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Must Attend: AndroidTO, October 17

Must Attend: AndroidTO, October 17

Local one-day conferences can be a great way for young professionals to network and gain new skills without breaking the bank on travel or expensive entrance costs. But while Toronto is awash with digital conferences (I should know – I...
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Conquering the Dreaded Claw Hand

Calling all smartphone and keyboard addicts! In other words, what’s up all you young professionals (YPs)? As you scroll through this article, are you currently experiencing any degree of pain or stiffness in your hand, wrist, or forearm? Well, as we write this we can tell you that we sure are. Developing what has come to be called “the claw” is common; here's how to fight back
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Arlene Dickinson Introduces Innovative Social Platform YouInc.com

Today, Canadian entrepreneur Arlene Dickinson, of Dragons’ Den fame, announced the upcoming launch of YouInc.com 2.0, a member-based social platform for entrepreneurs that’s set to debut on Wednesday, October 2. Here's why you should pay attention
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Four Israeli Startups Every Young Professional Needs To Know

We recently dove deep into the Israeli start-up scene to highlight some of the leaders in the mobile industry. There's a very good chance that you're already using some of these apps; but if not, here they are
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Connect with Friends of Friends on Dubb

Neven Zeremski launched Dubb as a way to eliminate the tedious step of asking one friend for another friend’s contact information. The app, which will officially launch in beta October 1, allows users to request the contact information of peers in their extended network. We caught up with Zeremski to find out more about Dubb’s long-term plan, as well as his response to privacy concerns and most accomplished milestone to date
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Is This the Phone Concept of the Future?

Many of us have probably pondered that mobile phone manufacturers secretly set a timer for their device to self-destruct in one way or another shortly after the warranty expires. Doesn’t it always seem to work out that way? Here's a great alternative
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Is Silence Golden During the Social Media Age?

I'm a fairly private person. I don't like strangers knowing much about me. Even my acquaintances have limited information about my life. Ok, full disclosure here: I’ve been with good friends, on my birthday, and they have not known that I was privately celebrating the fact that I was moving into another year. A bit extreme, perhaps. So, one can probably envision the challenge that I’m experiencing with social media, a party I was rather late in arriving
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Corey Herscu: Today's Notable Young Professional

Corey Herscu is the on-air technology expert for Global TV's The Morning Show and a mobile publicist/brand ambassador with HerscuPR. He is also Managing Editor for Canadian Reviewer and an active contributor to other Canadian-focused blogs, including Rogers' Connected Mag
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Be the Tastemaker Among Your Friends with Vouchr

We all know that one person in our group of friends; the one who knows the right bottle of wine to order with dinner, the best patio for a client meeting, or the poorly lit dive bar that makes the best Old Fashioned in town. They're the ones who always know the next big hotspot, and they found it before it was cool. And, as Notable readers living the young professional lifestyle, that person is probably you. Enter Vouchr, a new social gifting app for iPhone
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Instagram Rumoured to Announce Video Support

TechCrunch has leaked that Instagram will add video support to rival Twitter’s Vine. According to TechCrunch’s anonymous source, the feature will be unveiled at Facebook's "big ideas" event on Thursday, June 20th
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