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How to get closed captions on YouTube
Closed captions or transcribed video is a great idea for your YouTube videos. It allows watchers to follow along is a loud environment (like public transport) as well as offering the hearing impaired an opportunity to partake. Of course, learners of a new language can also use the transcription service to read the words as […] Lire la suite
Thoughts on the April 2nd meeting
I wanted to provide an account of our meetup yesterday concerning the indie games in libraries initiative. Thanks to tagsters Kalervo and Michael as well as Valérie Rioux, whom is new to TAG (she is an innovation & games librarian expert) for your insight, ideas and interest in the indie games in libraries initiative! We started the meeting by exploring some ideas […] Lire la suite
Rebooting the licensing games for libraries initiative
Following the Microtalk I gave last Wednesday at TAG, I wanted to thank everyone for their interest and comments. As I reported, I learned the day before the Microtalks that we did not secure funding to relaunch the licensing project through the Story Bikes idea. Arguably, I was really interested in looking at the legal issues of that project… which bring […] Lire la suite
Am I researching the right industry (NAICS Code)?
One of the key milestones in researching a business plan involves identifying the correct industry – or industries, as there may me many – to do some digging. This is important to understand your business idea, its business model and its industry. Here is a video I prepared about this: A key success measure of […] Lire la suite
Articles for business & academic insight
This post contains the lecture notes I will be using in an honors level undergraduate class. Remember, the library offers a Business Research Portal. 1. Is there information on the Internet? Lecture; 10 minutes Synthesis: Information (or more precisely: facts, opinions and data) is contained in documents. Documents may be posted on the Internet or published […] Lire la suite
6.4 million Canadians limit the amount of meat they eat
Researchers at Dalhousie University released the preliminary results of a study of eating habits amongst Canadians. Titled:Plant-based dieting and meat attachment: Protein wars and the changing Canadian consumer (Charlebois, Somogyi, Music, 2018). Interestingly: Sixty-three per cent of respondents following a vegan diet—free from all animal-based products—were under the age of 38. Younger consumers are also less likely to […] Lire la suite
Picking NAICS codes for digital technology business plans
One of the cornerstones of the business programs at Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business is entrepreneurship. Students have to perform advances industry and market research to write a business plan. I often have to assist them in determining the “main business” they are engaged in, specifically which industry code(s) to pick as the […] Lire la suite
Sources for Consumer Behaviour (MARK 305)
Here are some starting points for succeeding the final project at JMSB’s (Concordia University) MARK 305 Consumer Behavior course. List of industries for the Fall 2018 semester: Alcoholic Drinks Apparel and Footwear Beauty and Personal Care Consumer Health Fresh Food Hot Drinks Luxury Goods Packaged Food Pet Care Soft Drinks Consumer Foodservice Travel 1. Consumer […] Lire la suite
Researching business plans and projects – District 3 & eMBA version
When researching or launching a new business, information about industries, markets or competitors can be invaluable. In this session, we will cover resources from the Internet as well as licensed market and industry intelligence databases available from Concordia University Library. This is a workshop adapted from the “Entrepreneurship” course at the John Molson School of […] Lire la suite
Copyright and media policy
Please note that you may also be interested in my French-language blog called “culturelibre.ca“ This morning, I had the great honor of leading an undergraduate communications studies class lecture and discussion around the topic of “copyright” within the context of media policy. I recorded my session with a wrist-bound smartwatch, here are the two resulting […] Lire la suite