Media’s seismic shift from print to online
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Newsweek, the weekly global newsmagazine that captured current events and news since 1933 sold its final issue on December 31, 2012, not with a bang but with a hashtag.
Category: Featured
Canadian Tech Company Plays at the Super Bowl with Mobile Messaging System
iSIGN Media’s wireless platform reaches out to consumers’ mobile devices within 100 metres, sending specific messages about nearby activities, with special offers, discount coupons and other local information.
by Lee Rickwood
RIM launches BlackBerry 10 OS and smartphones
Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Research in Motion took the wraps off its BlackBerry 10 operating system and new handsets in New York, London, Dubai, Toronto, Paris and Johannesburg.
New BlackBerry’s Official Launch – Is BB10 More Important to You, to RIM, or to Canada?
The Official Launch of new BlackBerry 10 products and services is seen as a ‘make-it or break it’ day for RIM; the launch may be just as important to the overall Canadian tech landscape.
by Lee Rickwood
Mapping Digital Media: Where’s Canada in Global Rankings on Social Media, Music Downloads?
Urban consumers in China, Brazil, India and Singapore are the world’s most voracious users of digital media, powered by the rapid uptake of smartphones and tablets – not Canada.
By Lee Rickwood
Is health this year’s new tech trend?
Photos and text by Ted Kritsonis
The public’s increasing focus and awareness over health goes back at least the last five years, but the consumer tech industry was slow to adapt to changing attitudes. Until now, at least. The number of companies, gadgets and apps designed to help people in almost every facet of their physical and mental well-being is continually growing, and this year will likely cast a big spotlight on all of them as a whole.
10 Keys to Social Media Success for your Company
Despite the prevalence of social media, many companies are hard-pressed to get started. Companies tell me that the most difficult part is engaging. What most don’t realize is that social is like real life. You, as an individual know how…
Digital Activist’s Suicide Triggers Internet Memorials, Online Controversies
Digital innovator and cyber activist Aaron Swartz, 1986 – 2013. In a speech he made last year, he spoke of the on-going battle to define what can, what will and what will not take place on the Internet.
by Lee Rickwood