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PR Behind the Consumer Electronics Show

By Yasmin Ranade
The next Consumer Electronics Show (CES) takes place January 7 – 10, 2020 in Las Vegas, with a few advance events from January 5 – 6, 2020.  The type of exhibitor is not the only evolution to CES. The roles – and responsibility – of PR and media has also changed.

AI: Job Threat or Promotion Opportunity?

By Yasmin Ranade
AI is ubiquitous. Businesses are swarming to develop and apply AI applications, in almost every industry. Are employees just as eager to embrace AI?

From Project Management to Communications: Apps For Business

By Christine Persaud
Apps aren’t just for play. There are many apps that are useful specifically for business purposes. Here, I’ll look at some additional apps that can help in four key business categories: project management, communication, general productivity, and transactions.

What’s New From Google?

By Christine Persaud
At its Made by Google press event in New York city in mid-October, Google announced several new products and services across six core categories: smartphones, smart home, computing, headphones, and gaming.

Waterloo As ‘BlackBerry Town’ by Chuck Howitt

By Yasmin Ranade
Chuck Howitt’s new book, BlackBerry Town, delves into the rise of BlackBerry as it relates to the development of Kitchener-Waterloo’s reputation as an international tech hub.

BooknBrunch: The ‘Yummy’ Evolution of the Book Club

By Yasmin Ranade
Are book clubs evolving with the adoption of eReaders and limitless online book resources and reviews, not to mention the modernization of the local library? Yes and no, are my findings.