Shopping online for computers and personal technology has never been easier. Tech savvy shoppers can quickly compare and find the best prices, get updated product specs and read user reviews online in order to make better purchasing decisions. Here are the main options available to Canadians. more…
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Canada’s largest newspaper is cutting 27 jobs and considering outsourcing the work to a call center in Buffalo, according to the union representing affected workers there.
The Toronto Star said it will cut six full-time and 21 part-time classified department positions, which will be contracted to an outside call center. That call center is Williamsville-based Classified Plus, according to Brad Honywill, president of Local 87-M of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union. more…
When Jessica Grodzinski found out her summer job would be working the night shift picking up garbage at Canada’s Wonderland, she was less than thrilled.
Remembering how her co-op counsellor praised WorkCabin.ca, a Canadian website that lists environmental jobs, the 23-year-old environmental engineering student at Georgian College decided to check out its online job listings. more…
If brevity is the soul of wit, then Canadian web searchers are hilarious. According to new statistics by Hitwise, about half of Canadian internet searches are kept to just 1-2 words. As you can see by the chart below, Americans are the most wordy, while Brits keep it short and sweet. more…
MySpace Canada, today announced a new social classifieds service called MySpace Canada Classifieds. Powered by Oodle, MySpace Canada Classifieds offers users a safe – and social – marketplace to buy and sell products and services within their trusted group of friends for free. more…
The eBay sign sits outside the company's headquarters in San Jose, California. Photograph by: Handout photo
E-commerce giant eBay is closing its Metro Vancouver customer-service office and cutting about 700 jobs as it consolidates customer-service operations in Salt Lake City, Utah, the company announced late Tuesday.
The office, located in Burnaby, will be closed by Sept. 30 as the company tries to “capture efficiencies” and expand its customer support efforts. more…
When Lauren Friese graduated from Queen’s with an arts degree in 2005, she didn’t know what came next. With no knowledge on how to get a job, she went to the U.K. to attend grad school.
While living in the U.K., Friese discovered local websites designed to help graduating students find employment and realized there was nothing like them in Canada. After she returned to Canada, she founded the career portal website TalentEgg in early 2008. more…
Boasting over 7 million unique visitors a month in Canada, Kijiji.ca is the most visited online classified site in the country, according to recent data from comScore.
That traffic has translated to a burgeoning auto category on the site, which has also become the most visiting used car classified site in Canada as well. more…