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#NDPldr: Cullen regains Twitter lead in home stretch
As the NDP leadership campaign enters the home stretch Nathan Cullen is in the lead again in Twitter candidate mentions, after briefly falling behind rival Thomas Mulcair earlier this week. According...
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The Intel Report: iPad users spending $70k per day on newspaper, magazine...
See below for your latest installment of The Intel Report, a weekly wrap-up of social media, media measurement and traditional media news collected, categorized and presented by MediaMiser’s patented...
View ArticleThe Intel Report: Chirpify scores big, algorithms vs. human reporters
It’s time for this week’s Intel Report, your regular wrap-up of media-related news items distilled, packaged and delivered right to your screen via MediaMiser Enterprise. Social media Measuring the...
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Romneymania 2012: Everyone is talking about Amercia
It probably was, all things considered, a great night last night for Mitt Romney. After battling the likes of Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and others for the U.S. Republican Party’s presidential nomination,...
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Target Canada′s one-two promotional punch: Twitter parties and store openings
It’s finally here. Target, we mean. In Canada. After what must have been an agonizing period of waiting, speculation, rumours and – yes – more waiting on behalf of a hard-core group of retail...
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Twitter analysis: Notes from the Justin Trudeau victory
By now you’ve likely heard that Justin Trudeau is the new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. But do you know how the leadership campaign played out on Twitter? As we reported this morning during...
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The 10 years of MediaMiser: An interview with the owners
With MediaMiser celebrating its 10-year anniversary this week, we sat down with the company’s three co-owners – CEO Brett Serjeantson, President Chris Morrison and COO Martin Lyster – to share how...
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Stanley Cup Playoffs: NHL OT magic prompts 1,366% spike in tweets
There’s nothing like an overtime goal to get one’s adrenaline pumping – and, in last night’s case, two OT goals to get the tweets flowing as well. We’re big fans of the NHL here at MediaMiser. Really...
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Highs and lows of office: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford needs to get ahead of...
It is said everyone is innocent until proven guilty – which, under the Canadian justice system at least, is true. But when you’re a public figure that has been entrusted with the keys to Canada’s...
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Has Canadian media crossed the Rubicon with Rob Ford allegations?
It’s been suggested that Canadian media is different from other countries – that reporters, editors and their media outlets north of the border are more reserved and and less sensationalist than both...
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Journalism and media: Who’s watching the watchmen?
Reports on traditional news outlets, such as print and broadcast struggling to be financially viable. are nothing new. In a previous blog post, I quoted a statistic from IBM that claimed 90 per cent of...
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Quebec elections: sovereignty, corruption dominate the conversation
With the Quebec campaign trail nearly a month old, a few topics have dominated the conversation so far. The big issues that drove Charest to call the election — corruption and tuition — are fighting...
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Documentaries hold their own in lead-up to TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival began today, as everyone from film buffs to Hollywood big shots to independent film-makers descended on downtown Toronto. 289 feature films and 83 shorts will...
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Crowd control via Twitter, and other insights from IABC Canada East
During the IABC Canada East Communicators Summit this past weekend, I noticed throughout several presentations what appeared to be an emerging question: Should we listen to the conversation on social...
View ArticleQuebecor: 273 years of community news, gone in a week
It’s been a very bad week for community newspapers in Ontario. Actually, forget that. It’s been a bad couple of years for community publications everywhere, and not much seems to have changed. After...
View ArticleFourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest: Who served up the most coverage?
It’s the Fourth of July in the United States, and nothing says Independence Day better – other than lighting up a gigantic amount of pyrotechnics – than the annual Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating...
View ArticleCrazy for Cronuts? Then you’ve gotta see this!
Are you crazy for Cronuts? If you’re from New York City, it’s likely your answer is “yes.” And if you’re from anywhere else, chances are that if it’s not yes, it probably will be soon enough (editor’s...
View ArticleHot enough for ya? MediaMiser tracks heat wave coverage
Not too long ago, most Canadians were sitting inside while the ground was blanketed in white. We ached for the feeling of the warm sun on our skin and ability to venture outside without a Michelin...
View ArticleCronut watch: New York creation shows no sign of slowing on social,...
The cronut craze, which we illustrated in a recent infographic , isn’t showing any signs of slowing. Since the beginning of June, MediaMiser’s SNAP software has collected over 70,000 tweets mentioning...
View ArticleToronto Star enters world of metered pay walls
The Toronto Star, the newspaper with the largest daily circulation in Canada, has today officially entered into the world of metered pay walls. Visitors to the site will be able to view 10...
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