Vancouver Digital Week hosts 3rd Annual PopVox Awards

Vancouver is preparing itself for another invigorating week of Business to Business speed dating, an influx of game developers, Obama’s social media guru, and the gathering of digital media industry’s finest at this year’s Vancouver Digital Week 2009.  Taking place...

Police raid headquarters of RNC protesters

It's already started, Republican strong-arm tactics to prevent people from having a voice at the RNC."ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- Police raided a rental hall used by a group organizing protests at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday. The RNC...

OANA members advised to respond to media corvengency with wisdom

""News agencies will continue to exist if they properly adapt to the latest developments, or we will become stagnant or die," he said.He expressed hope that ANTARA news agency which will chair OANA from 2007 to 2010 to come up with fresh ideas to change the organization for...

Journalism about journalism: why media convergence is bad

    The major newspaper around these parts, The Vancouver Sun, now runs the risk of further vanilla-ification.      CanWest, the media company that owns the two major Vancouver newspapers, is starting to outsource page layout and...

Cisco TelePresence

"As convergence brings voice, data, and video onto the same network, new technologies are rewriting the rules about collaboration—and not a moment too soon.  As globalization increases the need for communication among colleagues and partners, the likelihood increases...

Scenes of a Crime - Do Homes Associated With Scandal Sell?

"The red-brick mansion that just went up for sale in Greenwich, Conn., has about everything a buyer could want. Set on 2.1 lush acres on tree-lined Dairy Road, it has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, two fireplaces and a pool. Its $5.2 million asking price is, by Greenwich...

Convergence funding workshop held by Neath Port Talbot council

"Preparations are underway at Neath Port Talbot Council for the new European funding programme being introduced next year. An information session is being held today (17th October) at Neath Civic Centre for anyone interested to find out more about the new programme and how to...

Ding Dong Monopoly

"Bell Canada known as BCE owner of the Globe and Mail, CTV, Bell mobility, etc. has moved into the income trust business, in order to avoid taxes. The Toronto Star has an interesting take on this Curtain falls on flawed business strategy"