Discover your personal brand conference happens on August 16 in Toronto

The Discover Your Personal Brand conference  takes place on August 16 in Toronto. This is a forum for individuals to learn from a panel of industry experts sharing their expertise on personal branding. Each individual will have the opportunity to network, discover, inspire and develop leadership skills that take them to the next level. Among the speaekers at the event are CP24's Nathan Downer and HerscuPR's Corey Herscu and Raeallan's Bobby Umar who will share secrets how they built themselves as brands. Hit up the link for more details.

More brands flocking to BlackBerry BBM Channels

BBM Channels is a clever social media feature within BBM on BlackBerry, Android and iOS and has been gaining ground since it was debuted. A number of brands and popular sports, entertainment and social personalities and brands have apparently joined and put up their own channels.

Last week, BlackBerry announced an update to BBM, which added several fantastic new features for all users, including BBM Channels to the Android and iPhone subscriber base. BlackBerry users have had access to a BBM Channels beta for several months now.  In those months, channel owners have already seen enthusiastic engagement from their subscribers. Hit jump to learn more and get the lowdown on who has joined the service.

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