Is Artificial Intelligence the Future of Retail?
by Lee Rickwood
Proximity marketing tools like motion-tracking cameras, wireless device detectors and Bluetooth broadcasting enable instant connectivity with potential customers.
Category: Business
Canadian Bloggers Feature Prominently in New Vegan Food Monster App
By Christine Persaud
New York-based One Green Planet went north of the border to launch the app first because Canada is a very “vegan-friendly” country, says the company, and thus a great place to gauge consumer reaction before proceeding with a worldwide release.
Entrepreneurism: Vision, Skill and a lot of Tenacity
By Yasmin Ranade
WhatsYourTech is excited to launch its Women Entrepreneurs series. Our focus is to explore the world of start ups and entrepreneurism in Canada, and will feature interviews with small business owners and start-up thought leaders as well incubators, support networks, corporate programs and educational offerings.
Canada Tops Global Intelligent Community List; Three Communities Cited for Broadband Development
by Lee Rickwood
ICF honours the best practices of the world’s Intelligent Communities as they face new demands and seize new opportunities presented by information and communications technology (ICT).
5 Great Business Productivity Apps
By Christine Persaud
When it comes to business and productivity, there are plenty of apps that can help simplify and improve the workflow process. Here’s a roundup of five great ones.
$60 M Helps Marketers Use Power of Video Analytics and Digital Body Language
by Lee Rickwood
Vidyard says live video streaming with integrated viewer tracking and lead generation tools built-in can be used to provide an accurate picture of a prospect’s interest and intent.
Ad Blocking Won’t Stop Battles among Mobile Users, Online Advertisers, Privacy Advocates
by Lee Rickwood
The number of location-revealing beacon widgets, customer-tracking cookies and pixels, downloaded analytics tools and more found in all types of ad content on an average website is seen as a real privacy concern and a major reason users deploy ad blockers.
Celebrities Supporting Tech
By Christine Persaud
For decades, there have been celebrities who support various technology products, either through development input, endorsements, or even charitable ventures. Sometimes, this works well – Dr. Dre and Beats headphones is perhaps one of the best examples, given that it led to a US$3 billion purchase by Apple.