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Articles by Lee Rickwood

Taxis Go Mobile: Top Toronto Agencies Help Beck Launch Dedicated Taxi App
May 18, 2012 – 7:21 am | No Comment
Taxis Go Mobile: Top Toronto Agencies Help Beck Launch Dedicated Taxi App

Saving a few seconds during a snow storm, being less obvious or intrusive during a business meeting, just being safe and secure on the way home after a night of partying are all good reasons to click for a cab.

By Lee Rickwood

High Tech in the Gallery: Digital Screens Challenge Painters’ Canvas
May 7, 2012 – 11:13 am | No Comment
High Tech in the Gallery: Digital Screens Challenge Painters’ Canvas

Mobile technology and digital media devices are taking over the spaces normally reserved for watercolours, oils and clay. In fact, the art itself is migrating to the Web, where online art collections rival those housed inside bricks-and-mortar institutions.

by Lee Rickwood

Keek at the Intersection of Social Networking, Mobile Media, TV Watching
May 1, 2012 – 9:50 am | No Comment
Keek at the Intersection of Social Networking, Mobile Media, TV Watching

Folks in the Twitter-verse have found some ways to get attention in a short space (although controversy and obscenity seem top techniques right now, there are some short, substantive comments out there), here’s hoping Keek-ers can do the same.

by Lee Rickwood

Smart TVs can transform surveillance with online connectivity
April 23, 2012 – 10:08 am | One Comment
Smart TVs can transform surveillance with online connectivity

By Lee Rickwood

The biggest and brightest TVs out there — now called smart TVs — have Wi-Fi, Ethernet and high speed Internet connectivity, and each one is a potentially open door into not just your viewing habits.

World Comes to Play in Canada’s Digital Media Scene
April 16, 2012 – 8:48 am | No Comment
World Comes to Play in Canada’s Digital Media Scene

By Lee Rickwood

Digital media innovators from Brazil, China and India are connecting with Canada so that new strategic business partnerships will be struck and international economic growth can result.

Canadian phone companies need a code of conduct
April 12, 2012 – 12:19 pm | One Comment
Canadian phone companies need a code of conduct

There’s no mobile app to help with the process, but the government does wants to know what you think about wireless services in Canada.

By Lee Rickwood

WoW! Women have a ways to go in tech leadership
April 4, 2012 – 8:56 am | One Comment
WoW! Women have a ways to go in tech leadership

By Lee Rickwood

Any serious attempt to develop the next generation of female corporate leaders has its work cut out for it.

Canadians Want Less Tech, More Human Connections: Survey Says
April 2, 2012 – 8:49 am | No Comment
Canadians Want Less Tech, More Human Connections: Survey Says

By Lee Rickwood

Nearly half of all Canadian workers say they create moments during their day when they ignore ‘digitally mediated’ contact like phone and e-mail all together.

New Mobile App Leads You to Water with GPS Enabled Search Tools
March 26, 2012 – 9:06 am | One Comment
New Mobile App Leads You to Water with GPS Enabled Search Tools

By Lee Rickwood

Toronto is said to have some of the cleanest and safest tap water in the world, and a new mobile app will help you find it.

Photos and Videos Take a 360 Degree Turn with Immersive Panoramic Technology
March 15, 2012 – 9:27 am | One Comment
Photos and Videos Take a 360 Degree Turn with Immersive Panoramic Technology

by Lee Rickwood

Philosophically, politically or photographically, being able to see people, places or things from all angles is all the rage these days.

Canadians Rank High for Internet Activity, Online Video, Social Media
March 5, 2012 – 10:12 am | No Comment
Canadians Rank High for Internet Activity, Online Video, Social Media

By Lee Rickwood

’2012 is poised to be a defining year for digital as Canadians grow their engagement with social, video, mobile and other emerging media.’

Online protests force reboot of government spying bill
February 29, 2012 – 11:25 am | One Comment
Online protests force reboot of government spying bill

By Lee Rickwood

The potential financial costs of implementing the legislation – and the lack of clarity over who would pay that bill, and how – are seen as another good reason the bill came to an early end.