19th
December
2011
Just over 4 months in existence, NextSportStar.com continues to be successful in attracting sports fans and non-sports fans from all walks of life, and from all over the world. According to Alexa.com, the third-party traffic monitoring portal, compared to all other websites NextSportStar.com is ranked 7,432 in the U.S., 10,751 in Canada and 44,669 Globally – ranking NextSportStar.com within the top 1% of all websites worldwide. According to the December 2011 Netcraft Web Survey Study, there are approximately 555 million active websites worldwide. NextSportStar.com continues to set new records, currently recording an average of almost 100,000 visitors daily. Read the rest of this entry »
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19th
December
2011
A decade ago, most Canadians didn’t Google things. Texting was a new technology, most of us were connecting to the Internet via dial-up, and we couldn’t imagine the possibility of taking a virtual drive along our own streets. A mobile phone was just a phone — we didn’t use it to take photos or videos, and smartphones as we know them today simply did not exist. Read the rest of this entry »
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17th
December
2011
Cue Digital Media Inc. has announced the launch of Cue Gaming in an exclusive partnership with San Francisco company Double Fusion, representing the PlayStation®3 system’s dynamic in-game advertising. The new partnership makes Cue Gaming the premier identity in the Canadian video game enthusiast market. Read the rest of this entry »
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16th
December
2011
TD Canada Trust ranked first in Surviscor’s 2011 Public Website scorCard™, a comprehensive, impartial audit of online features and functionality on the public/pre-login website of leading Canadian banks and credit unions. RBC Royal Bank ranked a close second, followed by two newcomers to the top five, Scotiabank and BMO Bank of Montreal, each making notable website improvements. CIBC fell to fifth place this year, after taking the top spot in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
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16th
December
2011
maXx images, in conjunction with StockFood, is pleased to introduce living4media – a new picture agency specializing in home and living photography. The concept behind living4media is to unite the most outstanding images produced by internationally renowned photographers and well-known niche agencies under one roof. Read the rest of this entry »
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16th
December
2011
WhereCloud Inc., a Montreal-Based Mobile Consulting and Development studio, announced today the nomination of tech industry veterans Scott Lake and Jean Boisvert as the first members of its Advisory Board. The newly created Board will provide advice on the company’s current and future strategy, practices and product initiatives. Read the rest of this entry »
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16th
December
2011
THQ Inc. has just announced that the Quebec Court of Appeal for the District of Montreal, unanimously rendered a judgment in favour of THQ Montreal Inc. and its parent company THQ Inc. striking down a provisional injunction originally obtained by Ubisoft Divertissements which prohibited THQ from soliciting Ubisoft employees who were to THQ’s knowledge bound by a non-compete provision with Ubisoft. Read the rest of this entry »
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16th
December
2011
Teralys Capital is proud to announce iNovia Capital has raised $110 million for its third fund, iNovia Investment Fund III L.P. iNovia III will build on the current strategy of backing exceptional founders and management teams transforming the Internet, Digital Media and Communications industries. Read the rest of this entry »
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16th
December
2011
Vancouver’s Payfirma has announced a new milestone in its rapid growth. Having launched in early 2011, Payfirma is now processing more than $1 million per day across its thousands of merchants accepting credit cards through mobile, ecommerce and in-store payment solutions. Read the rest of this entry »
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16th
December
2011
2012 is predicted to be another huge year in mobile payments, and Canada is at risk of being left behind. That’s why NetSecure Technologies, a developer of secure online and mobile sales technology, has launched the Kudos mobile credit card reader designed for Canadians to take payments with their smartphone or tablet. Read the rest of this entry »
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