Have you ever felt so excited about a certain topic of interest that you just had to share everything you are finding with your colleagues? Have you ever encountered an important event (like a public announcement) and you felt that it was important to have your entire team updated? Guess what? Gnowit is rolling out …
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I recently stumbled upon a poll about twitter that posed a question: “is twitter mainly used for the broadcasting of information or for conversation and engagement?“ The results were very interesting. About 60% were of the opinion that twitter was primarily used for broadcasting while about 40% felt that the primary usage of twitter was …
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On the 12th of March, the Gnowit team presented at a prominent entrepreneurial event in Ottawa. The University of Ottawa’s “The Game” is an annual event that aims to showcase Ottawa’s high potential tech companies supported by the University itself. These presentations were showcased in front of VCs, business leaders and academics. Rob Ashe (IBM …
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On Friday, February 21st, I had the chance to sit down with a very select group of people to discuss education, entrepreneurship and job creation in Ottawa. Ontario’s newly elected premier, Kathleen Wynne, had a similar discussion in Toronto and it seems that she is planning to make this a priority for the government. Among …
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2013 has really started with a bang! The hard work and dedication our team has put forth the past year and a half is beginning to bear fruit. We have won awards and received special recognition from the Ottawa business community. All of this has happened while our awesome Beta users have been super supportive …
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If you are a professional communicator, you have most likely been approached by a few service providers that offer you “real-time” news. But what you tend to realize is that in most cases, real-time news is not actually real-time; it may not be relevant news either; and if it was relevant, it is more than …
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Winning the Silver Bootstrap award for Best Sales Value Proposition was a great honor. Bruce Firestone’s Exploriem organized a great event and we are delighted to be a part of the entrepreneurial eco-system in Ottawa. We’ve been a member of the InvestOttawa incubation system for almost a year and have benefited tremendously. In addition, the …
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January 30, 2013 marked a historical day for the Canadian based company formally known as Research in Motion (RIM) when they announced the launch of the new and highly anticipated flagship product, the Z10. Blackberry pulling all the stops and trying to go back to relevancy has created a strong PR campaign prior to the release of …
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Since our beta launch in November, we have listened to your feedback and have implemented a few upgrades – some are major and some are minor, but they will all enhance your overall experience. We’ve got nice improvements to talk about here, so let’s get to it! 1. Compatibility with internet explorer: This is by far …
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Earlier this month, the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) organized a conference that brought together some of Canada’s top communicators from both the public and private industry to Ottawa, Canada. In particular, there were two breakout sessions that really evoked my interest: “Reputation Management in The Age of Social Media” by Martha Muzychka from Praxis …
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