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Joel Doucette

Joel Doucette is a copywriter extraordinaire. He has managed Compugen's national bid office, and currently helps provision stories for ITBuzz that sizzle. Email Joel here.

By Joel Doucette, February 04, 2013

Has the excitement of using a smart mobile device worn off?

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Recent survey results from Ipsos Reid are showing that Canadians are slowing down on using their smartphones and mobile devices. In the spring of 2012, Canadians reported using their smart device for 2.8 hours a day – down from 3.3 the year before. But on the other hand, the new iPhone 5 and tablet sales are soaring. Apple sold an eye-popping five million iPhones in the first three days alone. As I sit in … Read More …

By Joel Doucette, January 30, 2013

What's he reading?

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Andrew Packard is the regional director of the enterprise server and storage solutions group in Vancouver. [one or two sentences about Andrew Packard, what his interests are and what he likes to read about] Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity by Lawrence Lessig. From Stanford law professor Lessig (Code; The Future of Ideas) comes this expertly argued, alarming and surprisingly entertaining look at the current copyright wars. Copyright law in the digital age … Read More …

By Joel Doucette, January 14, 2013

Innovation

Cloud + IT department = innovation hub?

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‘Cloud’ is certainly a buzzword right now – and for good reason. It offers IT the greatest potential it’s had in a long time to be an innovative contributor to the business it supports. Historically the IT department has been a bottleneck for implementing change and has faced challenges with costs, agility and time-to-market. It simply takes too long to get a business idea into production. If 85% of the time is spent maintaining … Read More …

By Joel Doucette, January 03, 2013

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Does our need to stay connected actually separate us from the world?

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Is it possible that the internet is robbing us of our life experiences? I can think of several times when my own experiences of family time that were altered by my need to ‘stay connected’ to work and social activities through email and Facebook and the like. In my case, Facebook -- ironically, the tool to keep people connected -- caused me to socially detach from the people closest to me because I was … Read More …

By Joel Doucette, December 31, 2012

2012: A year in review

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So 2012 is over and we are still ringing in a new year sure to bring new technology and developments in the way we do business, communicate and interact with each other on a daily basis. Let’s take this time to review a few of the biggest technology stories from 2012: Facebook IPO – Facebook goes public Perhaps the biggest letdown, particularly to the shareholders, followed Facebook’s entrance into the stock market. Facebook’s IPO launched … Read More …

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