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Taxis Go Mobile: Top Toronto Agencies Help Beck Launch Dedicated Taxi App
May 18, 2012 – 7:21 am
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
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
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

World Comes to Play in Canada’s Digital Media Scene
April 16, 2012 – 8:48 am
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.

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

Toronto firm introduces JugnooMe to assist businesses with online social marketing
March 5, 2012 – 4:51 pm
Toronto firm introduces JugnooMe to assist businesses with online social marketing

Jugnoo, a Toronto-based Internet media technology company, has developed a new tool to help small- to medium-sized businesses get results on the Social Web.

Canadians Rank High for Internet Activity, Online Video, Social Media
March 5, 2012 – 10:12 am
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.’

Canadian Content at CES Covers Mobile, Media and New Gadgets Galore
January 11, 2012 – 10:49 am
Canadian Content at CES Covers Mobile, Media and New Gadgets Galore

By Lee Rickwood

Canada continues to put out the hardware, software and wetware that are key to the success of the global consumer electronics industry.

So let’s hold CES here next year, eh?!?

CES celebrates evolution of digital media, consumer electronics
January 9, 2012 – 11:06 am
CES celebrates evolution of digital media, consumer electronics

By Lee Rickwood

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is as much about the provider as it is the consumer, and it has as much to offer the high tech industry in specific as it does the consumer marketplace in general.

DIGI Awards Honour the Top Digital Creators in Canada – Twice!
January 4, 2012 – 9:46 am
DIGI Awards Honour the Top Digital Creators in Canada – Twice!

By Lee Rickwood

Digital achievement in Canada is an ‘all-ages show’; there are award presentations for high schoolers, and for working professionals in the industry. And they are both called ‘The DIGIs’.

How to take your small business online – slowly but surely
December 20, 2011 – 6:15 pm
How to take your small business online – slowly but surely

By Hessie Jones

There are new online tools that address a wide range of small business needs. Here are some examples …