27th
January
2012
Top directors from Ridley Scott to Martin Scorsese are now filming in 3D. But what does this shift to mean to the global advertising community? At Advertising Week today, Geneva Film Co. founder and director James Stewart took a detailed journey to the next dimension of advertising. Stewart’s Advertising Week presentation explored new 3D platforms, costs, and implications for creative and storytelling. Read the rest of this entry »
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27th
January
2012
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has confirmed that the new wholesale rates for independent Internet service providers (ISPs) will be implemented on February 1, 2012. The large telephone and cable companies will proceed as scheduled with their proposed implementation plans, with the exception of the Bell companies. Their implementation plan has been modified on an interim basis while the CRTC resolves issues raised by the Canadian Network Operators Consortium. Read the rest of this entry »
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27th
January
2012
Applied Recognition Inc. has announced the release of Fotobounce Viewer, a photo viewing and photo sharing application for the Apple family of mobile devices. With this release, Fotobounce expands the Viewer’s already substantial scope of compatibility, running on virtually any mobile platform including Apple, Android and the RIM Playbook. Also significant for its enhancements to the user’s photo sharing and organization experience is the release of Fotobounce v3.7. Of particular note is that this version of the Fotobounce desktop photo application supports the Chinese language – the developer’s way of celebrating the Year of the Dragon. Read the rest of this entry »
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27th
January
2012
The winners of the 2012 History Makers Awards were announced last night at a fabulous gala event in New York City. After an extremely difficult selection process, the Jury chose seven productions that have made an outstanding impact this year. Of those seven, three are Canadian productions or co-productions. Read the rest of this entry »
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27th
January
2012
Bromwich & Smith, Inc., Trustees in Bankruptcy and experts in resolving personal and corporate insolvency-related problems, have made available an information-packed eBook entitled “Solving Your Debt: 10 Things You Need to Know” to help Canadians better understand the big picture of debt solutions and how to manage their debt before it is too late. Read the rest of this entry »
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27th
January
2012
Vancouver-based digital marketing agency 6S Marketing has developed an infographic illustrating how Google is dominating the social search market, the growth of Google+ compared to Facebook and Twitter, and why Google+ is growing as quickly as it is. Read the rest of this entry »
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27th
January
2012
The Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus has awarded a Local Access Contract to Bell Aliant that will provide more than 24,000 homes and businesses improved access to high-speed Internet. The region includes portions of Haliburton County and a northern part of Peterborough County. Read the rest of this entry »
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27th
January
2012
Nova Scotia’s SimplyCast, a provider of multi-channel marketing Platform-as-a-Service solutions, has released Version 7.0 of its online marketing application, moving to the forefront of multi-channel marketing automation. Read the rest of this entry »
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27th
January
2012
Interactive publishers Industry Media announced an official media partnership with the The Manitoba Chambers of Commerce (MCC). Through Industry Media’s publication, Canadian Industry Online, the Chamber and its associated members will benefit from comprehensive coverage and the ability to promote business in Manitoba to the rest of Canada.
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27th
January
2012
The annual Pwn2Own competition has had a bit of an update, and is now ramping up for this year’s competition at CanSecWest, which takes place in Vancouver this March 7th through9th. The competition organizers over at Zero Day Initiative feel that this update will represent a welcome change both competitors and spectators alike. Read the rest of this entry »
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