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FutureFlash 2013 – Tomorrow Decoded

FutureFlash 2013 – Tomorrow Decoded

The FutureFlash program read: “Over the next two days, we will explore some key marketing trends that are likely to hit the mainstream in 2014 and beyond. We’ll explore the latest new technologies and the impact they’ve already started to...
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Go Screen Free for One Day a Week

We’re not addicted to our electronic devices per se, but we at Notable recognize that as young professionals (YPs) working in digital media, we spend an incredible amount of time staring at screens. We also recognize that we must make an effort to take time away from those screens to continue working toward that all-important YP balance
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Spending a Few Hours with Google Glass

Earlier this week, courtesy of my friends at Toronto-based innovation firm BNOTIONS, I had the opportunity to give Google's upcoming project "Glass" a spin. After about an hour of getting adjusted with the hardware by taking pictures of Bella, walking around outside Front Street and, of course, the obligatory toying with the "Ok Glass" system of voice activation, I am still left thinking about it; I am just unsure of how to put my feelings into words
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Checkout 51 Introduces Couponing for the Digital Age

Waiting longer than usual in line at the grocery store, while mildly irritating, is nothing worth getting too worked up over. Rush hour waits, amateur cashiers and people stockpiling food as if there was an impending world disaster are all to be expected. Waiting for that person ahead to finish couponing, though, well that’s just inexcusable
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The Importance of Tweeting for Young Professionals

If you want to connect and communicate with multinational companies, influential media, potential employers, celebrities, authors, politicians, customers, and fellow young professionals, it’s time to get tweeting
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Hot Shop: Techy Inspired Home Decor

Are you a young professional tech-toy addict? We are! We love our Apple products, our home entertainment systems, our portables, hard-wireds, and all those fancy inventions that make our lives so fun and easy. So as a salute to our favourite gadgets, we have made up a list of Notable home décor ideas inspired by modern technology
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RIM Announces BlackBerry 10 Launch for January 30, 2013

It’s been a torrid 16+ months for RIM to say the least. However, after much delay – and seemingly out of the blue – RIM made an announcement on Monday morning that surprised everyone: BlackBerry 10 will officially launch on January 30th, 2013
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ContactMonkey Launches Email Tracking Plugin

So, being the driven professional that you are, what would you do if you found out that there was a service that could track your emails as you sent them? I am not talking about the standard read/receipt that already exists, I am talking real-time tracking; being able to know the where, when, and what for every email that goes out. Toronto-based startup ContactMonkey thinks they have the solution
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Are You a Text Fighter?

Textual communication technologies have become crucial components of our lives as young professionals. Most of us communicate via text in one form or many, numerous times each day. But when it comes to communicating disagreeing opinions, regardless if it’s just a friendly debate or a more strongly worded argument, it’s best to put the electronic device down, kick it old school, and talk it out
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Retailers Rejoice: Facebook Tests 'Want' Button

In what could set the stage for an eventual venture into e-commerce and just in time for gift-giving season, Facebook is testing a feature with its American users that lets its users create “wish lists” of items like home furnishings, clothing, shoes and other retail products
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