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by Rob Lewis
on Fri, March 19, 2010 12:44 PM
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Earlier this month the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) asks Canadians to show off their .CA website in their Showusyour.ca video contest.
The deadline to enter has now passed, CIRA has shortlisted the finalists, and now they need your help picking the winners.
The grand prize winner will receive a MacBook Pro...
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by Yvonne Lum
on Thu, March 18, 2010 11:27 AM
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This blog post is part of a series about Coworking around North America & is sponsored by The Network Hub. To learn more about The Network Hub, visit www.thenetworkhub.ca.
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The future of work is evolving. The recent economic downturn has encouraged the growth of independent knowledge workers and entrepreneurs willing to...
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by Prashanth Gopalan
on Tue, March 16, 2010 7:52 PM
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In the past, Chris Taylor has been mistakenly referred to as Chris Anderson, which although is not a cardinal sin (he suffers fools gladly), it does make the conversation a little bit more awkward for him to relate some of his rich experiences.
After all, not many people can claim to...
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by Rob Lewis
on Tue, March 2, 2010 12:38 PM
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A lot made been made of NBC's weak coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games on and offline and it turns out their website was left off the podium in Canada.
This week Hitwise Canada is featuring Sports sites in their Data Center and the official Vancouver 2010 - Olympic and...
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by Basil Peters
on Sun, February 28, 2010 11:06 AM
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This video series is a practical guide on selling a business, the exit process, the exit team and how to sell for 50% more.
The video is from my keynote speech at the National Angel Capital Organization Annual Summit late last year.
Some of the topics include:
Successful investing requires two things -...
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by Rob Lewis
on Thu, February 18, 2010 4:32 PM
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Yesterday the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) congratulated West Vancouver's Maëlle Ricker on her Gold medal in Boardercross. As a result of four years of testing and refining by two NRC scientists under the Top Secret Program of Own the Podium, Ricker was not only incredibly fast, but...
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by Rob Lewis
on Thu, February 18, 2010 3:25 PM
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Today the Canwest News Service reports that Halifax-based VEMCO is saving lives on Australian beaches. The acoustics equipment manufacturer is tagging great white sharks with transmitters that send text messages to lifeguards when they prowl waters too close to swimmers.
The warning system is being tested this month by Australia's main...
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by Rob Lewis
on Mon, February 15, 2010 3:34 PM
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Interesting tech story this weekend in the Waterloo Record about a clinical neuropsychologist who has moved his Windsor-born startup to Waterloo's Accelerator Centre.
Dennis Bellehumeur's Sober Steering Sensors Canada is working on technology that makes use of chemical sensors built into steering wheels to detect the gas byproducts of alcohol through...
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