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Equifax breach affects 143 million consumers, including some Canadians

The Atlanta, Ga.-based office of consumer credit-reporting agency Equifax Inc. announced Thursday that it had been the victim of a cybersecurity breach that may affect approximately 143 million consumers, including some Canadians. The

Published on: September 8th, 2017 Eric Emin Wood @ericewood

Trump-induced NAFTA renegotiations could be a boon for online businesses, eBay says

Donald Trump's protectionist rhetoric over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - which in the past he threatened to "rip up" and called "the worst trade deal in history" - could deliver

Published on: July 18th, 2017 Eric Emin Wood @ericewood

CBC investigation discovers cellphone spying activity near Parliament Hill

An investigation by CBC's Ottawa bureau has discovered a network of cellphone hacking devices in the nation's capital - and it's not clear whether the equipment is foreign or domestic. The devices, known

Published on: April 4th, 2017 Eric Emin Wood @ericewood

Adios Samsung! Canada’s 10 most influential brands of 2016 revealed

TORONTO - It looks like exploding smartphones have lit Samsung Electronics Ltd.'s brand reputation on fire. The Canadian arm of market research firm Ipsos Group S.A. has released its annual list of Canada's most

Published on: January 31st, 2017 Alex Radu @AlexTRadu

Hockey star outlines 7 steps to consistent leadership

NIAGARA FALLS – Cassie Campbell-Pascall has enjoyed success in a brilliant career that saw her captain the Canadian National Women’s Hockey team to back-to-back Olympic Gold medal championships. The current Hockey Night in

Published on: October 2nd, 2016 Paolo Del Nibletto @paolocdn

IBM announces new video streaming software, partnership with CBC

IBM Corp. is expanding its footprint in the cloud video market, releasing a new software line that enables broadcast-quality live video feeds, the Armonk, N.Y.-based tech giant announced today. The company also revealed

Published on: April 18th, 2016 Eric Emin Wood @ericewood

How the CBC tracked group viewing of the Sochi Winter Olympics

When Canadians think back to some of the gold medal moments from the Sochi Winter Olympics, they likely remember watching those events in a group - whether it was at the office, out

Published on: March 15th, 2015 Brian Jackson @brianjjackson

80 per cent of Canadians will choose a business on its privacy reputation, survey says

Businesses and governments in doubt about customer attitudes are towards data privacy have a new measurement tool. According to a new survey, nine in 10 Canadians are concerned about privacy — including 34

Published on: January 29th, 2015 Howard Solomon @howarditwc

Top of Twitter: VP Kirstine Stewart on how tech is changing leadership

When Kirstine Stewart arrived at Twitter Canada, her specialty wasn’t tech or social media. It was content. The term “content” is being constantly reinvented — viewers and users are consuming produced content and

Published on: November 13th, 2014 Shawn Freeman @shawn_freeman

CMO Digital: Shoppers with smartphones and the CBC’s World Cup analytics

Welcome to the third episode of CMO Digital, the video podcast that seeks to save you the time it takes to stay on top of the latest online marketing news and insights every week.

Published on: November 6th, 2014 ITBusiness Staff @itbusinessca

#FollowFriday – 3 people embracing digital shifts

Every Follow Friday, we round up a list of people with active Twitter accounts, ones that we feel are worth a click on the 'follow' button. This week, we're focusing on the people

Published on: October 30th, 2014 Candice So @candice_so

Programmatic ad buying is not the bottom of the barrel: BrightRoll

In some circles, programmatic ad buying has earned a bad rap. Among some digital marketers, the practice of bidding on ad inventory in real-time to reach specific, targeted audiences, has become something to

Published on: October 29th, 2014 Candice So @candice_so

How CBC tracks cross-media audience reach for Olympics, World Cup content

The CBC reached 86 per cent of the Canadian population with its broadcasts of the World Cup - but not everyone was watching it on TV. To capture a fragmented audience watching games

Published on: October 29th, 2014 Christine Wong @thatchriswong

Marketing with Twitter: Kirstine Stewart at Digital Day 3D

When Twitter Inc. announced it was setting up shop here in Canada back in April, that was a doozy of a news item. But equally big was the statement it released simultaneously –

Published on: October 23rd, 2013 Candice So @candice_so

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Amazon should be ashamed of its opposition to Seattle’s homeless initiative

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