Eric Emin Wood is an Associate Editor for IT World Canada. When not writing about the tech industry he enjoys photography, movies, travelling, and the Oxford comma, and will talk your ear off about animation if you give him an opening.

Hashtag Trending – Netflix investing $500M into Canadian content, San Francisco sues Equifax

Netflix lights up the Twitterverse after announcing it will invest half a billion dollars into Canadian content, Equifax is still in the news, and Mark Zuckerberg admits Facebook played a role in the results of last year’s U.S. election. On Twitter, federal heritage Minister Melanie Joly says the government has struck a deal with Netflix,…

Hashtag Trending – CCleaner and Vevo hacked, marketers hate Apple’s new ad blocking feature

A system maintenance app has been used to distribute malware. MTV’s digital offspring has had more than three terabytes of data stolen. And advertisers say Apple’s new iOS 11 ad blocking feature will sabotage their industry. From Google Trends and Reddit: on Monday Cisco researchers revealed that version 5.33 of CCleaner, a systems maintenance app…

Hashtag Trending – CCleaner and Vevo hacked, marketers hate Apple’s new ad blocking feature

A system maintenance app has been used to distribute malware. MTV’s digital offspring has had more than three terabytes of data stolen. And advertisers say Apple’s new iOS 11 ad blocking feature will sabotage their industry. From Google Trends and Reddit: on Monday Cisco researchers revealed that version 5.33 of CCleaner, a systems maintenance app…

Hashtag Trending – Holes in Equifax’s security practices and get ready for the iPhone X

New video presentation software that lets you turn yourself into an animated GIF. Equifax won’t reveal the cause of its record-breaking security breach. And don’t tell anyone, but a new iPhone is coming out today. Hong Kong startup Animiz’s eye-catching new presentation software is pushing the phrase “social video marketing” up on Google Trends. According…

Hashtag Trending – Holes in Equifax’s security practices and get ready for the iPhone X

New video presentation software that lets you turn yourself into an animated GIF. Equifax won’t reveal the cause of its record-breaking security breach. And don’t tell anyone, but a new iPhone is coming out today. Hong Kong startup Animiz’s eye-catching new presentation software is pushing the phrase “social video marketing” up on Google Trends. According…