Description: Google is attempting to alleviate the incorrect self-diagnoses of those googling symptoms and then jumping to conclusions about their health. Source: Mashable Date: October 13, 2014 It seems Google is trying to bring an end to all the fake “diagnoses” resulting from folks searching for their symptoms and arriving at the wrong conclusions — or… Read more »
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Selfies boost plastic surgery business
Description: Studies are showing that the plastic surgery business is booming due to the selfie craze Source: Globe and Mail Date: December 5, 2014 Society is on a quest to look perfect in their posted selfies and online dating profile pictures. Questions for discussion: 1. Would you ever consider getting plastic surgery? 2. Do you… Read more »
Pinterest Popular in Canada, Men Slowly Warming up to Platform
Description: Statistics show that men are finally coming around to Pinterest. Source: Tech Vibes Date: December 4, 2014 Pinterest continues to perform well in the Canadian market and men here are warming up to the historically female-oriented social network.The online scrapbooking platform says Canada is its second-biggest market behind only the US. The company also… Read more »
Resurrecting Drowned iPhones From the Dead
Description: Startup TekDry has created a machine that can dry out a waterlogged phone. Source: CNN Money Date: November 14, 2014 CNNMoney Tech Correspondent, Laurie Segall talks to Adam Cookson of TekDry about their new machine that claims to be able to save drenched phones. Watch Video Questions for discussion: 1. Have you ever lost a cell phone… Read more »
Airbnb Starts Taking Canadian Market Seriously with Physical Presence
Description: Airbnb is serious about their Canadian users and to show it, they are creating a physical presence here in the Great White North. Source: TechVibes Date: November 5, 2014 Canadians have been using Airbnb for years and the site’s popularity here is continuing to grow. Now, in an effort to cement that growth and win over… Read more »
The Typical Tinder User Spends 77 Minutes Tinding Every Day
Description: Tinder users are more active than ever, hoping to meet that special someone who is only 23 meters away. Source: Huffington Post Date: October 31, 2014 You know what they say: Daters are gonna date. Especially on Tinder. The average Tinder user spends an astonishing 77 minutes a day on the app, a spokesperson for the company… Read more »
Why You Might Want to Put Your Smartphone Down While Watching TV
Description: Studies show using multiple tech devices at one time may be associated with cognitive and emotional control. Source: Globe and Mail Date: September 30, 2014 Like to live tweet your favourite TV show? Like to watch your Facebook feed on one screen, while working on another? Here’s the bad news: A new study… Read more »
Why You Shouldn’t Take Notes on Your Laptop or Tablet
Description: Students who took written notes were proven to out-perform their peers who took digital notes. Source: Psychology Today Date: June 3rd, 2014 It’s a fact: Most students (and employees) can type faster than they can write. So it’s only logical that typing notes on a laptop or tablet would be better when listening to a fast paced… Read more »
Facebook: We’re Still Experimenting on Users, But Now It’s Less Creepy
Description: Facebook says it’s making changes after an uproar over its mood manipulation experiment. Source: CNN Money Date: October 2, 2014 The announcement marks Facebook’s fullest public acknowledgment yet of problems with the study, conducted unwittingly on some 690,000 users for one week in early 2012. Some people in this group were shown a higher number of positive posts… Read more »
Step Your Game Up, Retailers! When It Comes to Shopping, Canadians Want – and Expect – It All
Description: Canadian consumers are expecting more and more from retailers and in order to keep up, retailers must be completely mobile accessible, and tell their easily relate-able brand story through all media channels. Source: TechVibes Date: February 27, 2014 Canadian consumers have high demands when it comes to the experience of shopping, according to Total Retail:… Read more »
Leading Titles
Introduction to Information Systems, 3rd Canadian Binder Ready Version Update Edition
R. Kelly Rainer, Casey G. Cegielski, Ingrid Splettstoesser-Hogeterp, Cristobal Sanchez-Rodriguez
ISBN: 978-1-119-13385-8
August 2015, © 2016
CDN $98.95; CDN $114.95