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Feature Article May 16, 2008 
Green is the new gold

By Hailey Eisen

Employees and consumers want greener products, greener services and reduced energy consumption. But as marketers and vendors respond, are we looking at just another big greenwash?
 

Politicians and big companies have been pushed, if not shoved, into listening to the environmental concerns of their citizens and consumers over the last few years. Now many of those same people are looking at whether their employers’ policies are green enough, and if they are demanding enough of their suppliers. And tech providers are not immune, with increasing questions about both the electricity sucked up by computers and about what happens when those aging devices are no longer wanted.

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Oh CanCon! Should it stand on guard for Canadian Internet content?
May 12, 2008 By Glen Farrelly
Categories: General
This week, in my class, the topic of the America’s domination over global culture was debated. While it's often American movies, tv, & music that is most often discussed, there are clearly implications for the Internet. With only one of the top twenty websites visited by Canadians actually being...

Cloud Computing Forecast
May 5, 2008 By Charlie Bess
Categories: General
In Network World magazine there was an article that predicted a cloudy future for cloud computing. They listed a number of problems: Data privacy - The article talked about the country border issues for some types of information. Although that's a constraint, I don't know that it is really what...

The Top 100 Open Source Software Tools for Medical Professionals
May 1, 2008 By Shahid N Shah
Categories: eHealth
The folks at LiveSmarter have put together their list of the Top 100 Open Source Software Tools for Medical Professionals. It includes the following subject areas: Medical Billing and Electronic Medical Records Antivirus, Security and Privacy Communications Graphics and Imaging ...

Do yourself a favour: buy some music online
April 30, 2008 By Peter Wolchak
Categories: General Web 2.0
There have been two rather odd announcements lately in the world of Canadian music retailing. The first came from Sony BMG. The company has started selling a product it calls the Platinum MusicPass. In Sony BMG's plan, when you want to buy an album you drive to a store, buy a Platinum MusicPass card...


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Canada’s Hottest Digital Media Innovators Reveal The Blood, Sweat and Tears Behind The Successful Start-Up at nextMEDIA - The Future of Digital Content
May 15, 2008

IBM and RIM Mobilize Web 2.0 Capabilities
May 14, 2008

Zedge 3.0 Launches; Boasts Over 9 Million Members
May 14, 2008

Canadian Ingenuity in Intelligent Systems and Robotics to be Showcased at IS 2008, Canada’s Leading Industry Forum
May 14, 2008


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