Monthly Archives: March 2014

Is Your Profile Being Bought and Sold on Twitter?

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Description: The market for buying and selling fake Twitter accounts is still on the rise, and here we find out why and how it’s done. Source: Globe&Mail Date: August 23, 2013 Technology editor Shane Dingman explains the Twitter underground economy to Hannah Sung, who was recently hacked. How does being hacked relate to the practice of buying… Read more »

Getting it Right the First Time: Manufacturing a Technology Product

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Description: The trend today is to outsource manufacturing to companies that specialize in it. In today’s competitive economy, you must align every aspect of the product design-manufacturing-and sales cycle to have the best chance to succeed. Source: TechVibes Date: January 21, 2014 While Canada’s software sector seems burgeoning with start-ups, there is also a good amount of activity… Read more »

Three Essential Tools for Collaborating with Clients Remotely

Posted by & filed under app, Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing, cloud services, Data storage, Functional Information Systems, peer file sharing.

Description: If you’re working with clients remotely, you need to use the tools available to help make sure that you are properly servicing the client. The only way to do this is with the appropriate technology. Source: TechVibes Date: March 7, 2014 Convenient, simple and easy. That’s what every single client wants from a service provider in… Read more »

GuestDriven Raises $3M To Expand Its Hotel Guest Interaction And Loyalty Platform

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Description: GuestDriven, a Montreal based start-up, hopes to bring back real-time customer-employee interaction throughout the hotel industry. Source: TechCrunch Date: February 18, 2014  These days, many hotel interactions with their guests happen through third-party platforms: The Travelocities, Yelps, and Foursquares of the world get the feedback that hotels need and depend on, and this generally happens in… Read more »

Step Your Game Up, Retailers! When It Comes to Shopping, Canadians Want – and Expect – It All

Posted by & filed under Analytics, branding, Business Intelligence, business models, e-payment, Ecommerce, industry analysis, market intelligence, national culture, Sentiment Analysis, Social Media, Uncategorized.

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 »

Could an Apple-Tesla iCar be next?

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Description: It may not be too far in the future…a collaboration between the electric car company Tesla and Apple. Source: Globe&Mail Date: February 18, 2014  As Apple’s sales of tablets and phones starts to decrease this year, they start to look at other possible business ventures in otherwise unheard of collaborative industries. Watch Video Questions for discussion: 1…. Read more »

Telus Withdraws CWTA to Put ‘Customers First’

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Description: As one of the “Big Three” ditches the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, Telus claims they are attempting to put the customer first. Source: TechVibes Date: February 28, 2014 Telus has withdrawn from the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. The Vancouver-based telecommunication company’s decision to pull out from the industry’s main lobby group is a surprise move; all of Canada’s… Read more »