edmonton.

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Terra trying unusual product placement

These boots were made for CGC-style commercials. Well, sort of. Consumers are being invited to submit videos showing the footwear in action.

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Dexter destined for gaming consoles

The US net behind Dexter has signed a deal to let the show’s video gaming fans enter the conflicted world of the dark defender.

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TVO ramps up web offerings

New kids’ titles will be added to the site’s portfolio of 150 games as part of the broadcaster’s Mega Mucho More March Break event.

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Sportscasters set online records

Ramped-up web coverage of the NHL’s trade deadline day paid off for TSN, RDS and Sportsnet, which saw soaring numbers on the busiest sports day of the year.

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Oprah backs Skype in webcast first

One day after millions tuned in to the premiere of Oprah’s Big Give, the lady herself tried to make webcast history with that little free-long-distance VoIP thing – Skype.