http://www.itdynamo.com/_rss/itd_articles_blogs.xml Online Portal for Toronto's high tech community en-ca IT Dynamo Associates Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/radarfarms_blogs/newsPFpFlxZGut20061120.html The unofficial Consumer Reports of Web 2.0 is deservedly popular TechCrunch but our article is about more low profile Library clips, which is, in our opinion, the best reference source in the RSS Aggregation and Newsmastering and may be considered as the Newsmastering "Consumer Reports" Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/radarfarms_blogs/newslcdruBfuvg20061014.htmlMSN.com RIP! Hail to Live.com! It is good and dandy but along with MSN.com all its RSS feeds also gone. What Newsmasters are supposed to do now? Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/radarfarms_blogs/newsoGqsYFnDXR20061002.htmlThis blog references another couple of great Newsmastering resources - strongly recommended! Fri, 04 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsLeBkSlcCqO20060804.htmlThere is news digest from IT Workplace market in Canada Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/ITCoachCorner/newsDOxvDHsIqw20060712.htmlJob Focus for the Over 50s Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/Freelance/newsKmbxiydRib20060712.htmlMarketing your company Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/VirtualPractices/VirtualPracticesBlogs/newszXByFmHMhl20060623.htmlWhat the difference del.icio.us. makes! Until recently, Webmasters were supposed to hunt for Web lInks on the site's subject and publish them while currently it is absolutely unneccessary - just refer your visitors to del.icio.us Sun, 28 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/VirtualPractices/VirtualPracticesBlogs/newsAsTXNOMnJy20060528.htmlYour attention, RSS aficionados! You can sneak preview of one very few available books on RSS Sun, 28 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsLExMwEbZpw20060528.htmlCATA Alliance recently partnered with Monster Canada to provide its members with Monster's newly-created national micro-employment index for the technology sector Thu, 18 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/radarfarms_blogs/newsrPIRFNXDVN20060518.htmlThe prominent Web 2.0 players and trendsetters following Google in chasing mostly the popular information and neglecting the "Long Tail" Sat, 29 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsBbwjYXTuXy20060429.html Toronto scored 3rd place just after San Fransisco and New York as the 3rd largest IT and Telecommunication hub in the North America with 330 companies, 148,000 employed and 30-35 billions in annual sales Sat, 08 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsuuuAdVqlyi20060408.html Until now, Toronto was virtually spared from nasty "offshoring" winds which hit quite painfully the IT sector in te US. The recent CGI layoffs just indicate that we may start feeling the pinch Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsAcIudplHrQ20060327.html According to a talented Computer World Canada writer Rosie Lombardi and Robert Half Technology, the hottest IT skills in Canada are IT Auditors followed by DBAs and Business Continuity Analysts. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.itdynamo.com/VirtualPractices/VirtualPracticesBlogs/newsktjmMAyKhx20060314.html With online businesses forcing their way towards greater visibility on the Internet, measuring their websites performance is a constant concern for the management of those businesses. Why? Because you simply cannot manage what you cannot measure. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.itdynamo.com/VirtualPractices/RSS/RSSResearch/newsFWzryPwlYf20060214.html A News Radar is a constantly updated thematic channel of highly relevant web references that are gathered in accordance with single or multiple specific, persistent search criteria. Radars can focus on anything: topics, people, opinions, products, news items, events or passions. The constant updating of the channel is accomplished by leveraging the RSS technology to its full power. How to measure quality of News Radars? Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/ITMarketWatch/SkillOfTheMonth/newsQsjOBfOMJn20060214.html In the constantly-changing world of IT job market, naming conventions for the wide variety of existing opportunities keep gravitating around concepts that seem to reflect the exact description of corresponding positions. Therefore, when it comes to the documentation part of an IT project, this tendency manifests itself just like in any other job description situation. This is why, depending on the scope of projects and the nomenclature of jobs used by companies, you will see job titles such as technical writer, editor, content manager, or documentation specialist. Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.itdynamo.com/home/FoundersBlog/newsIomkcUmHqI20060211.html One of the fastest growing segments of Internet will be Social Newsmastering, which will incorporate Information Filtering, Personal Search and Grassroots Participation Sat, 4 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/Freelance/newsLPnqxBCVuT20060204.html How to handle Small Business Relationships Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.itdynamo.com/VirtualPractices/RSS/RSSEnterpriseRadarNews/newsaEZUuhTCWi20060129.html#RSS in Enterprise and Newsmastering Radars now feature TagClouds Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsjjVCDabIXe20060129.htmlNew 2006 year came and everybody, who is hunting for new jobs or just contemplating some career moves in this young year, is wondering what the IT skills will be hot? We have done some blitz research using our recently launched Computer Careers news radar and the research results were quite encouraging. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/ITCoachCorner/newsMKERFkVFKS20060107.htmlAre we handling stress well? Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.itdynamo.com/home/FoundersBlog/newsDeBVHFAdBA20060103.htmlThere were very interesting stats and observations for Toronto in 2005 that may determine the city's near future and long-term prospects Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/VirtualPractices/VirtualPracticesBlogs/newslxFGUwGLPF20051231.html As the New Year season comes, pundits start summarizing what was the best in the passing year and gazing into a crystal ball trying hard to predict the future. This year's hot subject was undoubtedly Web 2.0 and, therefore, we decided to aggregate what the most prominent Web 2.0 evangelists said about the past and future. Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/ITMarketWatch/SkillOfTheMonth/newsqkGnFYfxYY20051231.html According to market analysts, business intelligence has become the most crucial and sought after domain of information technology for the enterprise. You may ask, why? Well, in today's economic climate, businesses of all size and in all markets need extra leverage to survive. This leverage typically comes from key decision makers having fast access to the business information they need to evaluate a situation. Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/home/FoundersBlog/newsRYMFPoIZwn20051222.html You, people visiting our website with regularity may have noticed that the look and feel of the site, as well as the topics we write and post here are constantly changing, and therefore may have felt confused about the site identity being altered.. Sun, 20 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/home/FoundersBlog/newsjEADUKwyyB20051120.html Our site reached half-descent PageRank for our key pages: JobExposer, Virtual Practices and CareerMatters. How? By developing the fresh quality content and innovative products and services Tue, 8 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsprjuesnYew20051108.html Here is a site with links to various sites providing information on salaries for IT professionals Sun, 6 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/ITCoachCorner/newsZWFLouBNjS20051106.html Are we looking at a change in corporate thinking? Sat, 5 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/VirtualPractices/VirtualPracticesBlogs/newsqRumrMuqmg20051105.html Our news releases bump us to top Search Engine rankings for News Radars Sat, 5 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/VirtualPractices/VirtualPracticesBlogs/newsLOjIrbiyoB20051105.html Business 2.0 magazine provides invaluable advise how to become the next Google. We are listening.. Thu, 13 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/VirtualPractices/VirtualPracticesBlogs/newsmFTbbTWRVw20051013.html For the first time, pageviews of our XML/RSS content exceeded the HTML content Thu, 6 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/Freelance/newsrRfKkZmZzs20051006.html Pricing Your Services Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/Freelance/newsyvgSEnMace20050928.html Financing as a self-employed person Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/ITCoachCorner/newsBZjfWTeTdG20050927.html So you have been looking for a job, your resume finally gets to the desk of a recruiter that appears interested and you get the call to attend that important interview for that job you so want. Sat, 24 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsVQvDQMSnjz20050924.html While we always emphasis the "soft" skills for techies, nobody said that an IT pro could get a great job without a technical interview.. Sun, 11 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/VirtualPractices/VirtualPracticesBlogs/newsvDGMxsHeHV20050911.html There is quite ineteresting service for IT pros: ITZoom. Using it, you can improve your marketability Sun, 11 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/VirtualPractices/VirtualPracticesBlogs/newsVseWKQWVnx20050911.html Business 2.0 ask dozens of VCs a tantalizing (but often unasked) question: What types of ideas would you fund tomorrow if the right pitch landed on your doorstep? Mon, 5 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsQVpgiAxOmK20050905.html Did you know that Toronto has several namesakes in USA? Mon, 5 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsYnGptFTRUo20050905.html Following the success of our first and most popular blog, we kept tracking the hot and new courses by Learning Tree. So, what has changed since May 30, 2005, when the blog was published? Thu, 1 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/Freelance/newscZJsgdHNCj20050901.html Focus on what you do well - The money will follow Mon, 22 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/Freelance/newsUHMNNBDnsz20050822.html What does it take to be a freelancer? - courage, determination, persistence Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newslXoHdnjqku20050815.html There is a new growing breed of jub hunters - passive candidates Tue, 09 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/VirtualPractices/VirtualPracticesBlogs/newsQNKiPLMhbH20050809.html Five reasons social networking doesn't work.. Mon, 08 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsKXWvGcZQjx20050808.html Whether you're looking for a job or just watching at what's out there, you can learn a lot from career-related blogs. Venerable Forbes and our upstart ITDynamo made their picks and the awards are going to.. Fri, 05 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/home/FoundersBlog/newsvNjIEfObSx20050805.html It's interesting to note that several people who completed our ITD survey indicated Leadership as one of the skills they would like to improve. Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/20050803.html According to "Rosie Lombardi" in her article "Immigrants transition into the IT field"... Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsbAGJPFsTfo20050730.html Some 40% of employees have had to deal with bad bosses at work.. Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/ITCoachCorner/newsBIEHfSyyiD20050730.html This month we focus on the need for increased security in IT operations and highlight articles on the Microsoft website that could be of assistance to IT professionals to improve the security deficiencies in networks today. We have chosen to highlight Microsoft Windows this month as it is the platform most used by small to medium sized business and is probably the area most likely to substantially benefit from increased attention. Fri, 15 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/ITCoachCorner/newstrXiONIAYV20050715.html Gone are the traditional workdays of 12 - 16 hours of most experienced IT professionals. Staying relevant and in demand has become a complex issue to those employed within the industry. The traditional jobs that generated good income supporting computer networks have changed, causing a re-evaluation of who we are and what we are capable of doing to sustain our lives. Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsXjqdYHmlKh20050712.html You are new in Canada and you are sick and tired from hearing "Sorry we do not recognize that degree". Well here is the answer.. Wed, 06 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsUldoLeHXPW20050706.html Every techie probably has one or two softwareapplications they have some good feelings about. I am not an exception. Thu, 04 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/VirtualPractices/VirtualPracticesBlogs/newspZZykOGhZx20050714.html Microsoft finally threw its weight behind RSS. But the RSS Reader's market leaders: My Yahoo, Bloglines and Pluck can still enjoy their dominance. Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsznhQjOuQdf20050701.html Top Interview Blogs cherry picked by us from hundreds blogs Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/home/FoundersBlog/newsxLFcULPHef20050630.html Online want ads for IT workers are slowly growing in numbers. Layoffs are less frequently in the headlines. Some IT professionals are even leaving one good job for a better one at another company. Slowly but surely signs are pointing to new life in the tech sector. But there's no sign out there of the kind of boom that lit up the industry at the end of the last century. Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsITYzmLmqpM20050628.html One of the most important things to know when trying to find a job is what kind of people you are dealing with. Most guides on "How to find a job" will mention that you should do a thorough investigation on any company that you intend to apply to for a position. As immigrants, we should take this one step further and get to know what kind of people we are dealing with in our new Country of residence. Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/VirtualPractices/VirtualPracticesBlogs/newspoZUnjypcR20050625.html Business Week publishes a series of offline and online articles dedicated to "mob economy" or "peer production" - development of new products through Internet Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsOiFiIhTdHR20050624.html We are all in agreement that our minds are the number one tool we use on a daily basis. Yes, I know, some appear not to use their minds at all! Still, you would think that we would take care of ou? most valued possession, but do we? Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsKBpmstTmTL20050623.html Pretty people earn more money: Fed Reserve study shows that beautiful people make about 5% more than their average counterparts do. Sun, 19 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsgWtZjlxCch20050619.html ComputerWorld Canada published a very interesting interview with Sathish Bala, president and CEO, New Age Consulting: Wanted: Business-savvy techies. The article confirms the trend that we have observed lately ? convergence of IT and business. Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/home/FoundersBlog/newsBIiHVorraL20050531.html Two articles, published by the US-based IT information portal Datamation, in last six weeks bring up the same issue: whether corporate IT as we know IT will survive after 2010? Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/VirtualPractices/VirtualPracticesBlogs/newsjvUlczkOVM20050531.html The Fortune magazine recently published an article confirming observations from our Virtual Practices manifesto. The article named "The Amazing Rise of the Do-It-Yourself Economy" describes the growing pattern of "Do-It-Yourself" economy. Mon, 30 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itdynamo.com/KnowledgeManagement/blogs/newsbDbnKhIwEa20050530.html If the demand on IT and Management Training courses by Learning Tree International is any indication, then the following skills are ?most wanted? by IT professionals and employers alike..