Marketers Take Note: 185 Million Tablets by 2015
RBC Capital Markets General Manager Mike Abramsky noted to investors recently that his firm believes the tablet market is going to explode quickly. He noted that while Apple will hold the market for the...
Google Takes Speech Recognition to the Next Level
Google has been quietly working on speech recognition as one of its three major forays into artificial intelligence. Few people know that their Android phone or even the iPhone has an application that...
McMaster CCE Signs James Burchill to Teach New Social Media Course
*** 2012 UPDATE ***
It was a wonderful experience teaching at McMaster CCE last year (2011), however due to various business demands I was unable to accept their offer to continue teaching during the...
Is Social Media Starting to Die Out?
Trends on the Internet are fun to watch and move very quickly compared to some other markets. For instance, while the Web’s trends tend to go in cycles of one or two years, trends in food and restaurants...
Online Publishers and Content Providers Can Consolidate With Google
Online publishers, such as those who write electronic books or provide digital media (written information, videos, audio, etc.) have often had to use storefronts and systems made for e-commerce in general...
The SQL Injection Attack: 694,000 URLs and Counting
A new virus is making the rounds and is wreaking havoc on the Internet. It’s a specific attack that goes after the SQL databases that are commonly used on websites and servers. It’s aimed...
Google Ditches QR Codes – Should You?
“Goodbye QR Codes … and Good Riddance!” - Gizmodo
Within the last month Google users started noticing the absence of the QR code on their Place page. This was met with dismay, joy and...
Power of the Internet and Social Networks Shown in Quakes
The earthquakes and tsunami that hit Japan are highlighting the 21st-century communications network. Phones, even mobile networks, were overloaded and even down during much of the aftermath of the quakes....
How to Save Over $200 on Gas
While I appreciate it may not be my normal writing topic, it was a few years ago when I consulted in the automotive sector. During that time I learned a few cool ways about how you can save money …...
Small Businesses Planning Techie Marketing
According to the Ad-ology 2011 Small Business Marketing Forecast, small business owners are increasingly optimistic overall, and 46% plan increased marketing spending in 2011, up from 29% who planned increases...
