When Netflix ventured into Canada, it was very quickly made available on Apple's iOS and Google's Android—the two major global players in mobile today. But Research In Motion's BlackBerry, which is still a prominent and loved platform here in its home country, got the snub.
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The best marketing videos work like a personal referral from a close colleague or friend—they kickstart relationships or remind existing contacts that you’re still competitive and relevant and ready to do business.
Let’s face it. You probably don’t have time to sit down for a one-on-one conversation with thousands of new business leads this week. Even if you do, a great digital video strategy means you can invest that development time elsewhere.
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A recently published report by comScore stated that the number of Facebook users accessing their site via mobile is outpacing those using a browser. So why hasn’t Facebook invested more in developing their mobile platform to rival that of the browser?
In Facebook’s IPO registration, they claimed to have 901 million active monthly users. That’s 90% of the total number of people using social media services according to a recent report published by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) which set the number of social media users at just over one billion. The ITU report also stated that an increasing number of users are accessing social media services via mobile.
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2011 BC Angel of the Year Boris Wertz says being Canadian might just be the best way to break into Silicon Valley and 19 Canadian startups are about to find out if he's right.
The C100 announced the lucky startups to participate in the upcoming 48 Hours in the Valley event from June 25-27 and the companies selected span from coast-to-coast.
Hit the link to find out who is representing from your home province.
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Facebook's IPO on Friday was the largest in the history of the world's technology sector. The social network raised a staggering $12 billion, valuing the company at well over $100 billion. But after peaking more than 10% above its share price, at just over $42, the stock fell back to its debut price of $38.
On day two, the stock is deep into the red. Bleeding sells like crazy, the share price of FB has plunged a steep 12% to less than $34, sinking the company's valuation to barely $90 billion.
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Celtic House Venture Partners has reached a first close of Celtic House Venture Partners Fund IV LP at $105 million.
Investors in the fund include Ontario Venture Capital Fund, Teralys Capital, Export Development Canada and BDC Venture Capital.
Fund IV will focus on early‐stage investment opportunities in Media Communications Technology (MCT), partnering with teams that have outstanding records of innovation and entrepreneurial success.
read moreAlthough INplay 2012 did feature some awesome keynotes, there were a ton of interesting points made from panels regarding media, apps, and games.
The race to service IT departments in mobility in the BYOD (bring your own device) craze is heating up. In addition to RIM and Vancouver’s Absolute Software, Cisco Systems has released “Smart Solutions” that go beyond just BYOD.
The three solutions include the integration of service provider mobility, enterprise mobility, security, collaboration, and desktop solutions. This makes sense because a Cisco IBSG Horizons study of 600 U.S. IT and business leaders suggests that just 14% of BYOD costs are hardware-related.
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IT departments hate it. Everyone else loves it. And in this case, majority rules.
We're talking about the Bring Your Own Device trend, of course. It's booming, and it's here to stay.
Cisco, an early adopter of a company-wide policy of 100% BYOD, has released a report that not surprisingly shines a favourable light on the phenomenon.
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