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Reaction to American Airlines Advertisement

On 23 May, 2013 By Pat Gilbert

So I’m in New York for the long weekend, on vacation with my girlfriend,  and we pack it in for the night. Turn on AMC in the hotel room to watch a Saturday night movie.I see a commercial for Mad Men, made me realize I hadn’t seen a few of the newest episodes, forgot that it even aired on AMC.

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The Seven Reasons to Consider Drupal

On 20 May, 2013 By Chris Smith

As a content management system (CMS) or a straight forward website builder, Drupal offers solutions to meet almost any web need. The benefits of Drupal are alluring for small businesses and non-profits; all the way up to enterprise level benefits. This article will discuss some of our favorite reasons to consider adopting Drupal.

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Startup Canada, Entrepreneurship Empowers Everyone

On 20 May, 2013 By Chris Smith

Founded by Victoria Lennox, a 2012 Profit Magazine "Top 30 Most Fabulous Entrepreneurs" in Canada, Startup Canada is an organization designed to bring together Canadian entrepreneurs and create a supportive community that fosters dialogue and outreach. Combining the communal feel of a Rotary Club with the sophistication and progressive thinking of a 21st century startup, Startup Canada has based its organizational model on extensive research.

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National Public Service Week: Make a Difference

On 09 May, 2013 By Andrew Amell

Since its inception in 1992, National Public Service Week has been a time to celebrate the work and achievements of Canada's public servants and their contribution to what makes our beautiful country so amazing. This year, the week of  June 9-15 has been selected to mark the importance of our public servants contribution to our society. It serves as a week of great importance and pride in ensuring Canada's public servants are the best in the world. 

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Top 40 Under 40 - Ottawa's Newest Economic Trailblazers

On 06 May, 2013 By Andrew Amell

Every year, the Ottawa Business Journal awards recipients of Ottawa's Top 40 Under 40. The recipients are those that display entrepreneurial ingenuity, foster innovation and show that Ottawa has a great economic future ahead of itself.

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Revamping a Corporate Website is Hard

On 01 May, 2013 By Andrew Amell

In January 2013, my duties at OPIN changed from being a simple ole writer to the company's marketing manager. This was great considering my degree was in marketing and I was eager to do "marketing stuff." First plan of action was to revamp our corporate website. I thought this would be a rather easy starting spot considering our company does this sort of thing. I quickly found out this was not the case. Mistakes were made. Turns out our office of ten employees all had their own projects to worry about - they kinda work a lot.

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The Seven Barriers of Communication

On 11 Jan, 2013 By Chris Smith

Most people would agree that communication between two individuals should be simple. It’s important to remember that there are differences between talking and communicating. When you communicate, you are successful in getting your point across to the person you’re talking to. When we talk, we tend to erect barriers that hinder our ability to communicate. There are seven of these types of barriers to effective communication.

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Rapid Response to Chaos, Thanks to Open Source

On 13 Oct, 2012 By Chris Smith

Open source technology was originally a passion project, fueled by the enthusiasm of brilliant programmers with virtually no business acumen. The open-source community came together not because they wanted to make a profit, but because they wanted to create groundbreaking code. Their efforts have helped create some of the most adaptable and far-reaching technologies we currently use.

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Managing the Flow of Information

On 13 Oct, 2012 By Chris Smith

In the increasingly fast-paced world of technologically infused business, many organizations are now hiring official “Chief Information Officers.” These individuals are responsible for coordinating the flow of information within the company, not necessarily developing/choosing the technologies themselves (this role usually falls to the CTO, or chief technology officer). CIOs are therefore a hybrid of human resource manager and technological manager.

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Social Media Apps for Business Purposes

On 13 Oct, 2012 By Chris Smith

The integration of highly sophisticated information sharing networks into business is no longer the exception—it’s the norm. A cloud computing service known as VMWare has introduced new functionality known as the Socialcast Integration Network for its users. Socialcast enables users to seamlessly integrate outside HTML/Javascript coding into the main informational feed. This allows companies to quickly share and record information with other users, including vendors, clients, and other authorized parties.

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