Kissflow builds in Google ‘quick actions’ for business users

If all the requests and notifications in your e-mail inbox are bogging you down, simplifying them might be the way to go. SMBs looking to cut down on time spent trawling through time-consuming

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 21st, 2013 Candice So

Google Canada faces formal inquiry from Competition Bureau

Few details are known at this point, but Matt Hartley reports in the Financial Post that the Competition Bureau will be investigating Google Canada. No specific documents have been requested so far, but

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 21st, 2013 Brian Jackson

Samsung Galaxy S4 reviews describe great performance in a cheap plastic wrapper

Before its launch there was a lot of hype generated about the Samsung Galaxy S4. But does this phone really live up to the expectations? The reviews are out and so is the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 17th, 2013 Wolston Lobo

Wayfinding tech points to emerging service market for Canadian firms

By fall, visitors to Evergreen Brickworks in Toronto will use digital displays to find their way around and learn about what they’re looking at. The reconstructed brick factory will have about 30 of

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 13th, 2013 Grant Buckler

Youtube channels could see paid subscriptions soon

Google has expanded its monetization opportunities for its content partners on Youtube in recent years, offering them the opportunity to earn a portion of the advertising revenue off their page views. But now

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 6th, 2013 ITBusiness Staff

Chrome shows Web platform strength with serious productivity apps

Say what you will about Google's Chromebooks, but Google's effort to turn its Web browser into an operating system unto itself is benefiting all Chrome users - no matter what device they use.

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 6th, 2013 ITBusiness Staff

Kirstine Stewart wins in social media country managers ‘death match’

A little bird told us that Kirstine Stewart has been appointed the managing director of Twitter Canada. She was the executive vice president of English services at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Her TV experience

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 3rd, 2013 Wolston Lobo

Animated GIFs’ retro comeback is about engagement

Last week Google announced that their social network (Google+ for those of you at home keeping score) would begin supporting animated GIFs as profile pictures. With the popularity of Twitter's Vine app coupled with the dominance of

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 3rd, 2013 Karim Kanji


Dell measures 400+ variables to gauge brand – what do you do?

It's been a full decade since Frederick Reichheld revealed "the one number you need to grow" to the business world in an article published in the December edition of Harvard Business Review. The

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 2nd, 2013 Brian Jackson

How to spot a social media ‘poser’

Bob Bossman, a hiring manager is searching through various CV’s to hire someone capable to handle the social media assets in the company. He goes through John’s CV and looks up his social

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 26th, 2013 Wolston Lobo

Google Reader dumped me, but I can move on

Google Reader has been one of the staples of my online life for years, and I’ll miss it after it slips away into the ether of cyberspace past on July 1. I’ve found

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 21st, 2013 Brian Jackson

Google buys U of T neural networks startup

Search giant Google has developed an interest in neural networks, and has acquired a startup out of the University of Toronto’s department of computer science doing research in this area. “Geoffrey Hinton’s research

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 14th, 2013 Jeff Jedras

Was your web site hacked? Google wants to help

While Google’s decision to kill Google Reader is drawing online, its decision to launch a web page to help the webmasters of hacked web sites may win the search giant some praise –

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 14th, 2013 Jeff Jedras