Hi there! My name is Klara Jahrig and I am the latest addition to the Gravit-e team. I will be assisting with business development and marketing and have authored on many technology, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle blogs. I am excited to be taking over the Gravit-e blog and sharing my insights with you. Born and raised […]
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It looks like something from a science fiction movie. On some sort of display the hero can touch and manipluate it to discover who’s responsible for the crime at hand. Built by the National Institue of Information and Communication Technology (NICT), it shows its users any attack on any network, the center representing the internet […]
Read More > A recent Mashable article reported on the disillusionment with native apps amongst certain publishers. The article goes on to explain a subject broached here a few times, basically Web Apps versus Native Apps, but there was a little snippet that caught my attention: “Given the amount of traffic publishers are seeing from mobile-web browsers, coupled […]
Read More >It’s a good time to be a computer geek in Canada. No longer is it necessary for the geeky amongst us to hide away, as according to economists the computer literate have turned the Canadian digital economy into the most cost effective one in the world. According to a recent Techvibes article, Canadian digital firms hold […]
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There are times were outside help is the best source to tap for creative solutions. This is the fundamental idea behind a design contest websites. These sites are a special breed, giving the user an opportunity to create and present an idea or solution to a posed problem. What So Special About A Contest Website? […]
Read More >It comes as no surprise that we have grown dependent on our mobile devices. In a recent report by the mobile analytics firm Flurry provided some evidence that the use of mobile apps has over taken the amount of time spend browsing the web. This startling conclusion confirms what a lot of people already knew, that mobile […]
Read More >It may not be apparent to those who aren’t working behind the scenes, but there’s a battle going on in the world of online video right now. It’s in many ways reminiscent of the fight between Blu-Ray and HD DVD a couple years ago, with the main difference being that, in this case, users aren’t […]
Read More >The World Economic Forum recently published The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, which ranks 139 countries based on how competitive they are. Along with the overall ranking, the report includes detailed analysis in three areas: the basic environment and infrastructure, efficiency enhancers, and innovation and sophistication factors. So, how did we do? Here’s a breakdown of […]
Read More > Findings from Harvard’s Business Review Shows a Changing Trend in Business to Client Interactions: A prevalent heuristic present in business world is that consumers prefer to interact directly with companies (whether this occurs over the phone and/or in person) rather than using automated, self-service systems. Recent findings from the Harvard Business Review has shone some […]
Read More > The flexibility and mobility brought about with tablets such as the iPad, has begun to creep its way into the business way, in some interesting and creative ways. 1) Mercedes-Benz. 40 selected Mercedes Benz dealers are using iPads as an attempt to ease their car sales processes. By integrating a software on the iPad, Mercedes […]
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