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I know many of us place high value on online customer reviews. Think of this site as the "Urban Spoon" of software and apps. You can browse technologies by theme (creative, customers, team, productivity etc.) view screen shots and read user reviews. You can also browse compiled lists of technologies posted by users of the site. Ex. "how I manage my retail business" or "28 ideas for an awesome office" This site might be helpful exploring technologies for our research paper!

How to not fall for a fake press release makes for an interesting and valuable read. Do some research and check facts (and news feeds) to ensure the information being released is in fact accurate. Depending on your chosen field this could be an expensive or embarassing mistake.

Researchers are working on software that tries to determine which city areas are prone to crime.

Generations, like people, have personalities, and Millennials - the American teens and twenty-somethings currently making the passage into adulthood - have begun to forge theirs: confident, self-expressive, liberal, upbeat and receptive to new ideas and ways of living

A light read, but a really great insight into wireless networks in Canada. Funny how the market is "functioning well," yet there are still so many accessibility issues related to internet access which need to be adressed, especially with regards to rural communities. The issue of access was touched on in Dijk's readings.

Twitter posted this "Best Practices for journalists" on their blog. Twitter wasn't 'meant' or built to be a tool for professional communicators but has obviously been used as such since its creation. I just found it really interesting that the tool is telling the storyteller how to do his/her job. I wonder why Twitter as an organization felt the need to post this best practices for journalists. What is the communication strategy here? Do they hope to change Twitter practices? Bring in more would-be journalists on the site? They even include quantitative research and examples to support their recommendations!

This article speaks to how direct marketing concepts can be altered and applied to the digital realm. I thought the paragraph about real-time data flow was the most relevant to our course work.

This is a really interesting scholarly article I came across whilst putting together my last scholarly blog. The study examines the relationship between the use of Facebook and the formation and maintenance of social capital.

Ways in which people lie using digital technologies and also how technology has changed the ways we fib.

Came across this well-written blog that says we should change the way students are assessed in the educational system. For instance, changing the way test questions are shaped can allow a student to think critically, test the student's ability to access resources and experts available online and provide them with practical, real-world experience.

Two analysts from BTIG Research went to Kansas City to see what Google's new cable-company killer, Google Fiber, is like.What's it like? It's awesome. The Time Warner Cable system in Kansas City appears to be freaking out about the rollout of Google Fiber, and for obvious reasons.

This article could be helpful over the next couple of week while we are all working on our final papers. It discusses new research on ambient noise and its link to creativity and productivity.

Interesting Pew study on consumers becoming content creators which is changing the face of global and local news production

I think is really interesting when we look at the ways we communicate health causes and programs. Movember has turned into a really "sexy" cause as is support for a lot of other campaigns.

The theme of cyber bullying seems to be unfortunately making headlines in every newspaper, I thought it would be interesting to explore this article which explores the technologies behind virtual bullying and the real like consequences that come from it. 

A great article implementing digital strategies for businesses. 

Interesting discussion after last week's Procom Mash-Up and the discussions about Big Data. This article is looking at the positive sides of big data.

Thompson Reuters Foundation recently named Canada the best country to be a woman, with factors considered including access to healthcare and policies that advocate for gender equality.

One of my favourite websites for everything that has to do with advertising, photography, and video...Stumble helps you easily discover new and interesting stuff on the Web. Tell them what you like, and they'll introduce you to amazing web pages, videos, photos and more that you wouldn't have found on your own.

Interesting article about Microsoft's latest IE package. Comes with a "do not track" option to deflect advertising companies from potentially tracking your online browsing history. Interesting to see how this may affect ad-sponsored sites...