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Attendees at eMetrics Summit Toronto (March 18-21, 2013) won’t have to wait much longer for the secrets of web and social metrics to be revealed. In one month, analysts from Dell, Entrinsic, Intuit Canada, Data Insight Group Inc. and other data-driven organizations will be revealing their business codebooks. There’s no place for mystery in the world of analytics. When every millisecond brings a new change to the online environment, analysts need their data to reveal insights faster and more accurately. They must put values on numbers and recommendations on reports, and that’s why the organizers of eMetrics Summit Toronto 2013 have created two tracks specifically devoted to web and social media. Each is jam-packed with practical sessions on all aspects of the customer experience.   Read the rest of this entry »

Comic Action Camera – Halftone is now the talk of the town in the iPhone user community across the globe. This $1.99 USD state of the art iOS application was developed recently by Vancouver based app developers CobbySoft Media Inc. and has received more than 500,000 downloads already within almost no time. Comic Action Camera – Halftone is an excellent cartoon camera app created specifically for iPhone, iPad, and iPod users. Read the rest of this entry »

Mr. Brian Emmett joins Imagine Canada in the unique role of chief economist for the charitable and nonprofit sector. Tasked with measuring the impact of the sector and bringing economic issues facing charities and nonprofits to the forefront of public policy decision makers, Mr. Emmett will analyze and provide advice about related policies, programs and legislation. Read the rest of this entry »

IAB Canada is ready to inspire you at this spring’s MIXX Canada conference, which is being held at The Carlu in Toronto on March 21st. Attendees are invited to get inquisitive, insightful and innovative with the conference’s stellar lineup of speakers. Early bird pricing ends on March 1^st, 2013 so get your tickets now. Read the rest of this entry »

MindShare Learning and supporting sponsors are set to officially celebrate the Central Canada winners of the 5th Annual MindShare Learning 21st Century Classroom Video Challenge with Principal Roula Skordakis of Joyce Public School on Thursday, February 28, 2013, 10:20 a.m. EST. The premise of the video challenge was to inspire teachers across Canada to demonstrate how their 21st century teaching practices, using technology, have played a vital role in engaging and motivating their students in the classroom. Read the rest of this entry »

Fifty Canadian companies are being recognized today as the 2012 winners of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program for having demonstrated outstanding business performance and innovative management. Growth was at the top of the agenda for Canada’s Best Managed Companies in 2012. Best Managed winners made strategic investments in their companies, platforms, their systems and in their people and in turn, revenue and income grew substantially. Best Managed winners’ revenue grew by 14% to approximately $5.4 billion and more impressively, income grew by approximately 24%. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority, the organization that manages the .CA Internet domain, is kicking off its annual consultation with the Canadian public with a day of insightful and provocative discussion on the issues that impact the safe and fair use of the Internet. The Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) will take place on Thursday, February 28 in Ottawa at the Ottawa Convention Centre. Given the forum’s national focus, the proceedings will also be made available to Canadians anywhere in the country via live webcast. To ensure everyone who wishes to participate and contribute to the discussion can attend, the event is free for in-person and online attendees. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom has announced that ‘Age of Conan’ and ‘The Secret World’ veteran designer Joel Bylos has stepped up to take the creative leadership of the company’s newly formed, centralized live team. The dedicated live team is made up by some of the most skilled and experienced developers working at Funcom and is entirely focused on expanding, enhancing and supporting company’s three live games, ‘The Secret World’, ‘Age of Conan’ and‘Anarchy Online’.   Read the rest of this entry »

AOL Canada has announced the launch of AOL On, a premium curated video platform across all screens – desktop, tablet, mobile, mobile apps and connected TVs. AOL On will serve as AOL’s homepage for video delivering a curated experience which features more than 500,000 premium videos across 17 different channels, including News, Entertainment, Style, Health, Autos, Business & Tech. AOL will continue to offer premium video across all of its owned and operated properties including AOL.ca, The Huffington Post Canada, Autoblog Canada, AOL Music Canada, Engadget and Moviefone. Read the rest of this entry »