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The search is on - Who are the top Canadian startup work cultures?

Posted by Soniya Monga on Wed, July 6, 2011 8:15 AM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada, Okanagan , Startups · Comments
It’s of the belief that there are three factors of importance in determining the success or the failure of a startup: The team (people), the inherent need for the product or service and the market factors in place at time of launch. But recently, after witnessing a growing number of... [more]

2010 was the year of the iPad. Who will disrupt the tablet market in 2011?

Posted by Soniya Monga on Sat, December 11, 2010 3:40 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada, Okanagan , Research & Infographics, Mobile, iPad · Comments
The future of tablets isn't clear cut and that's a common sentiment amongst the major recent players whom have emerged with competing technologies. A space that was in 2010 dominated by the iPad with an honourable mention to the Samsung Galaxy are seeing a game changing year in 2011. This year, Apple defined what... [more]

The future of online video and what it means for technologists

Posted by Soniya Monga on Wed, December 8, 2010 6:16 AM · Filed under Toronto , Social Media · Comments
The changing face of online video is undeniable. According to B2C Marketer, recent online trends indicate that web generated video content will be a major player in 2011. For marketers, this shift in video technology moving to the mainstream will be the differentiator in terms of impact on business outcomes in the coming... [more]

Canada's premier digital media conference ends with momentum: #nextMEDIA

Posted by Soniya Monga on Tue, November 30, 2010 6:05 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada , Startups, Gaming, Facebook, Mobile · Comments
On the second day of the 2010 nextMEDIA conference, produced by Achilles Media there was something for everyone - from the digital practitioner to the content producer, conference sessions were large in scope and wide in range. Kicked off by Peter Tortorici, the helm of 3M proclaimed that reach is not... [more]

New York's Aviary enhances its offering with HTML5 Photo Editor

Posted by Soniya Monga on Wed, November 24, 2010 6:55 PM · Filed under Toronto , Startups · Comments
A couple weeks ago, I stopped by New York City's Aviary, a startup in the heart of the Silicon Alley whose mission is to make creation accessible to artists of every domain whether they be from the world of graphic design or audio editing. Aviary has focused on building a team of digitally-saavy professionals to maintain a set... [more]

Former Sun Microsystem's exec joins Toronto's Syncapse in leadership role

Posted by Soniya Monga on Fri, November 12, 2010 7:21 AM · Filed under Toronto , Facebook, Social Media · Comments
Syncapse Corp today announced that David Nelson-Gal is joining the company as Chief Product Officer, effective immediately. David Nelson-Gal brings more than twenty-five years of experience in enterprise software solutions to Syncapse. Formerly a Vice President of Engineering for Sun Microsystems, David has also held executive positions at Good Technology, a... [more]

Canada's 2010 Hottest innovation companies announced

Posted by Soniya Monga on Mon, November 8, 2010 6:40 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada · Comments
Earlier this evening, the Canadian Innovation Exchange along with event organizer Achilles Media announced its 2010 list of Canada's Hottest Innovation Companies. The three categories (Digital Media, Clean Tech and Information and Communications Technology) encompass a forward moving trend in technology plus entrepreneurship within the country and it's great to see this type... [more]

And the winner of a FREE ticket to the Ad Lounge Conversuasion is...

Posted by Soniya Monga on Tue, October 26, 2010 6:49 PM · Filed under Toronto , Social Media · Comments
...Amanda Fraioli! In Amanda's words, here's why she wanted to attend Adlounge: It would be so amazing if I could attend this event! Would love to see and hear stories from industry leaders. It would be a great experience and very inspirational for me. Amanda is the lucky winner of one complimentary... [more]

WIN a ticket to this week's Conversusaion sponosred by Ad Lounge!

Posted by Soniya Monga on Sat, October 23, 2010 2:14 PM · Filed under Toronto , Social Media · Comments
Comment on this post and we'll pick (at random) a lucky Techvibes reader to win a pass to this week's Conversuasion on October 28th at the Arts and Letters Club in Toronto. Winners will be announced Tuesday, October 26th - follow @soniyamonga for winner announcement! The third event of its kind,... [more]

Funding grows for Toronto's Syncapse Corp.

Posted by Soniya Monga on Wed, October 6, 2010 7:27 AM · Filed under Toronto , Startups, Facebook, Social Media · Comments
The last time we spoke to Syncapse Corp, the company had just acquired London based Nudge Social Media.  Today, Syncapse announced the successful completion of a $2 million round of financing from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). The funds will be used for further product research and development. According to the company, "This... [more]