Five Social Media business trends for 2012
By Hessie Jones
As the Cluetrain Manifesto states, “Markets are now conversations.” The voice of the individual can multiply into the voice of the majority, easily drowning out the corporate voice.
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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
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.
What will the tablet market bring in 2012?
By Ted Kritsonis
For a variety of reasons, the tablet market in 2011 wasn’t a horse race, but rather one of a clear winner ahead of a confusing pack left to fester in the distance. Apple’s iPad only affirmed its dominance over a surge of ‘me too’ devices that didn’t resonate enough with consumers. Will 2012 change that in a big way?
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’.
Sony, RIM start New Year with discounted Tablets
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Anyone still in the market for a new tablet can get Sony’s Tablet S or the BlackBerry PlayBook at a discounted price right now.
Are smartphones ready to replace credit cards?
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Smartphones, alreadysmarter than most people expected, are starting to take on their most critical new task yet: the ability to be used for payment.
Apple’s iMessage vs. RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger
By Ted Kritsonis
In spite of RIM’s troubling times, the company’s BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service remains highly popular, and is arguably one of the last bastions of loyalty keeping some consumers from defecting. Apple created iMessage as an answer to BBM, but how well does it stack up?