Here Comes the First Real Alternative to iPhone and Android...
http://mashable.com/2012/12/02/here-comes-the-first-real-alternative-to-iphone-and-android/

7 Tips for Marketing

7 Tips for Marketing to Older Audiences ...
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/225040

Job Interview Steps

The Perfect Job Interview in 8 Simple Steps...
http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20121121171031-20017018-the-perfect-job-interview-in-8-simple-steps

BlackBerry 10

BlackBerry 10 Handset “Leak” Looks Awfully Staged...

http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/19/this-blackberry-10-handset-leak-looks-awfully-staged/

Mobile Measurement

A Glimpse Into Mobile Measurement and Apps Today and Tomorrow...

http://analytics.blogspot.ca/2012/11/mobile-analytics-ga-clickz-research.html

BlackBerry 10 !

A good news for BlackBerry lovers. RIM going to introduce new BlackBerry 10 devices on January 30.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/12/us-rim-blackberry-idUSBRE8AB0H920121112

Small Business & Social Media

Small business and social media: always a surprise

http://www.boston.com/business/specials/small_business_blog/2012/11/small_businesses_and_social_media.html

Content Marketing

Almost All B2B Marketers Do Content Marketing, But Only 36 Percent Think It’s Effective
http://marketingland.com/content-marketing-study-results-24858

Tire Brand’s Facebook Campaign Brings User Interaction to Forefront

http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/2219296/tire-brands-facebook-campaign-brings-user-interaction-to-forefront 

The Google IQ Test

All right, G-Plussers: Time to test your Google knowledge.

Take this 20-question quiz to see how much you really know about El Google.
(And yes, it's considered cheating if you Google something to find an answer!)

http://www.infoworld.com/t/technology-business/the-google-iq-test-204712

Google Analytics:

Its a free & powerful tool to monitor traffic of your website, blogs and media pages.

Metrics:

Metrics is a measurement tool of Google Analytics like measurement of visitors, pages/visitors, average time on site etc..

Metrics can be seen as like graphs, comparison graphs of two metrics.

Metrics has one more option in the shape of Adsense tabs which can help to see revenue, average value, e-commerce, conversion rate etc..

Dimensions:

Dimensions is a tool to get information in the shape of table mostly in which we can monitor city to city visit, visit by browsing software, visit by computer or mobile etc.. 

KIJIJI CANADA CAPITALIZES ON THE IPHONE HYPE

September 13, 2012 

To capitalize on the hype of yesterday’s iPhone5 launch, Kijiji Canada has launched a microsite specifically for the iPhone.

Bart Molenda, Kijiji Canada’s head of marketing, explained that Kijiji sees a huge increase of postings and product searches each time Apple announces a new product. “We’re addressing that consumer demand,” he said. “The demand for Apple products and the iPhone specifically.”

On average, Kijiji receives 21,000 searches for “iPhone” every day, Molenda said. To date, the site has seen 7.4 million iPhone search inquires and 960 thousand iPhones listed. Each time Apple releases a new product, Molenda said the site is flooded with postings looking for the new phone as well as older iPhone models users are looking to unload.

The site, Info.Kijiji.ca/iPhone5 (which at press time was down due to heavy traffic), shows available iPhones by location, a clock counting down to the Sept.21 shipment date, links to Apple accessories for sale and lists of the Kijiji staff’s favourite apps. The company is also donating one dollar from every iPhone sold on Kijiji between Sept. 21 and Nov. 13 to Evergreen, an environmental charity.

There were few surprises during Apple’s much discussed product launch yesterday, which debuted the new lighter, thinner iPhone. One of the biggest changes to the new model is its larger screen, according to WhatsYourTech.ca reporter Ted Kritsonis. The slightly taller screen marks the first iteration of the iPhone to have a new screen size, a move Kritsonis said was likely a response to the large screens on similar smartphones sold by Apple competitors like HTC and Samsung.

Kritsonis said the release of the full list of iPhone5 specs was met with a mixed response. While some were impressed by the faster A6 processor chip and longer battery life, other pointed out the phone still has no near field communication (NFC) abilities, a technology retailers like Walmart and Target are using to develop a mobile wallet in the U.S.

As Apple has built a reputation as an innovator, Kritsonis said consumers expect huge changes each time it launches a product, which can lead to disappointment. “Apple is expected to be super innovative every time they hit the stage and I don’t know how realistic that is,” he said.

“You can’t reinvent the wheel every time,” Kritsonis said “This one’s not going to shoot out a hologram.”

COMPETITION BUREAU SUES CANADA’S 3 WIRELESS GIANTS OVER TEXTING ADVERTISING

September 14, 2012  |  Canadian Press

The Competition Bureau is suing Canada’s three biggest wireless carriers and an industry association for allegedly misleading consumers about the cost of premium texting services.

The watchdog accuses Bell, Rogers and Telus, along with the industry group that represents them, of enabling third parties to sell trivia questions, ringtones and other services without adequately disclosing the cost.

Those can cost up to $10 per transaction and up to $40 for a monthly subscription over and above standard texting plans, the bureau said in a release Friday.

“Our investigation revealed that consumers were under the false impression that certain texts and apps were free,” said bureau commissioner Melanie Aitken.

“Unfortunately, in far too many cases, consumers only became aware of unexpected and unauthorized charges on their mobile phone bills.”

The bureau is seeking $10 million in penalties from each of the companies, and $1 million from theCanadian Wireless Telecommunications Association.

It also wants full refunds for customers, a stop to advertisements that don’t clearly disclose the price of the premium-rate digital content and a “corrective notice” informing the public about any order issued against them.

The suit, which follows a five-year investigation, is before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The allegations have yet to be tested by a court or tribunal.

The wireless carriers don’t make or control the text messaging services in question, but manage the billing on behalf of third-party creators and operators, the CWTA said in a release.

The group said it had approached the Competition Bureau a year ago to seek guidance on how to make sure third-party advertisers are being honest with consumers.

“We were therefore extremely disappointed to receive an ultimatum to either enter into a specific settlement agreement or face immediate litigation,” the release said.

“The Competition Bureau is choosing to pursue a costly adversarial path that will ultimately yield no net benefit to consumers, while at the same time is refusing to pursue those advertisers who make the statements at issue and who are legally responsible for them.”

The CWTA says some of the premium text services that are valuable to consumers, such as weather alerts and sports scores, and charitable donations are at risk of being disrupted.