Recently I was interviews by the guys over at the BusinessCast.ca about new trends in social media and how businesses should be looking at these tools to engage their communities and build a lasting relationship with their consumers. Description: Episode 245 pulls back the cloak on the new social media tools with Matthew Vernhout, Director, Delivery & ISP Relations, TC Media. (formerly Transcontinental Interactive). As the inside guy...

Earlier this year we were told to expect enforcement in October of 2012, but due to some unforeseen delays in the regulation process the Minister of Industry, Christian Paradis, has indicated we will see enforcement pushed into 2013. Source: Financial Post – Canada’s anti-spam law won’t take effect until 2013 What’s next with CASL? Industry Canada is still expected to provide Draft regulations that will be open for a short...

Industry Canada has just announced the launch of a quick email security quiz for individuals and Businesses on the FightSpam.gc.ca website. There are two series of questions that you can review covering security when using public Wi-Fi hotspots, and the need for Anti-virus and Firewall solutions. If you are already familiar with these topics these quizzes will server as a quick and simple reminder, but if you have a non-technical person...

Q: Dear EmailKarma.net, We sell through distribution and we have five contacts we interact with from Company A, that we currently do business with, that we email with updates on the safety products they purchase from us. Can we email all the contacts that we have in our database from that company, does the implied consent allow us to email any contact within the company we are doing business with (regardless on the business area they are...

Overnight we found what appears to be the official version of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commissions (CRTC) CASL regulations on the Canadian Employment Pension Law website along with a brief overview of the regulations. Here is a quick Summary: Information to be included in an email message has been clarified to include these key identifiers: CEM’s need to be the name by which the person sending the message...