As mentioned yesterday, the voting for the 2008 Crunchies has begun. I mentioned that Montreal's Akoha is a finalist in the "Most Likely To Make The World A Better Place" category but failed to mention that BackType is up for the "Best Bootstrapped Startup". This category honors companies that has raised less than $100,000 cumulatively from individuals, angels or others.
BackType co-founders Michael Montano and Christopher Golda hail from Toronto and are currently working out of Mountain View, CA thanks to funding by Y Combinator. Their list of users reads like the who's who of Internet startups and venture capital, so these guys should have a shot at taking home the prize.
Voting for the 2008 Crunchies winners ends on January 5th - so get your vote in now.
BackType is a service that lets you find, follow and share comments from across the web. Whenever you write a comment with a link to your website,... [more]
Voting for the 2008 Crunchies has begun and Montreal's Akoha is a finalist in the "Most Likely To Make The World A Better Place" category. Competition will be stiff with Facebook app Causes, CO2Stats, GoodGuide, and Kiva also making the final slate.
The Crunchies is co-hosted by GigaOm, VentureBeat, Silicon Alley Insider, and TechCrunch. Best of all, the internet community is invited to choose who wins.
Voting for the 2008 Crunchies winners ends on January 5th - so get your vote in now.
In just a decade the Internet’s advances have made the world a better place. At Akoha, we want to take that a step further. With six billion... [more]
A pleasant surprise this weekend: Techvibes has been nominated for a Canadian Blog Award in the category of Best Sci/Tech blog. We share this category with some top notch blogs like Amber MacArthur's, Bad Astronomy, and DeSmogBlog. The many awards competitions that come out around this time of year can seem stale and meaningless, but the CBAs are a wholesome and non-profit affair, organized by a volunteer group of bloggers. With hundreds of nominees across 27 categories, they're also the most thorough poll of Canadian blogs. Browsing the categories is a great way to discover other fine blogs.
Round 1 voting goes until November 29, then the top five of each category move on to the final round. Please vote for us today!
The 3rd annual Canadian New Media Awards were held recently in Toronto as part of the nextMEDIA conference. The event was MC-ed by the comedian Sugar Sammy at the gorgeous CiRCA nightclub. The winners at the event included Viigo, a Toronto-based mobile RSS startup, and marblemedia, among others. The complete list of the winners (along with the finalists) is below:
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
MOST PROMISING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
EXCELLENCE IN SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES
EXCELLENCE IN SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATIONS
EXCELLENCE IN GAMING
EXCELLENCE IN CHILDREN'S
EXCELLENCE IN CROSS PLATFORM
EXCELLENCE IN NEWS/INFORMATION
EXCELLENCE IN CULTURE, LIFESTYLE ARTS
EXCELLENCE IN LEARNING
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
PROGRAMMER OF THE YEAR
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Viigo™ is revolutionizing the way users access information on their smartphone. Every day, people around the world rely on Viigo as their gateway... [more]
marblemedia is a content creation company on the forefront of television and new media production, devoted to telling stories that entertain and... [more]
This announcement is long overdue but at least two of you will be happy.
Brother Canada was kind enough to sponsor our Small Business Week contest and have provided Techvibes with two Brother Colour Multi-Function Centers (valued at $350 each) to give away. In order to enter the contest, all you had to do was comment on one of the following Small Biz profile blog posts:
And the winners are... Jess Sloss and Rory Hansen. I'll be in touch to coordinate delivery and/or pickup.
Thanks to everyone who entered.
Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. markets a range of business machine products known for their originality and creativity. A Japanese... [more]
From February 6-8, 2009, join over 450 of the nation’s brightest students, industry professionals, and young entrepreneurs at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver in experiencing innovation and entrepreneurship through Enterprize Canada 2009, Canada's largest student-run business plan competition and one of the nation’s leading entrepreneurship conferences. Tickets for the 2009 Entrepreneurship Conference on sale now.
With twenty distinguished presenters and two keynote speakers, the Entrepreneurship Conference will provide students with the most relevant tools and knowledge applicable to their current academic careers. The Conference will be complemented by a solid line-up of interactive activities, professional networking opportunities, and top-notch social events. Tickets on sale now - click here to register online or for more information about the Entrepreneurship Conference.
Interested in competing for a prize pool worth over $100,000? The National Business Plan Competition will showcase some of the best and brightest business plans from across Canada. Students compete against over 100 teams for a chance at cash prizes, mentorship opportunities, and even an opportunity to audition in front of a panel of venture capitalists on CBC’s “Dragons’ Den”. Deadline for registration and submissions: November 30th. Space is limited, so register today.
The Canadian New Media Awards take place November 18, 2008, as part of the nextMEDIA conference. In the lead up to this event, we're profiling the categories and finalists on Techvibes. Today's category is Company of the Year and it looks like T-dot is in fact the media capital of Canada as all three finalists call Toronto home.
Big Blue Bubble - Established in 2004, London's Big Blue Bubble is an award winning developer of video games. The company philosophy is based on these simple guiding principles – to design compelling multi-platform games, to develop them to the highest quality possible, and to deliver them on time and within budget. With over 35 games in its portfolio and games distributed in 80+ countries, Big Blue Bubble leads the way in becoming a cornerstone of the gaming world.
marblemedia - Toronto's marblemedia is a content creation company on the forefront of television and new media production, devoted to telling stories that entertain and engage audiences across all platforms. Some of marblemedia’s notable projects include the teen competition series The Adrenaline Project; the hit preschool series This is Daniel Cook and This is Emily Yeung; the first television series and website in American Sign Language, deafplanet.com; and the mobile short film anthology Shorts in Motion: The Art of Seduction.
Moment Factory - Montreal's Moment Factory is a new media arts and entertainment studio that specializes in the creation, design and control of immersive environments, media installations, and new media content. Their innovative approach of seamless integration is the key to their success. Blending and merging the mediums of video, lighting, performance, architecture and sound, Moment Factory has created and executed outstanding installations for some of the worlds largest entertainment companies.
Vision Critical - A real revolution is happening in the way organizations engage with their customers which is pushing market research to become more captivating and Vancouver's Vision Critical is leading the charge. Vision Critical is the world’s leader in providing the technology and expertise to help companies recruit, engage and learn more from their own customers.
Vision Critical is a leader in the development, marketing and deployment of online research software in North America. The company''s innovative... [more]
Big Blue Bubble was founded by game industry veterans in February 2004 with one driving goal in mind – to become the leader in the video game... [more]
marblemedia is a content creation company on the forefront of television and new media production, devoted to telling stories that entertain and... [more]
Moment Factory is a new media arts and entertainment studio with HQ in Montreal - specialized in the creation, design and control of immersive... [more]
The Canadian New Media Awards take place November 18, 2008, as part of the nextMEDIA conference. In the lead up to this event, we're profiling the categories and finalists on Techvibes. Today's category is Most Promising Company of the Year and it looks like T-dot is in fact the media capital of Canada as all three finalists call Toronto home.
b5media is a blog network covering a wide variety of topics in entertainment, technology, beauty, health, music, travel, sports, business and lifestyles. With content written by passionate people from all over the world, their blogs attract a large, loyal audience for companies looking to build major brand appeal.
Filemobile is an on-demand (software-as-a-service) social media platform company specializing in user generated content, social networking, contests, and broadband video. Their proprietary platform called Media Factory is a content management system, widget publisher, and application development environment for rich media.
Viigo develops and markets mobile content and services applications for smartphones. With over 5,000 channels and information services, Viigo customers around the world enjoy up‐to‐the minute access to news, weather, sports, stocks and markets, entertainment, and blogs in one intuitive, simple, freely-downloadable application.
b5media is a global new media network featuring more than 255 blogs on a wide variety of subjects ranging from entertainment and news to technology... [more]
Filemobile is a media management and social media platform, providing services and tools to enable social media and networking. Filemobile’s... [more]
Viigo™ is revolutionizing the way users access information on their smartphone. Every day, people around the world rely on Viigo as their gateway... [more]
The Canadian New Media Awards take place November 18, 2008, as part of the nextMEDIA conference. In the lead up to this event, we're profiling the categories and finalists. Today's second category is Excellence in Social Media.
Kinzin's These are My Kids is a Facebook Application that resolves the headaches and problems of posting photos to multiple publishing networks and accounts. Most importantly, it's private - only those friends explicitly invited to view your photos will be able to see them.
The Traveller IQ Challenge from TravelPod is addictive game (available both on and off Facebook) designed to test how well you know your geography.
RealChampions is an amateur sports social networking site powered by Olympic sponsor Bell. Originally the site acted as an information portal for Canadian amateur sports enthusiasts and athletes but was repurposed to rally virtual support for Canada’s Olympians in Beijing. Montreal-based digital branding agency CloudRaker was responsible for the redesign.
Kinzin is an online gathering place for families that’s safe and secure. At Kinzin, you can: Connect … Stay in touch with all the family’s... [more]
TravelPod lets you share your trips using your own online travel blog ( also known as a travel diary, travel journal or travelogue ). You can post... [more]
CloudRaker is a digital branding agency based in the creative wilds of Montreal. We believe that ideas are more powerful than noise. But not just... [more]
The Canadian New Media Awards take place November 18, 2008, as part of the nextMEDIA conference. In the lead up to this event, we're profiling the categories and finalists. Today's category is Excellence in Social Media Websites.
Taunt Media's Protagonize is a creative writing community dedicated to writing various forms of collaborative, interactive fiction. One author writes a story, and others post branches or chapters to it in different directions. The result is an organic, evolving story where everyone can participate. Taunt Media calls Vancouver home.
Montreal's Homeless Nation is a non-profit endeavor founded by Daniel Cross, a documentary filmmaker whose films deal with social justice and Canada's homeless. In the making of his films The Street and S.P.I.T. - Squeegee Punks In Traffic, hundreds of Montreal's homeless community shared their stories with him.
Pixton is a social media website where you create comics − without having to draw. People of all ages can share, remix, and publish their ideas, opinions, and stories to a worldwide audience. Pixton Comics Inc. is owned and operated by Clive and Daina Goodinson of Vancouver.
Protagonize is an online community originally dedicated to the (nearly) lost art of the addventure (yes, that's spelled right), a very specific... [more]
Pixton for Fun™ is a social media website where you create comics − without having to draw. People of all ages can share, remix, and publish... [more]
