Tag Archives: Tim Hickernell

How to tame the social media tiger

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

23 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

What social media aggregation and management tools can – and can’t – do for enterprises. A look at Syncapse’s SocialTalk platform and input from Labatt Breweries, Info-Tech and Gartner.

10 social media tools for enterprises

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

03 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Social media tools that matter. A quick-hit list of aggregators, managers and analytics tools for enterprises – and one freebie – in random order.

Canadians are ‘old-school’ collaborators

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

10 Jun 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

A study finds IM, online communities and wikis are the most widely used tools, and shared drives are still mission-critical for businesses. An Avanade executive says Canadians are old-school when it comes to collaboration, but an Info-Tech analyst says the findings have a management bias.

 

This e-mail message will self-destruct in…

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

25 May 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

VaporStream’s e-mail service uses encryption, SSL and RAM to send messages that vanish without a trace. The technology promises to meet confidentiality laws and reduce litigation costs, but an Info-Tech analyst says it could get companies into big trouble.

 

13 ways to take advantage of YouTube

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

16 Oct 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world and Canada is the YouTube capital when it comes to audience reach, but Canadian businesses are slow to take advantage of the possibilities for ads and marketing. A Google spokesperson, social media expert and IT analyst offer advice.

uSocial sells Facebook friends for $0.18, Twitter followers cost $0.05

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

03 Sep 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

The Australian-based company notorious for selling Twitter followers and Digg counts has added Facebook to its catalogue. Facebook begins to investigate.

Facebook agreement with Canada will impact everyone

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

28 Aug 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

If having an affect on 250 million users around the world weren’t enough, upcoming changes to Facebook’s privacy policies and practices are likely to spawn a chain reaction among all the other major social media sites, impact business marketing practices and address everyone who doesn’t have a Facebook account.

Facebook to add Twitter tool to pages

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

21 Aug 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

A publishing tool that automatically exports information posted on your Facebook Page to your Twitter account will be released by Facebook in the next couple of days.

— republished at PCWorld.com, Facebook Gets Twitter-y

Canada takes leading role in Facebook privacy issues

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

19 Aug 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Discussions between Facebook and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada over the social networking site’s compliance with Canadian federal privacy law are moving along smoothly. Lawyers and analysts say the chances of the issue escalating to court are slim.

Pick-and-choose model ‘powerful,’ B.C. CIO says

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

28 Jun 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Over 100 organizations have signed up for the same Microsoft toolset under a broad enterprise agreement between Microsoft and B.C. Government.

Boomers prefer PCs, but Gen Y wants smart phones

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

30 Mar 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Issuing corporate smart phones isn’t just about catering to the preferences of the next generation. As a lower-cost alternative to company laptops, mobile phones might be better suited to the current economic climate.

— reprinted at PCWorld.com, Tech Generation Gap: Laptop or Smartphone?