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Candace Lee, a regular guest speaker at Centennial College, has appeared in events such as the Hybris Media Panel in October 2006. Recently, she gave an informative talk to the students in the New Digital Media Program at the college. She was a Multi-Media Producer at CanWest Interactive and a graduate of the joint New Media Program at Centennial and the University of Toronto.

During her talk, Candace shares her experience with the New Media class. She emphasis the importance that there is a need for good quality online content. Also, she states that strong video content will be will be very important for websites in the near future.

Candace also spoke about advertising online. She says that advertiser have a “unique opportunity to reach an audience” either at a micro or macro level. They can go beyond mere banner ads or button links.

Lastly, Candace share with us the dos and don’t of a first job:
be compent, always deliver, pick a company that is a reputable and always have a positive attitude.