Simple, buy a Web 2.0 company. Yesterday, aside from the daily dose of spam, one of the first emails to arrive in my box was a request for help finding a business to buy. Ironically a few hours later the announcement from Tucows that they’ve purchased Kiko which is a AJAX calender application for $258,100 […]

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Advergaming has become big business and more and more corporations are leveraging it for their Internet marketing campaigns. We recently caught up with Sean MacPhedran, Director of Creative Strategy of Fuel Industries to discuss their recent campaing for Johnson’s®. In your press release you said “65% of women aged 25 – 34 are playing video […]

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A group of PR practitioners and we dare say “PR 2.0” enthusiasts have come together to launch a monthly meetup for similar minded PR professionals. Third Monday will be for those in Ottawa, while the home for Toronto will be Third Tuesday. Joseph shares some thoughts on what has lead up to the formation of […]

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TORONTO, Aug. 23 /CNW/ – According to The Creative Group’s annual hiring survey, a majority of employers within the creative field plan to hire in the coming year. Sixty per cent of advertising and marketing executives polled said their firms plan to increase staffing levels in the next 12 months. Nearly half (49 per cent) […]

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eROI has released their latest study on email marketing trends, data was compiled using over 300 respondents. Below is a snapshot of soem key findings, or download the full study here. What client to people use? Outlook 2003 still continues to be the dominent usage amongs busines with 20%, a distant second is Outlook 2000 […]

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Levi Strauss & Co. (Canada) Inc. has announced a new product just in time for the back to school rush – Levi’s(R) RedWire(TM) jeans. Bringing the world of technology to denim in this unique partnership. Looking to continue to be a strong brand in the under 30 marketing, they’ve putting the cool in your pocket […]

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Description: BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees. Where: Bryght offices, 1 Alexander Street in Gastown Cost: no cost URL: http://barcamp.org/BarCampVancouver http://answers.google.com/answers/ [tags] DemoCamp, BarCamp, Vancouver [/tags]

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Sam Ifergan, President & CEO, Hargan Venture Sam has 15 years of entrepreneurial, technology and venture capital experience. He is the President & CEO of Hargan Ventures, where he has been extensively involved in the financing and business development of numerous start-ups including VisualSonics, Tri-Link and Brighter Minds. Prior to founding Hargan Ventures, he was […]

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Wireless Toronto is a not-for-profit group dedicated to bringing no-fee wireless Internet access to Toronto. Our aim is to encourage the growth of wireless networking and to build community in interesting and innovative ways. Wireless Toronto meetings are held at the Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina (between Queen and Dundas), Suite 120; http://socialinnovation.ca URL: […]

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Chapters/ Indigo launched a new online contest and campaign earlier this week called Design Your Own. Tim Emery of Visible Media shared a few details on the campaign. “The objective is to enable and create an opportunity for the tween segment to engage and participate in the Chapters/ Indigo brand.” Participants can vote on one […]

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