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Canadians more creative on social media than ever before, Queen’s professor says

Mon Oct 05 2015

Sidneyeve Matrix, a media professor at Queen's University, says Canadians are often using Instagram, Snapchat and other programs for content creation. comments
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Video Twitter turns to Jack Dorsey to revive its fortunes

Mon Oct 05 2015

Twitter hopes that its once-spurned co-founder can hatch a plan to expand the short messaging service's audience and end nearly a decade of financial losses.comments
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Video Amazon to ban sales of Apple TV, Chromecast

Fri Oct 02 2015

Move by the online retail giant, which now also makes and streams content, effecitively channels its shoppers away from other content services to its own.comments
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey to wear two CEO hats

Thu Oct 01 2015

He will head the firm he founded following an executive search process in which he was a leading candidate, while still leading another of his projects, digital payments firm Square.comments
Shopify taps into Waterloo tech base with plans for larger office

Thu Oct 01 2015

Ottawa-based e-commerce startup to announce expansion in Waterloo region as part of effort to attract talent from local universities and other tech companiescomments
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Video Twitter to allow longer tweets, but #byhowmuch?

Wed Sep 30 2015

Twitter growth is stalling. The answer may be to allow longer tweeeeeeeeeeeetscomments
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Video Man drops his new iPhone from Eaton Centre balcony. Did it survive?

Fri Sep 25 2015

More than 200 people lined up outside the Apple store in Toronto on Friday to get their hands on the latest iPhones.comments

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Video Valeant pharmaceuticals plays defense amid fraud allegations

Mon Oct 26 2015

Valeant Pharmaceuticals, under fire amid accusations of accounting fraud, held an emergency conference call on Monday hoping to calm investors.comments
Hudson’s Bay launches discount Lord & Taylor offshoot in U.S.

Mon Oct 26 2015

Find @ Lord & Taylor will open its first location in Paramus, N.J., next month, targeting younger customers with cheap and trendy threads, shoes, and home furnishings comments

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