Tagged: Netflix

A CMO to know: Cory Coley-Christakos, SAP Canada

Brian Jackson

Published: October 24th, 2014

2 surprising charts that show high school students don’t read BuzzFeed as much as you think

The attempts of an older generation to understand the way younger people use technology is often a fruitless and confounding exercise, but thanks to a fairly comprehensive survey conducted by Niche of 7,000 high

Published on: June 24th, 2014 Brian Jackson

Top 10 Community Blogger posts of 2013

At the end of February we had an exciting relaunch of ITBusiness.ca with new site technology and a new approach to content along with it. Our new website was everything you'd expect from

Published on: December 6th, 2013 Brian Jackson

TiE’s landmark networking event scores in Ottawa

I spent a day and a half at the end of last week at a great event that lived at the intersection of entrepreneurship promotion and full-contact networking, and it all happened in

Published on: November 5th, 2013 Francis Moran

Mobile just keeps growing, Ericsson report says

If there was ever any sign that mobile devices are taking over the consumer world, this would be it. In the first quarter of 2013, global mobile penetration stood at 90 per cent,

Published on: July 4th, 2013 Candice So
The State of Canadian Media

Who will disrupt the Netflix model in Canada?

I recently went online to buy one of my favorite television series "La Femme Nikita", Season 5 (circa 2001). With it not being streamable on Netflix, I looked to Amazon and iTunes. Unfortunately due to

Published on: May 1st, 2013 Ashley Huffman

Webbys name Canada’s best-of-Web: McDonald’s campaign, the Biebs

Canadian marketing companies garnered a number of wins at the 17th annual Webby Awards this year, scoring nods for their work in advertising, public service and activism. The Webby Awards, which honour Internet

Published on: May 1st, 2013 Candice So
Data caps stand in the way of Canadian TV alternatives: analyst report

Data caps stand in the way of Canadian TV alternatives: analyst report

Canada’s pay television industry has hit a saturation point, but over-the-top services that would give opportunity for growth are being choked by stiff data consumption caps imposed by Internet service providers, according to

Published on: September 7th, 2012 Brian Jackson
This anti-piracy battle may nearly be won, but the war isn’t over

This anti-piracy battle may nearly be won, but the war isn’t over

By Brian Jackson “PIPA and SOPA? How about NOPA!” So read the protest splash page on Minecraft.net in place of its usual content during Wednesday’s Web strike against anti-piracy legislation being considered by

Published on: January 19th, 2012 Brian Jackson
Top 5 reasons Amazon’s tablet could be an iPad killer

Top 5 reasons Amazon’s tablet could be an iPad killer

Amazon’s unreleased tablet is not expected to arrive until November, but it is already being pitted as the number one rival to Apple’s iPad. Analysts and pundits alike are placing their bets on

Published on: September 7th, 2011 Daniel Ionescu
Put your Google services on steroids

Put your Google services on steroids

Like everyone else on the Internet, you likely use one or more of Google's many services, from search to Gmail to Google Calendar to Google Docs. And like plenty of other people, you

Published on: December 15th, 2010 Preston Gralla
Will iPads soon edge out netbooks?

Will iPads soon edge out netbooks?

The term "disruptive," a common buzzword in tech journalism, is typically used to describe something that jars people out of existing ways of doing things, and provides them with both new ways to

Published on: September 9th, 2010 Serdar Yegulalp
World Wide Web is dying, but does anyone care?

World Wide Web is dying, but does anyone care?

No doubt many netizens of cyberspace were surprised to hear this week that the World Wide Web is on death's doorstep while the Internet is alive and well and ready to be the

Published on: August 30th, 2010 John P. Mello Jr.
Small coffee shops squeezed out by Starbucks’ free WiFi

Small coffee shops squeezed out by Starbucks’ free WiFi

After years of experimentation, coffee shops are finally figuring out what to do about Wi-Fi. Some have decided that Wi-Fi is a profit killer, and they're shutting it down. Others, most notably coffee

Published on: August 17th, 2010 Mike Elgan
Canadian online video firms not afraid of Netflix threat

Canadian online video firms not afraid of Netflix threat

The announced entry into Canada by U.S. video streaming firm Netflix has been described as a market-disrupting move by some industry observers but a local content provider and a streaming platform developer are

Published on: July 22nd, 2010 Nestor Arellano