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While Canadian households and businesses have high rates of broadband and/or internet connectivity that increased from 2010 to 2011, government has room for improvement in terms of connecting with citizens on-line and being open in providing information, says The Stratford Report 2012 (PDF) issued by the Stratford Institute. Read the rest of this entry »

Sandvine,  a Waterloo-based provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, today released its Internet traffic trends report, entitled “Global Internet Phenomena Report 1H2012“, based on data from a selection of Sandvine’s 200-plus customers spanning North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Caribbean and Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Read the rest of this entry »

The Television Bureau of Canada has announced at today’s invitation-only event TV Day 2012, the results of a comprehensive biometric and eye tracking study, revealing significant cross-platform connections between television advertising and online advertising. The research, presented to the leaders of Canada’s marketing and advertising communities, was aimed at determining if responses to online ads differ when they are primed by exposure to ads for the same brands on TV, Radio, or Newspaper. Read the rest of this entry »

PwC is launching new research to see if Canadians are ready to receive more services and information electronically through their phones, computers and tablet devices. The project, called Citizen Compass, began April 18, 2012 and invites the public to participate, in either a survey format or an idea forum to make suggestions or discuss issues. Read the rest of this entry »

British Columbia ranks first overall for its eGovernment initiatives, specifically the provision of online services and information and online engagement of citizens, a Stratford Institute study released today reveals. In this first-ever national evaluation of provincial governments’ online presence (PDF) commissioned by the Stratford Institute and prepared by Vancouver firm Brainmaven Research, Alberta takes second place, and Ontario ranks third overall. Read the rest of this entry »

The newest findings in a new report (PDF) from Trend Micro compare the ability of several different mobile platforms to meet the demands of use in the enterprise.  Canada’s own BlackBerry 7.0 scored highest across the board, ahead of Apple iOS5, Windows Phone 7.5 and Google’s Android 2.3.  Altimeter Group, Bloor Research and Trend Micro’s own specialists carried out the research. Read the rest of this entry »

PsychTests.com, a Montreal-based online source of personality, career, and IQ assessments, has released the results of a study using the Management Skills and Styles Assessment, a multi-faceted test that assesses different traits and skills related to management. PsychTests’ study reveals that what differentiates excellent from satisfactory managers relates a great deal to their personality and attitude rather than solely their skills. Read the rest of this entry »

Want to keep employees satisfied in their jobs without one foot out the door? Give them a little credit, a new OfficeTeam survey suggests. More than half (54%) of workers interviewed said they would be somewhat or very likely to leave their current position if they didn’t feel appreciated by their manager.
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App strategy and marketing agency App-Promo has kicked off its first annual App Developer Survey, focusing on the business side of applications. The goal of the survey is to reach out to the community and get a deeper statistical understanding on how developers are doing with their applications especially from a monetization and marketing perspective. The survey will be active from April 6 through to April 22, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

While organizations need an influx of fresh ideas, their efforts may be hindered as staff are often too busy juggling their day-to-day responsibilities and dealing with problems that arise, results of a recent Robert Half survey suggest. Nearly half (49 per cent) of chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed blamed being bogged down with daily tasks or putting out fires as the greatest barrier to their company being more innovative. Read the rest of this entry »