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Takin’ VC Money (Money, Cash IPOs) – A Startup Rap from Cardinal’s Cory Smith

Posted by Sarah Blue on Thu, August 18, 2011 1:33 PM · Filed under Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada, Okanagan , Startups · Comments
Today at Grow, Cory Smith performed his latest rap, “Takin’ VC Money (Money Cash IPOs)” just after lunch. This latest song from Smith comes after his previous hits, One More Thing and Developers which have over 40,000 listens. After One More Thing appeared on TechCrunch, Smith was flown down to... [more]

How Ford Canada is nailing social strategy

Posted by Sarah Blue on Wed, August 10, 2011 8:12 AM · Filed under Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada, Okanagan , Social Media · Comments
Buying a car isn’t something you do every day. In fact, it isn’t even something you do every year. How does a brand create positive talk around its products knowing it could be years before fans actually take the plunge and buy a car? Here are some examples you can... [more]

Calgary's Tagle named Microsoft Bizspark Startup of the Day

Posted by Sarah Blue on Thu, June 30, 2011 7:48 AM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton , Startups · Comments
Tagle, the Calgary startup that simplifies document management with fast search and intuitive drag and drop functionality, has some great news this week. Mark Rosenberger, the companies CEO and founder, let us know of two things that happened on the same day. First, Tagle launched their commercial release of the latest Tagle... [more]

AccelerateAB - don't forget to buy your ticket

Posted by Sarah Blue on Wed, June 22, 2011 1:30 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton · Comments
A quick reminder to TechVibes readers to purchase tickets to AccelerateAB. If you buy tickets before June 30th, you'll be entered to win a $100 iTunes giftcard! A great incentive to remember to not wait until the last minute to buy your tickets.  Check out the overview of the event, or... [more]

Calgary’s Wmode announced as one of OnMobile’ Top 100

Posted by Sarah Blue on Tue, June 14, 2011 12:58 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton · Comments
Wmode, a mobile and connected device expert based in Calgary, announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the OnMobile Top 100 winners.  Inclusion in the OnMobile 100 signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched... [more]

Timeraisers Calgary - know your way around the web?

Posted by Sarah Blue on Wed, June 8, 2011 1:20 PM · Filed under Calgary · Comments
Timeraisers Calgary, the annual event where you bid volunteer hours instead of cash for art, is all set for June 16th. They've lined up some beautiful art and a number of non-profit organizations looking for volunteers. While Timeraisers isn't a Technology event, non-profits in Calgary need more web developers, web... [more]

Digital Alberta Award Winners announced

Posted by Sarah Blue on Tue, June 7, 2011 12:43 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton · Comments
The Digital Alberta Awards were held last night at Hotel Arts in Calgary. The event underwent a major overhaul this year and all of Digital Alberta's work seems to have paid off. Attendees say the event showcased some of the great technology and people we have happening in Alberta.  RED -... [more]

AccelerateAB announces keynote speaker Howard Lindzon

Posted by Sarah Blue on Mon, June 6, 2011 12:16 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton · Comments
AccelerateAB is just over a month away and today they announced its keynote speaker.  The conference promises to offer Alberta tech entrepreneurs relevant and practical advice on how to take their companies to the next level and promises to be a day of learning and networking for Calgary. Today's announcement of... [more]

QRZap brings QR codes to your business

Posted by Sarah Blue on Mon, May 30, 2011 10:45 AM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton , Startups · Comments
If you think QR Codes are cool, but have no idea how they work, QRZap might be just what you are looking for. Designed to make it easy for any business to use, QRZap helps you set up QR codes to market your business. To make QR codes easy to understand,... [more]

Digital Alberta Awards announce finalists

Posted by Sarah Blue on Thu, May 26, 2011 1:31 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton · Comments
The Digital Alberta Awards Event is coming up fast on June 6th at Hotel Arts. If you haven't booked your ticket, you'll want to do right away.  Today, they've just announced the finalists for all 17 categories. At the event, they'll announce the winners of each. The Digital Alberta Awards have... [more]