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Book review: Managers gone rogue

First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently Written by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman Simon and Schuster 272 Pages For all you business fanatics and economic aficionado’s out there, here is a book for you. Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman present the findings of their massive in-depth study of great

Dalton McGuinty: the good tax man

The Conservatives and NDP want to scrap the HST tax, which would threaten McGuinty’s proposal for 30 per cent reduction in tuition fees for post-secondary students

Engaging PowerPoint presentations through a new online application

Making power points interesting has been the bane of presenters since it was introduced in 1987.  Now, there’s an online app for that.  Prezi is a new cloud-based software developed by Adam Solai-Fischer. Prezi allows users to make zooming presentations, so it looks more like an interactive infographic rather than a slide-by-slide presentation.  Fischer, an

YRT strike drags on; York Region politicians do nothing

For those of us that commute into Toronto from York Region, I think we can all agree that this transit strike is the pits. For almost a month, YRT routes have been reduced by 60 per cent, subjecting commuters to a 25 minute wait to board an already packed bus, and we have no choice

Group buy sites that die and take your money with them

Last spring, I wrote a story about the emerging popularity of deal sites, and I hinted that there was a possibility that many of these sites would close down in the next few months. In Canada, many of these deal sites have closed down, including GoodNews.com and Captainsave.com. I happened to be a customer at

The truth behind corporate acquisitions

Why they fail and what you need to know

Comic book industry hopes to rebound through digital distribution

North American comics are in trouble. Can the internet be the industry’s Superman?

Fun and games, entrepreneur-style: The independent video game industry in Canada

Independent video game producers use Japanese-style of marketing

Ford can’t win: budget cuts get shot down by city council

Spurred on by public opposition, city councillors are opposing major cuts to Toronto city services

Report says Canadian gaming industry on the rise in Canada

Photo courtesy e3expo.com The Canadian gaming industry generates $1.7 billion in revenue each year and shows no signs of slowing down, says a report released earlier this year by The Entertainment Association of Canada (ESAC). The report analyzed the money Canadian companies like Ubisoft and Electronic Arts (EA)— the makers of popular games like Assassin’s