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Let these Ryerson students school you in some social media strategy
An inside look at a partnership between Allstream and a university class to explore effective concepts in communicating brand value
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The only kind of social networking Canadian firms will embrace
IDC suggests the country lags other parts of the world in its use of more casual communication technologies, unless they have one key trait
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Omni-channel and order fulfillment is the next big IT challenge
While bricks-and-mortar stores aren’t disappearing, retailers must incorporate digital strategies with in-store experiences to succeed. Not as easy as it sounds
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The Key to Enterprise Social Media Success
According to a SearchUnifiedCommunications.com e-guide, enterprises will get the most value out of internal social networks if they integrate their social and unified communications tools. “Enterprise Social Tools Need UC Integration to Thrive” highlights case studies of enterprises that have...
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How to Use Social Tools to Improve Collaboration
According to a CDW white paper, “The potential operations benefits that stand to be gained by connecting staff via a social intranet optimized with communication, collaboration and sharing tools are extensive, though still largely untapped.” The Social Collaboration white paper outlines several...
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The surprising benefits financial services firms get via social media
Banks, insurance companies and other institutions are beginning to experiment with enterprise versions of popular consumer tools. Learn more about the ROI
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How to Make Social Media Secure
According to McAfee’s Securely Enabling Social Media report, “the financial loss associated with a social media security incident averages $2 million USD,” while large organizations lose an average of $4.5 million USD. The report outlines the pros and cons of using social media at work, as...
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Top social media hoaxes
From Justin Bieber to Back to the Future, a look back at recent social media hoaxes
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Cloud Traffic Will Make Up Almost Two-Thirds of All Global Data Centre Traffic by 2016
Today’s IP news roundup highlights some of the latest headlines in network security, cloud and more:
The 2013 Cisco Annual Security Report revealed that global data centre traffic is expected to quadruple over the next five years. This trend is driven by the cloud, as cloud traffic will make...
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The 3 social media issues that keep CMOs up at night
Savvy marketers are quickly adapting their strategies and allocating resources to new online channels, but a number of uncertainties remain. How to balance the opportunities with the risks
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The biggest of the big data challenges
At this week’s World Congress on Information Technology in Montreal, a Microsoft researcher makes some interesting points about how complex the tools we’re using to sift through information have become
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The FBI Wants to Wiretap Social Media: What This Means for Canadian Businesses
Recent news has focused on the FBI’s push for legislation that would make sites like Facebook, Twitter and Google wiretap friendly. How will this impact Canadian telecommunications culture and the way that we do business?
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Executives See More Value in Big Data Than Social Media
A new survey from McKinsey & Company concludes that, although big data may not get as much mainstream attention as social media, it is still a greater business priority for most executives. The survey asked 1,500 CEOs, CFOs and CIOs about how they position the three major trends in digital...
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Big Data Doesn’t Always Mean Big Money
There are no quick technological fixes, no matter how many mobile and social media platforms a company can access.
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