To assist in information distribution, Muskoka Community Network has posted this article which is supplied by Industry Canada on April 16th, 2009.
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The following document is now available on Industry Canada's Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/h_sf02092.html: Gazette Notice DGRB-009-09 – Extension to the Comment Period: Consultation on the Renewal of Cellular and Personal Communications Services (PCS) Spectrum Licences
The Gazette Notice will be published in the Canada Gazette April 25, 2009.
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Le document suivant est maintenant disponible sur le site Web de la Gestion du spectre et télécommunications d'Industrie Canada http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/fra/h_sf02092.html: Avis de la Gazette DGRB-009-09 – Prolongation de la période de réception des commentaires : Consultation sur le renouvellement de licences de spectre pour systèmes cellulaires et services de communications personnelles (SCP)
L'avis de la Gazette sera publié dans la Gazette du Canada le 25 avril 2009.
Heather HallManager, Emerging Networks Gestionnaire, Réseaux émergentSpectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications Sector Secteur du Spectre, des technologies de l'information et des télécommunicationsIndustry Canada Industrie Canada300 Slater Street, Ottawa ON K1A 0C8 300, rue Slater, Ottawa ON K1A 0C8Note new email Heather.Hall@ic.gc.caTelephone Téléphone 613-990-4411Facsimile Télécopieur 613-991-3514Government of Canada Gouvernement du Canada
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For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
CRTC opens online consultation on Internet traffic management practices
Today, CRTC announced that it is opening "online" consultation on Internet traffic management practices. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/news/releases/2009/r090331.htm
This consulation stems from the previous complaint put before the CRTC by CAIP. See http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/NEWS/RELEASES/2008/r081120.htm for more history on this issue.
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at http://www.mcnet.ca/
This consulation stems from the previous complaint put before the CRTC by CAIP. See http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/NEWS/RELEASES/2008/r081120.htm for more history on this issue.
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at http://www.mcnet.ca/
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
MCN Announces LinkedIn Group
Muskoka Community Network is please to announce the development of a Muskoka Community Network group on LinkedIn.
The purpose of this group is to allow people to communicate and collaborate on the development of technology capacity in Muskoka.
Please feel free to join this social network and discuss technology issues in Muskoka.
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1776862&trk=hb_side_g
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
The purpose of this group is to allow people to communicate and collaborate on the development of technology capacity in Muskoka.
Please feel free to join this social network and discuss technology issues in Muskoka.
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1776862&trk=hb_side_g
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
The Power of META TAGS in Search Engine Optimization
Putting information on the Internet is a great way to provide information to the world about your product and services. Providing information on the Internet can improve your efforts by using technology to provide the marketing legwork. You can significantly improve the number, and more importantly the relevance, of the people you bring to your site, or directory, or blog by paying some attention to Search Engine Optimization(SEO). One of the key components of proper SEO is the use of META TAGS.
Web traffic typically consists of three distinct types. These three types of traffic are referred to as Direct, Organic, and Referral traffic. In this posting we will examine how direct and organic traffic are different, and how to use META TAGS to build organic traffic.
Direct Traffic is traffic that is generated from information that you post on the web simply because people already know to look for it there. For example, you may be wondering what the Government of Canada is doing these days, so you go to your computer browser and you type in http://www.gc.ca/. You have just created “Direct Traffic” for the Government of Canada. Generating “Direct Traffic” assumes a degree of existing brand recognition, and doesn’t require the use of any META TAGS, because people already know the website address.
If someone knows your website and types it in, they are creating “direct traffic” for you. In fact if someone already knows your website address, then the your marketing is already somewhat done since there is already brand awareness.
WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO DON”T KNOW WHERE YOUR INFORMATION IS?
“Organic Traffic” is very different. Organic traffic can attract visitors to your website even though they don’t know anything about you or your products or services. There are several techniques to create Organic Traffic. One of the techniques to build “Organic Traffic” is the use of META TAGS.
Putting the proper information into the META TAGS of any information that you create on the web significantly improves the ability of people to find you through search engines such as Google, Yahoo, AltaVista, etc. If you are trying to create brand and product awareness on the Internet why not let the search engines do the heavy lifting of marketing. This heavy lifting is attracting the “right clientele” to your web content.
There are 3 essential META TAGS that need proper and complete information to boost your organic traffic. These 3 essential META TAGS are the META TITLE, META DESCRIPTION, and META KEYWORD tags.
META TAGS FOR SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION EXPLAINED
The META TITLE tag is what will show up in the title bar of your web browser. The figure below demonstrates where META TITLE information shows up.
The META DESCRIPTION information that you submit is not visible to the human viewer, but is visible to search engines such as Google, Yahoo, AltaVista etc.
The META KEYWORD information that you submit is not visible to the human viewer either, but again is visible to search engines such as Google, Yahoo, AltaVista etc.
These search engines send out their little SEO bots to have a peek at your web content periodically and they scan your web content for META TITLE, META DESCRIPTION, and META KEYWORDS, as well as the information that you actually submit (your content).
So now that you know what META TITLES, META DESCRIPTIONS, and META KEYWORDS are, let’s examine how to use these.
Let’s make up a fictitious business called Muskoka's Fine Flower Shop.
The META TITLE should include a short title on what the page is about and the market you serve. For example:
Muskoka's Fine Flowers– Fine Flowers and Floral Arrangements
The META DESCRIPTION should include a short paragraph on what the page is about. For example: Muskoka's Fine Flowers is a flower shop located Muskoka, ON. Muskoka Fine Flowers will design flowers and floral arrangements. We can deliver or you can pickup. An excellent choice for weddings, funerals, anniversaries or Valentines day.
The META KEYWORDS should include several words that people searching for flowers might be looking for even though they don’t know about Muskoka Fine Flowers . These keywords should be separated by commas. Not any keywords will do. Your keywords should be related to the service or product you provide, and if you only serve a specific geographical location it should be included in your keyword selection. Respectable keyword choices for this ficticous company may be: Muskoka, flowers, floral, weddings, funerals, anniversary, Valentines day.
However, keep in mind that people are searching for terms which may be different than you might expect. For example, Muskoka Fine Flowers might cater to weddings, funerals, anniversaries and Valentines day. However, “roses, tulips, daisies,” may be good keyword choices too.
For an excellent learning resource on how to drive you organic traffic through keywords visit http://tourismkeys.ca/lesson_1.html This lesson is industry specific, but with only very little imagination it really applies to all industries.
For additional information on making powerful keyword choices, which are based on what people are actually searching for visit https://adwords.google.ca/select/KeywordToolExternal
The keywords that are important to your organization should appear in the body of your text as well as META TITLE, META DESCRIPTION, and META KEYWORDS. This builds keyword density, and keyword density is important in building organic traffic.
Good luck with using your META TAGS!
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For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Web traffic typically consists of three distinct types. These three types of traffic are referred to as Direct, Organic, and Referral traffic. In this posting we will examine how direct and organic traffic are different, and how to use META TAGS to build organic traffic.
Direct Traffic is traffic that is generated from information that you post on the web simply because people already know to look for it there. For example, you may be wondering what the Government of Canada is doing these days, so you go to your computer browser and you type in http://www.gc.ca/. You have just created “Direct Traffic” for the Government of Canada. Generating “Direct Traffic” assumes a degree of existing brand recognition, and doesn’t require the use of any META TAGS, because people already know the website address.
If someone knows your website and types it in, they are creating “direct traffic” for you. In fact if someone already knows your website address, then the your marketing is already somewhat done since there is already brand awareness.
WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO DON”T KNOW WHERE YOUR INFORMATION IS?
“Organic Traffic” is very different. Organic traffic can attract visitors to your website even though they don’t know anything about you or your products or services. There are several techniques to create Organic Traffic. One of the techniques to build “Organic Traffic” is the use of META TAGS.
Putting the proper information into the META TAGS of any information that you create on the web significantly improves the ability of people to find you through search engines such as Google, Yahoo, AltaVista, etc. If you are trying to create brand and product awareness on the Internet why not let the search engines do the heavy lifting of marketing. This heavy lifting is attracting the “right clientele” to your web content.
There are 3 essential META TAGS that need proper and complete information to boost your organic traffic. These 3 essential META TAGS are the META TITLE, META DESCRIPTION, and META KEYWORD tags.
META TAGS FOR SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION EXPLAINED
The META TITLE tag is what will show up in the title bar of your web browser. The figure below demonstrates where META TITLE information shows up.
The META DESCRIPTION information that you submit is not visible to the human viewer, but is visible to search engines such as Google, Yahoo, AltaVista etc.
The META KEYWORD information that you submit is not visible to the human viewer either, but again is visible to search engines such as Google, Yahoo, AltaVista etc.
These search engines send out their little SEO bots to have a peek at your web content periodically and they scan your web content for META TITLE, META DESCRIPTION, and META KEYWORDS, as well as the information that you actually submit (your content).
So now that you know what META TITLES, META DESCRIPTIONS, and META KEYWORDS are, let’s examine how to use these.
Let’s make up a fictitious business called Muskoka's Fine Flower Shop.
The META TITLE should include a short title on what the page is about and the market you serve. For example:
Muskoka's Fine Flowers– Fine Flowers and Floral Arrangements
The META DESCRIPTION should include a short paragraph on what the page is about. For example: Muskoka's Fine Flowers is a flower shop located Muskoka, ON. Muskoka Fine Flowers will design flowers and floral arrangements. We can deliver or you can pickup. An excellent choice for weddings, funerals, anniversaries or Valentines day.
The META KEYWORDS should include several words that people searching for flowers might be looking for even though they don’t know about Muskoka Fine Flowers . These keywords should be separated by commas. Not any keywords will do. Your keywords should be related to the service or product you provide, and if you only serve a specific geographical location it should be included in your keyword selection. Respectable keyword choices for this ficticous company may be: Muskoka, flowers, floral, weddings, funerals, anniversary, Valentines day.
However, keep in mind that people are searching for terms which may be different than you might expect. For example, Muskoka Fine Flowers might cater to weddings, funerals, anniversaries and Valentines day. However, “roses, tulips, daisies,” may be good keyword choices too.
For an excellent learning resource on how to drive you organic traffic through keywords visit http://tourismkeys.ca/lesson_1.html This lesson is industry specific, but with only very little imagination it really applies to all industries.
For additional information on making powerful keyword choices, which are based on what people are actually searching for visit https://adwords.google.ca/select/KeywordToolExternal
The keywords that are important to your organization should appear in the body of your text as well as META TITLE, META DESCRIPTION, and META KEYWORDS. This builds keyword density, and keyword density is important in building organic traffic.
Good luck with using your META TAGS!
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For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Calling All Muskoka Business and Technology Geniuses! - Business and Technology Centre
We Need Your Input
Muskoka Community Network is facilitating the development of an advanced Muskoka Business and Technology Centre and we need your help.
Our vision is to create a centre of excellence that will support Muskoka business and technology development and to deliver training to further develop the technology workforce, economy, and culture in Muskoka.
We have an appropriate facility with UltraBroadband capacity, but we want your input into the design and capability of this facility. Come and join us on February 25th, 2009 at 1p.m. and contribute to the vision of the Muskoka Business and Technology Centre.
It will be exciting to hear your ideas on:
- What technological capacity your organization needs, but doesn't have access to;
- What human capacity your organization needs in relation to business and technology development, but doesn't have access to;
- What technological capacity Muskoka needs;
- The culture of a community based "Business and Technology Centre";
- How a community based "Business and Technology Centre" might operate.
Some possible ideas include:
- Community Video Streaming Centre
- Video Rendering
- Public Fibre access point
- Application Development
- Shared access to advanced computing resources
- Technology Training Catalogue
- And of course a technology training centre
We encourage you to post a comment on this article to get us all thinking about what this centre might look like.
We hope to see you on Feb 25th, 2009 at 1 p.m. at 440 Ecclestone Drive, Bracebridge, ON. We are located here....http://www.mcnet.ca/servicedirectory/mapRegards,
Muskoka Community Network
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For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
HIGH SPEED INTERNET ARRIVES IN FIVE REMOTE AREAS OF MUSKOKA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HIGH SPEED INTERNET ARRIVES FOR FIRST TIME EVER IN FIVE REMOTE AREAS OF MUSKOKA
Muskoka, Ontario ─ January 19th, 2009 ─ Muskoka Community Network (MCN) is pleased to announce that high speed internet has arrived for the first time ever in the remote areas of:
· Moose Deer Point, a first nations community
· Bella Lake, Lake of Bays
· Clear Lake, Bracebridge
· Madill Church, just south of Huntsville
· and the outlying areas of Taylor Road, Bracebridge
“High speed is more than a business advantage, it’s a basic business requirement,” said Eric Lindgren, head potter, Lindgren Pottery Showroom and resident, Madill Church.
“In its absence, all communications – be it with customers, suppliers or even the government – are a struggle, and at times counterproductive,” Lindgren added. “I’m looking forward to a substantial decrease in the insanity now that we have high speed in the Madill Church area.”
Additional service is being expanded in the Townships of Lake of Bays and Georgian Bay, as well as the Towns of Huntsville, Gravenhurst and Bracebridge. Please check http://www.mcnet.ca/projects/broadsched/ for more information.
“At a time when the economy is under duress, the extension of high speed to as many people as possible is more important than ever,” said Rob McPhee, Executive Director, at Muskoka Community Network. “In fact, in December FedNor echoed this sentiment with an additional investment of $491,200.00, enabling Muskoka Community Network to continue coordinating the deployment of broadband services and provide training opportunities to the residents and businesses of Muskoka and Almaguin,” added McPhee.
To date, Muskoka Community Network has successfully coordinated the arrival of high speed internet in 18 previously unserviced locations, including the first nation community of Moose Deer Point.
Within Bracebridge:
Portions of Springdale Park
Portions of Falkenburg Station
Stephenson Road 1 near Highway 11
Outlying areas of Taylor Road
Clear Lake
Within the Township of Georgian Bay:
South of the town of Mactier
West of the town of Mactier
Within Gravenhurst:
Ryde
Barkaway
Housey Rapids
West Gravenhurst
Within Huntsville:
Madill Church – just south of Huntsville
Within Lake of Bays:
Tasso Lake
Toad Lake
Blue Lake
Parts of Camp Lake
Bella Lake
Within First Nations Communities:
Moose Deer Point
“Core Broadband was retained by Muskoka Community Network to build the actual infrastructure and we’re proud to have played such a large role in connecting 18 communities to date, said Neil Smellie, Core Broadband. “Having said that, we are incredibly appreciative of the work done by Indigiinet, an internet service provider, whom we sub-contracted to assist in the establishment of high speed within the first nations community of Moose Deer Point. It was Bill Hay, Chairman and CEO of Indigiinet who worked closely with the communities’ Band Council to make it happen.”
This newly established wireless broadband coverage is expected to reach 80 per cent of the unserved population within these areas. Coverage will continue to improve as more towers come on-line. For those unable to access high speed wireless service, satellite high speed may be available.
IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT in these communities, or areas, and would like to determine if you are eligible for high speed wireless on this network, contact a Core Broadband reseller. To find a Core Broadband reseller visit www.corebroadband.ca and click on ISP’S (internet service providers).
You can also find a complete list of ISP’s IN MUSKOKA by visiting http://www.mcnet.ca/servicedirectory/ISP/
About FedNor
FedNor is a federal regional development organization in Ontario that works with a variety of partners, as both a facilitator and catalyst, to help create an environment in which communities can thrive, businesses can grow and people can prosper.
In 2007, Muskoka Community Network secured $1.7 million from FedNor towards the development of an infrastructure to deliver broadband to unserved areas; and through an open bidding process retained Core Broadband to begin building the necessary infrastructure early last year.
About Muskoka Community Network
Muskoka Community Network (MCN) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to facilitating the implementation of telecommunications solutions for the regions of Muskoka and Almaguin, by working with and forming partnerships with both the public and private sectors.
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For more information, or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Rob McPhee
Muskoka Community Network
705-646-9044
OR
Alison Withey
Blue Whale Communications Inc.
705-788-0080
alison@bluewhalecommunications.com
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For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Industry Canada - Spectrum Operations
To assist in information distribution, Muskoka Community Network has posted this article which is supplied by Industry Canada on January 14th, 2009.
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NOTICE: The following documents are now available.
Gazette Notice No. DGTP-003-08 - Consultation on the Possible Use of the Extended-Ku Spectrum Bands for Direct-to-Home (DTH) Satellite Broadcasting Services
Gazette: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf09193.html
Consultation: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf09183.html
Gazette Notice No. DGTP-004-08 - Consultation Paper on Using a Portion of the Band 14.5-15.35 GHz for Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL) Systems
Gazette: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf09194.html
Consultation: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf09184.html
Interested parties should submit their comments no later than March 13, 2009.
Reply comments will be accepted until April 17, 2009.
Moratorium on Fixed Services in the Bands 10.95-11.2 GHz, 11.45-11.7 GHz, 14.66-14.82 GHz and 15.135-15.295 GHz
SAB-001-08: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf09185.html
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AVIS: Les documents suivants sont maintenant disponible.
Avis DGTP-003-08 - Consultation sur l'utilisation possible des bandes de fréquences Ku étendues pour le service de radiodiffusion directe (SRD) par satellite
Avis: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/fra/sf09193.html
Consultation: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/fra/sf09183.html
Avis no DGTP-004-08 - Document de consultation sur l'utilisation d'une partie de la bande 14,5-15,35 GHz par les systèmes de liaison de données commune tactique (TCDL)
Avis: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/fra/sf09194.html
Consultation: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/fra/sf09184.html
Les intéressés doivent présenter leurs observations au plus tard le 13 mars 2009.
En outre, le Ministère offrira aux intéressés l'occasion de répondre aux commentaires reçus. Ces réponses seront acceptées jusqu'au 17 avril 2009.
Moratoire sur les services fixes exploités dans les bandes 10.95-11.2 GHz, 11.45-11.7 GHz, 14.66-14.82 GHz et 15.135-15.295 GHz http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/fra/sf09185.html
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For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
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NOTICE: The following documents are now available.
Gazette Notice No. DGTP-003-08 - Consultation on the Possible Use of the Extended-Ku Spectrum Bands for Direct-to-Home (DTH) Satellite Broadcasting Services
Gazette: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf09193.html
Consultation: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf09183.html
Gazette Notice No. DGTP-004-08 - Consultation Paper on Using a Portion of the Band 14.5-15.35 GHz for Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL) Systems
Gazette: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf09194.html
Consultation: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf09184.html
Interested parties should submit their comments no later than March 13, 2009.
Reply comments will be accepted until April 17, 2009.
Moratorium on Fixed Services in the Bands 10.95-11.2 GHz, 11.45-11.7 GHz, 14.66-14.82 GHz and 15.135-15.295 GHz
SAB-001-08: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf09185.html
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AVIS: Les documents suivants sont maintenant disponible.
Avis DGTP-003-08 - Consultation sur l'utilisation possible des bandes de fréquences Ku étendues pour le service de radiodiffusion directe (SRD) par satellite
Avis: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/fra/sf09193.html
Consultation: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/fra/sf09183.html
Avis no DGTP-004-08 - Document de consultation sur l'utilisation d'une partie de la bande 14,5-15,35 GHz par les systèmes de liaison de données commune tactique (TCDL)
Avis: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/fra/sf09194.html
Consultation: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/fra/sf09184.html
Les intéressés doivent présenter leurs observations au plus tard le 13 mars 2009.
En outre, le Ministère offrira aux intéressés l'occasion de répondre aux commentaires reçus. Ces réponses seront acceptées jusqu'au 17 avril 2009.
Moratoire sur les services fixes exploités dans les bandes 10.95-11.2 GHz, 11.45-11.7 GHz, 14.66-14.82 GHz et 15.135-15.295 GHz http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/fra/sf09185.html
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For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Friday, January 9, 2009
Sign up for new best practices workshops today!
Get The Most From Broadband & Technology
With the start of a new year there are going to be new Muskoka Community Network workshops delivered this January. As part of MCN's commitment to delivering technology training education and awareness to Muskoka, we will be running many more workshops over 2009. Our workshops are designed to help Muskoka's businesses and residents get the most benefit from broadband and technology.
All of our workshops are delivered in easily understood language to suit everyone from those who just started using a computer yesterday to more advanced users. We are offering two new workshops, Plan Your Web and Technology Management.
Plan Your Web:
MCN Office, 440 Ecclestone Drive, Bracebridge
January 19th, 1:30pm
The first of two workshops will be a Plan Your Web workshop. This workshop teaches participants about what makes a good website and how to integrate planning website into your business structure. Plan Your Web participants will also learn some of the important points of search engine optimization, picking a good host and website developer plus much more! This workshop is sponsored by the Business Enterprise Resource Network, visit their website here.
Technology Management:
St. Thomas' Anglican Church, 4 Mary Street, Bracebridge
January 28th, 5:00pm
The second workshop is about Technology Management. This workshop covers a variety of important topics for today's business owner. Some of the highlights include developing strategies to cope with advancing technology and obsolescence, security for your computers and on the internet. Plus, the Technology Management workshop will show you how to avoid data disasters and ease recovery. This workshop is hosted in partnership with Muskoka Futures.
To sign up for either workshop or for more information please send us an e-mail at mcn.info@mcnet.ca or call us at 646-9044. Watch out for more information on other upcoming workshops on this blog or on our website.
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
With the start of a new year there are going to be new Muskoka Community Network workshops delivered this January. As part of MCN's commitment to delivering technology training education and awareness to Muskoka, we will be running many more workshops over 2009. Our workshops are designed to help Muskoka's businesses and residents get the most benefit from broadband and technology.
All of our workshops are delivered in easily understood language to suit everyone from those who just started using a computer yesterday to more advanced users. We are offering two new workshops, Plan Your Web and Technology Management.
Plan Your Web:
MCN Office, 440 Ecclestone Drive, Bracebridge
January 19th, 1:30pm
The first of two workshops will be a Plan Your Web workshop. This workshop teaches participants about what makes a good website and how to integrate planning website into your business structure. Plan Your Web participants will also learn some of the important points of search engine optimization, picking a good host and website developer plus much more! This workshop is sponsored by the Business Enterprise Resource Network, visit their website here.
Technology Management:
St. Thomas' Anglican Church, 4 Mary Street, Bracebridge
January 28th, 5:00pm
The second workshop is about Technology Management. This workshop covers a variety of important topics for today's business owner. Some of the highlights include developing strategies to cope with advancing technology and obsolescence, security for your computers and on the internet. Plus, the Technology Management workshop will show you how to avoid data disasters and ease recovery. This workshop is hosted in partnership with Muskoka Futures.
To sign up for either workshop or for more information please send us an e-mail at mcn.info@mcnet.ca or call us at 646-9044. Watch out for more information on other upcoming workshops on this blog or on our website.
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Web 2.0 Developers Provide 'Fast and Easy" Solutions For Businesses.
Web 2.0 technology has been around for a few years now. This article in the Globe and Mail illustrates how tech companies are using Web 2.0 to provide new services to make businesses more efficient.
Read more at:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081125.wsb-missioncriticaldiscussion1211/BNStory/MissionCritical/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081125.wsb-missioncriticaldiscussion1211
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Read more at:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081125.wsb-missioncriticaldiscussion1211/BNStory/MissionCritical/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081125.wsb-missioncriticaldiscussion1211
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Monday, December 8, 2008
FedNor contributes to Muskoka Community Network
Muskoka Community Network Recieves FedNor Contribution
A FedNor investment of $491,200 will provide Muskoka Community Network (MCN) with funding to support and expand its regional ICT Network. Specifically, FedNor funding will allow MCN to coordinate the deployment of broadband services in unserviced communities and deliver a variety of ICT-related services and training opportunities to residents and businesses throughout its service area.
An additional FedNor investment of $48,000 was also provided to MCN to host Ontario’s Digital Economy Conference, a very successful pan-provincial ICT conference that took place in Huntsville from October 1st to 3rd, 2008.
For more information about this announcement please visit the follow URL's:
http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/fednor-fednor.nsf/en/fn03047e.html
http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/fednor-fednor.nsf/en/fn03046e.html
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Friday, November 28, 2008
Saskatchewan invests $129 Million in Broadband
The Province of Saskatchewan is investing $129 Million dollars to bring broadband to the entire province over 3 years. For more details visit:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/26/internet-access.html?ref=rss
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/26/internet-access.html?ref=rss
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Friday, November 21, 2008
CRTC Denies CAIP request
On November 20th, 2008, the CRTC announced that is has denied the request to have Bell Canada cease it's bandwidth shaping policies.
More information on this decision can be found at :
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/NEWS/RELEASES/2008/r081120.htm
For more information on broadband, and digital technologyMuskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at www.mcnet.ca
More information on this decision can be found at :
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/NEWS/RELEASES/2008/r081120.htm
For more information on broadband, and digital technologyMuskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at www.mcnet.ca
Monday, November 17, 2008
Canadians Purchase $12.8 Billion. How much in Muskoka?
On November 17th, the Globe and Mail reported that Canadians placed $12.8 Billion worth of goods in 2007. This is an increase of 61% from the year 2005.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081117.wgtstatscan1117/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081117.wgtstatscan1117
We don't have statistics for Muskoka readily available regarding online purchasing, but for sake of argument, let us assume that Muskoka is an average place. Based on the numbers above, if we reverse engineer the national numbers and then re-calculate for Muskoka population the numbers would look like this. ($12,800,000,000 online sales) divide by (Canada's population of approxmately 33,431,565) = $382 per capita in Canada for 2007.
Now, lets see what Muskoka might look like. ($382 per capita) times (estimated permanent population of 53,000) = 20,460,000. That is Twenty Million-Four Hundred and Sixty Thousand dollars. This is a rough estimate of the size of Muskoka's online purchasing power. These calculations don't even include the seasonal population.
Arguably, we have our own demographics and the numbers will vary somewhat from this estimate. But let's think about this.......The size of the market in Muskoka for online transactions is somewhere in the neighbourhood of $20 Million dollars per year. That's enough to make you sit up and take notice.
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit Muskoka Community Network's website at
www.mcnet.ca
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081117.wgtstatscan1117/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081117.wgtstatscan1117
We don't have statistics for Muskoka readily available regarding online purchasing, but for sake of argument, let us assume that Muskoka is an average place. Based on the numbers above, if we reverse engineer the national numbers and then re-calculate for Muskoka population the numbers would look like this. ($12,800,000,000 online sales) divide by (Canada's population of approxmately 33,431,565) = $382 per capita in Canada for 2007.
Now, lets see what Muskoka might look like. ($382 per capita) times (estimated permanent population of 53,000) = 20,460,000. That is Twenty Million-Four Hundred and Sixty Thousand dollars. This is a rough estimate of the size of Muskoka's online purchasing power. These calculations don't even include the seasonal population.
Arguably, we have our own demographics and the numbers will vary somewhat from this estimate. But let's think about this.......The size of the market in Muskoka for online transactions is somewhere in the neighbourhood of $20 Million dollars per year. That's enough to make you sit up and take notice.
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit Muskoka Community Network's website at
www.mcnet.ca
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Speakers at Ontario's Digital Economy Conference
Hello:
Ontario's Digital Economy Conference now has an excellent line-up of speakers.
Participants from Small Business, Big Business, Governments of all levels, and Inustry associations will enjoy the truly exciting presentations offered at this conference.
Register today. http://www.thedigitaleconomy.ca
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Ontario's Digital Economy Conference now has an excellent line-up of speakers.
Participants from Small Business, Big Business, Governments of all levels, and Inustry associations will enjoy the truly exciting presentations offered at this conference.
Register today. http://www.thedigitaleconomy.ca
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Ontario's Digital Economy Conference
Muskoka Community Network is please to announce Ontario’s Digital Economy Conference which will take place in Huntsville, Ontario from October 1st to 3rd, 2008. The conference will be set against the beautiful backdrop of Muskoka’s Deerhurst Resort and Conference Centre, site of the prestigious G8 Summit in 2010.
As keynote speaker, Mr. Louis Zacharilla, Director of Development and co-founder of the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), New York City will provide an overview on how global communities are beginning to transform themselves into intelligent communities.
Dr. Ed Brown will talk about health care transformation and his vision for its future. Dr. Brown is the first Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Telehealth Network (OTN). In 1998 Dr. Brown founded NORTH Network that evolved from studying telehealth as a vehicle to alleviate barriers to accessing health care posed by distance and a shortage of health professionals in Northern Ontario.
Ontario’s Digital Economy Conference will be of particular interest to business and sector associations, community and economic development organizations, all levels of government and their agencies, academics, SME’s and ICT companies.
Don’t miss Ontario’s Digital Economy Conference. The dynamic programme and the Deerhurst venue will make it a memorable event.
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
The conference programme will focus on the transformation of Ontario’s economic, social and environmental future and will be viewed through three broad themes:
- Ontario’s current position and that of other jurisdictions;
- An examination of innovative applications, their use and potential impact;
- A look at how Ontario can reap the benefits of technology in the knowledge economy and the best means of doing so.
As keynote speaker, Mr. Louis Zacharilla, Director of Development and co-founder of the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), New York City will provide an overview on how global communities are beginning to transform themselves into intelligent communities.
Dr. Ed Brown will talk about health care transformation and his vision for its future. Dr. Brown is the first Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Telehealth Network (OTN). In 1998 Dr. Brown founded NORTH Network that evolved from studying telehealth as a vehicle to alleviate barriers to accessing health care posed by distance and a shortage of health professionals in Northern Ontario.
Ontario’s Digital Economy Conference will be of particular interest to business and sector associations, community and economic development organizations, all levels of government and their agencies, academics, SME’s and ICT companies.
Don’t miss Ontario’s Digital Economy Conference. The dynamic programme and the Deerhurst venue will make it a memorable event.
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Harper - "Potential for a Knowledge Based Economy"
The Prime Minister of Canada recently announced that the 2010 - G8 Economic Summit will be held in Huntsville, Ontario.
During his announcement he was quoted as saying "This is a diverse economy, notwithstanding that it is a rural economy....you have the potential for a knowledge-based economy,".
For more information regarding this announcement please visit:
http://209.200.253.26/special/almaguin/data/pdfs/43/AN03.pdf
and
http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=2155
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
During his announcement he was quoted as saying "This is a diverse economy, notwithstanding that it is a rural economy....you have the potential for a knowledge-based economy,".
For more information regarding this announcement please visit:
http://209.200.253.26/special/almaguin/data/pdfs/43/AN03.pdf
and
http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=2155
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Friday, June 20, 2008
2008 - G8 Economic Summit to be held in Huntsville - Muskoka
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced that Canada will host the 2008 G8 Economic Summit at Deerhust Resort in Huntsville, Ontario. This event will bring significant attraction and investment to Muskoka.
For more information visit.
http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=2155
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
For more information visit.
http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=2155
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
4G Mobile Networks Get Closer
The Financial Times - UK reports that over the next 4 years, that mobile internet connectivity will get an overhaul. 4G networks are expected to bring speeds of up to 100Mbps to mobile users using technologies such as WiMax and 3GPP and LTE.
For the complete story from the Financial Times visit http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e6fa1e6-3ccf-11dd-b958-0000779fd2ac.html
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
For the complete story from the Financial Times visit http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e6fa1e6-3ccf-11dd-b958-0000779fd2ac.html
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Bell Must Prove It's Case Publicly CRTC Says
CBC News has reported that the CRTC has ordered Bell to publicly prove that the Internet systems which they operate are congested. This is the latest development in the complaint that the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP) placed with the CRTC.
For more information on this topic visit http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/19/tech-bell.html for a complete story by CBC.
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
For more information on this topic visit http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/19/tech-bell.html for a complete story by CBC.
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Mayor's task force releases e-government report
As reported by the Ottawa Business Journal, a report by the Mayor's task force on e-government indicates the City of Ottawa sees e-government as the way to improve public service and costs associated with delivering that service.
For more information please visit:
http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/291945737184651.php or http://ottawa.taskforcereport.ca/documents
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
For more information please visit:
http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/291945737184651.php or http://ottawa.taskforcereport.ca/documents
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at
www.mcnet.ca
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