Canadians are behind the rest of the world in using their mobile phones for banking and for making purchases, according to a new report from KPMG.

Only about 19 per cent of Canadians surveyed said they felt comfortable using their mobile phone for financial transactions, compared with a global average of 34 per cent, suggests the professional services firm’s Consumer & Convergence IV report, released Wednesday…

Is your company among the 50 Best Employers in the Greater Toronto Area? This Special Section reveals who they are and why some stand out.

1. Booty Camp Fitness Inc.

2. PCL Constructors Inc.

3. EllisDon Corp.

4. Cisco Systems Canada Co.

5. Bennett Jones LLP

6. RL Solutions

7. WestJet Airlines

8. JTI-Macdonald Corp.

9. Gibraltar Solutions Inc.

10. Edward Jones

The Star’s Best 50 GTA Employers – thestar.com.

The personal blogosphere, while it still boasts million of online journals and participants, has largely stalled in recent years. Consumer use of social media has moved more toward social networking a

via Steady Gains in Blogging by Marketers – eMarketer.