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Digital media people to watch in 2010
January 11, 2010 – 7:40 am | Comments Off on Digital media people to watch in 2010
Digital media people to watch in 2010

If you work in digital media, here are three quick guides to the movers and shakers in Canada’s digital media industry (all courtesy of TechVibes.com):

Digital Media People to Watch in Ontario in 2010

Digital …

Boxing Day: Sales, sales, and more sales
December 23, 2009 – 7:20 am | Comments Off on Boxing Day: Sales, sales, and more sales
Boxing Day: Sales, sales, and more sales

In case all your Christmas wishes don’t come true, don’t worry — there’s Boxing Day!

In the U.S., the biggest shopping day of the year is the day after Thanksgiving, a day that’s become known …

British Columbia’s top 100 companies
December 17, 2009 – 7:40 am | Comments Off on British Columbia’s top 100 companies
British Columbia’s top 100 companies

“All that glitters is, in fact, gold — and in some cases, copper, silver or even sand and gravel.

Because, once again, British Columbia’s top companies for the past year are overwhelmingly miners.”

That’s according …

Canada’s top 100 employers
December 14, 2009 – 5:30 pm | Comments Off on Canada’s top 100 employers
Canada’s top 100 employers

Where are the best places to work in Canada?

Last week, we blogged about Canada’s top 25 family-friendly employers. This week, we’re bringing you the entire list of Canada’s top 100 employers nationwide.

From …

Black Friday or Buy Nothing Day?
November 27, 2009 – 6:00 am | Comments Off on Black Friday or Buy Nothing Day?
Black Friday or Buy Nothing Day?

If you’re living in Canada, you can avoid today’s shopping craziness, which in the U.S. is known as “Black Friday” — the day-after-Thanksgiving, start-of-the-Christmas-shopping-season, mega-sale shopping day.

Here in Canada, it’s just a regular …