2nd November 2011

Great Canadian Appathon Final Face-off Tonight

Great Canadian Appathon 2Fuelled by pizza and energy drinks more than 400 students across Canada worked non-stop over the weekend of September 30th to develop 88 mobile games during the Great Canadian Appathon2. Presented by XMG Studio and the National Post, the Great Canadian Appathon2 gave students the opportunity to win over $50,000 in cash and prizes, get their game published and even win a chance at a job in the games industry at XMG Studio. Read the rest of this entry »

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2nd November 2011

Kids Help Phone Asks Canadians To Take A Stand Against Cyber-Bullying

kids help phoneWith Bullying Awareness Week (November 14-20) nearly upon us, Kids Help Phone is drawing attention to Bullying.orgcyberbullying, a form of bullying that is witnessed by most people who spend time online, and one element of a solution that may have been overlooked: the bystander. We all see them – the insults and name calling at the end of a news story, a blog post, or on online forums; cruel emails and texts; the posting of embarrassing photos on Facebook groups; and online gossiping are all examples of cyberbullying. Read the rest of this entry »

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2nd November 2011

Social Media For PR and Communications Specialists Conference

Social Media For PR & Comms: Increasing ROIProduced by Canadian Business Conferences, Social Media For PR & Comms: Increasing ROI is a two-day event that will examine the most effective cutting-edge methods and technologies to increase and measure social media ROI ensuring that the investment in resources is worthwhile, that a strategy can be integrated with existing communications and that all stages can be effectively managed to deliver ROI. Read the rest of this entry »

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2nd November 2011

Canadian Digital Media Network Embarks on Canada 3.0 National Tour

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Atlantic Canada is the site of the first stop in a Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) national tour that will elicit input from digital media influencers from coast-to-coast and seed ideas to spark innovation and future employment for Canadians. Findings from regional stops along the national tour route will be compiled and shared with decision-makers in industry, government and academia and will shape the agenda and best practices for the CDMN Canada 3.0 2012 digital media forum. Read the rest of this entry »

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2nd November 2011

Writers Trust Award Winners

writers trustLast evening in Toronto’s Isabel Bader Theatre, the Writers’ Trust of Canada awarded $114,000 to Canadian writers at the 11thannual Writers’ Trust Awards. Comprising five awards for literary merit and a sixth for volunteerism, the Awards provide the occasion for one of the richest literary prize-giving events in Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

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1st November 2011

Martin Tremblay To Address Montreal Board of Trade

Board of Trade of Metropolitan MontrealThe Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal’s November 2nd luncheon will feature Martin Tremblay, President of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, who will talk about the challenges linked to innovation-driven industry as well as the ways to transform these challenges into business opportunities. He will also present the Warner Bros.’ unique model which stems from the convergence of its movie and video games lines of business, and is a direct result of the quality of its intellectual property. Read the rest of this entry »

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1st November 2011

Entrepreneur Week Innovation Festival In Waterloo

Reminder – North America’s largest innovation festival – Entrepreneur Week – will be staged November 7-11 in Waterloo Region, home to 800 tech companies employing 30,000 people and a hub for the entrepreneurial spirit. The tech sector in Waterloo Region has topped $25 billion in annual revenues and start-up seed capital totalling $300 million, so it’s fitting that Entrepreneur Week kicks off with an entrepreneur’s story that reads like a Wall Street movie script. Read the rest of this entry »

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1st November 2011

Language Industry Conference In Gatineau This Week

AILIAThe Language Industry Association (AILIA) will be hosting the Canadian Language Industry Showcase 2011 on November 3rd and 4th at the Holiday Inn Plaza La Chaudiere in Gatineau.  The theme for Showcase 2011 is “The Language Industry:  Looking Ahead”.  AILIA’s Annual General Meeting will take place as part of Friday’s schedule of activities.  Read the rest of this entry »

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1st November 2011

Best Buy Midnight Openings For CoD Modern Warfare 3 Announced

Best Buy CanadaBest Buy has revealed its plans for the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, including launch parties in Vancouver and Toronto as well as midnight opening events on Tuesday, November 8 at 12:01 a.m. at all stores except those in Sudbury and Quebec, which will open at 8:00a.m. on November 8th. Read the rest of this entry »

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1st November 2011

MiGS 2011 Is Now Underway

MIGSThe Montreal International Game Summit (MIGS), presented by the Canada Media Fund, opens its doors today to 1,500 professionals from the video game industry, representing all four corners of the planet – and our @EmilyClaireAfan is there! Contact her via Twitter (or ‘hunt’ her down in the halls) if you’d like to get some coverage on Village Gamer. Follow hashtag #MIGS2011 for the latest goings-on from the conference. Read the rest of this entry »

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