My last year at blogTO

A car, a plan, a meeting, and how it ended

Oct 2 • Tim Shore

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September 2026

blogTO and the Online News Act

Instagram and Facebook get blocked

Sep 28 • Tim Shore

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blogTO under ZoomerMedia

A new office, Dave Portnoy, and the acquisition of Daily Hive

Sep 22 • Tim Shore

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My meetings with Moses Znaimer

And the sale of blogTO to ZoomerMedia

Sep 15 • Tim Shore

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August 2026

blogTO goes live

We were a hot property, and everyone knew it

Aug 20 • Tim Shore

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blogTO under lockdown

Empty streets, record traffic

Aug 10 • Tim Shore

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blogTO vs. Reddit

Correcting years of misinformation, just before the world shut down

Aug 5 • Tim Shore

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July 2026

The Story of Freshdaily

A national news brand, a two-week firestorm and a second life on TikTok

Jul 24 • Tim Shore

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blogTO enters its TikTok era

The year of Chair Girl and the Raptors Championship

Jul 15 • Tim Shore

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blogTO gets back into podcasts

And Narcity makes a bid to buy blogTO

Jul 7 • Tim Shore

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June 2026

blogTO's video era takes off

The original Toronto influencer account?

Jun 30 • Tim Shore

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The meeting that changed the future of media in Canada

And the beginning of blogTO’s video era

Jun 23 • Tim Shore

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