Today on the Scroll: standing anchorman confronted about fake Twitter tolerance; Twitter for business owners in the spotlight; the cost of watching hockey in Tor-Buff-Chester; domestic music industry spreads the non-wealth; and Toronto’s most mysterious tweeter returns to remember.
Peter Mansbridge on the fake Peter Mansbridge [Connect with Mark Kelley]: After resisting for almost three weeks, the revamped CBC News Network find an excuse to discuss Twitter’s own @petermansbridg thanks to Senator Mike Duffy having Frank magazine flashbacks after finding out about @senatorduffy — which he wants somebody to stop. Bizarro Mansbridge was interviewed by blogTO back in June, around the time the Real Mansbridge estimates he was told about the account. Despite never having read it for himself, he is somehow assured of its non-defamatory nature, yet can hardly be bothered to spout a tweetable quote: “These things happen and I’m not going to spend my time worrying about it.”
Sprouter: Twitter for business owners [Mashable]: Toronto startup gets a turn in the spotlight for a more sophisticated “What are you working on?” platform, just as LinkedIn announces a partnership to bring tweets to their service, theoretically filling that niche. Sprouter aspires to a more direct community approach, explained in the Financial Post: “Lessons in failure.”
Buffalo Sabres lose money 8 of Past 9 Seasons, Now Worth $169M [Buffalo Rising]: According to Forbes magazine’s “The Business of Hockey” report, the beleaguered Sabres are worth $169 million — an 84 per cent return over their $92 million selling price in 2003. Yet, with the average ticket priced at $36, the team remains in the red. Toronto Maple Leafs predictably remain the most valuable NHL team, worth $470 million — with an average ticket costing $92.
Canada a mecca for music industry: analysis [Canwest News Service]: New numbers via the Rotman Prosperity Institute show that Canada has 5.9 music-related companies per 100,000 residents compared to 1.2 in the U.S. Spreading the wealth also means the average business takes in $540,000 a year here vs. $4.1 million there. More data crunched at “The Great Musical North.”
The vanishing act of Toronto’s mysterious Twitterer [Mondoville]: Breaking news! After a month’s silence from the account, the 29,000 followers of @TO_CANADA were reminded this week that November 11 was “Rememberance Day” which was commemorated with a minute of silence “at 11:11 a.m.” — or, maybe not. Lest we forget those who, for one brief shining moment in 2009, believed they could anonymously tweet their way to hyperlocal citizen journalism glory.
… and more all day today @mondoville.
