The word "networking" can conjure up the picture of the sleazy salesperson trying to get you to buy something you don't want or need.

When I first had my consulting practice, I joined a networking group. At that time, I was often hired by government to work with non-profits, so...

"Ask a Realtor" appears Thursdays. Have a real estate question for Susanne? Please email her at asksusannehudson@gmail.com, and she will publish and answer the questions of most general interest.

Q: Did I pay too much for my new property?

A: A fast market, mostly a seller's market can lead to...

It pains me to be a killjoy, but I cannot join the gush of enthusiasm that Facebook constitutes any reassurance about the innate and imperishable American genius for wealth creation.

Mark Zuckerberg deserves great credit, of course, for a genius idea and the tenacity and ingenuity to...

Augmented reality is the principle of changing or adding to what an individual sees and experiences with something artificial. Those additions might be simple text or color-coding, but could also be a full replacement of the existing world with something brand new, and custom to you.

Today, augmented reality (AR)...

Canadians want their government to develop a national energy strategy that would protect the environment and help the country reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.

That's the takeaway of a recent national poll, published earlier this month in the trade magazine Alberta Oil. But it's received little attention...

Quebec's unruly students are no different than the Greeks. Both have enjoyed free rides for years, both are being asked to pay their share of the tab and both are refusing to do so.
The backdrop to both situations and many more to come is the Great Markdown, or...

Canada's proposed Internet surveillance was back in the news last week after speculation grew that government intends to keep the bill in legislative limbo until it dies on the order paper. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews denied the reports, maintaining that Bill C-30 will still be sent to committee for...

It is said that the average American spends hundreds of hours per year on Facebook. Now the company has gone public, it is quite possible that investors in the stock might spend the same amount of time figuring out whether they did the right thing.

With much fanfare the...

The resignation of Yahoo CEO, Scott Thompson, last week amid allegations that he fabricated a degree in computer science that was listed on his biography, and in SEC filings has prompted great soul searching in boardrooms across North America.

Resume due diligence seems like such a basic...

On the eve of the IPO, Facebook couldn't look more different from what we hoped it might someday be. The problem is that no one's happy: Customers are subjected to more and more ads, and the companies who created those ads aren't seeing much of a

Later this year Canadians will see a change happening with online advertising: the introduction of a small icon on the ad that tells consumers they are being targeted and gives them the ability to opt-out. This move follows the successful...

For nearly 20 years, Alan Greenspan was the most powerful banker in the world as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board until 2006. He is the keynote speaker at the International Economic Forum of the Americas/Conference of Montreal to be held from June 11 to 14. This year's theme is...

The hand-drawn sign in the photograph is fashioned from a circle of cardboard, and features a three-bladed wind turbine and the words "let's go." We can see a pair of hands grasping the sign, but not the person holding it -- who appears to be standing on some...

When was the last time you discussed Time Magazine around the dinner table?

I found myself giving a dissertation on mass media at dinner the other night. It all started when one friend leaned into the table and spoke (in an almost embarrassed whisper), "Did any of you see the...

As I commented in last week's Capital Strategy, investor unease has built up in recent weeks over the prospect that we might be in for a repeat performance of what happened to equities after April in both 2010 and 2011 -- namely, correction and heightened volatility.

While there are...

After having spent 15 years working abroad, including seven years in Silicon Valley as an entrepreneur, angel investor and founding member of the C100 group, I'm thrilled to be back living and working in Canada. It's wonderful to reconnect with family and friends, rediscover the city of Montréal, and live...

Thursdays at the Huffington Post, Rana Florida, CEO of The Creative Class Group, shares her conversations with successful entrepreneurs and thought leaders about how they manage their businesses, their relationships, their careers, and more. She also answers readers' questions about how they can optimize their lives. Send your...

Spring is here and top executives seem to be dropping like flies. Best Buy is investigating its recently resigned CEO Brian Dunn who may have acted inappropriately with a female underling. And over at General Services Administration (GSA), Jeffrey Neely is in the thick of it...

Sometimes the Internet feels like the Wild West. While some rules are made to be broken, in this instance we think the laws governing the Internet are only beginning to catch up to the misuses -- and it won't be long until the sheriff is in town.

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"Mommy Bloggers" have changed the way that marketers and brands interact with consumers and their products. Many bloggers have relationships with brands in the form of an ad on their website, running a Twitter chat contest, or doing product reviews.

But now they're looking for more lucrative opportunities to...