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Boast Capital, a firm that helps tech companies get government funding to advance innovation, is proud to announce that two of its partners, Lloyed Lobo and Alex Popa, were on teams that secured 2nd and 3rd place at Calgary Startup Weekend, the 54-hour event where developers, designers, marketers, product managers, and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, build teams, create products, and launch startups. Read the rest of this entry »

Almost half of employed Canadians work from home at least occasionally, but their home offices may be impeding their productivity. New research from Ipsos Reid and Brother Canada reveals that one quarter (26%) of employed Canadians work from home at least once a week, with another quarter (23%) doing so on occasion. Read the rest of this entry »

transmission: GLOBAL SUMMIT founder and CEO, Tyl van Toorn, and Dean of the Faculty of Music for the University of Toronto, Dr. Don McLean, announced yesterday their intention to establish a unique, strategic partnership, creating a global institute for the creative industries. Read the rest of this entry »

Labatt Canada has side-stepped the National Commercial Agreement (NCA) to produce a non-union Budweiser commercial for the Super Bowl. A so-called “flash mob” involving over 600 background performers was hired without the wage protection and safety of the National Commercial Agreement. Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to networking, it’s hard to deny the importance of Linkedin and the other social networking sites, but according to Stacy Parker, Executive Vice-President of Marketing at Randstad Canada, the country’s leader for staffing, recruitment and HR Services, good old-fashioned face-to-face networking is also an important component that needs to be developed in today’s competitive job market. Read the rest of this entry »

MyClassAction is proud to announce the official launch of the largest national class action website, providing a bilingual database with over 1,300 class actions and a powerful and easy-to-use search engine. It becomes an essential tool for class action research in Canada, both for the legal community and the general public. Read the rest of this entry »

Don Tapscott, one of the world’s leading authorities on innovation, media, and the economic and social impact of technology, is pleased to have been chosen as the global curator for Social Media Week 2012, and will deliver the opening keynote in New York City on February 13, 2012. Social Media Week takes place from February 13-17, 2012 in 21 cities, with 60,000 attendees and half a million online viewers. Read the rest of this entry »

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) has announced that tomorrow its AMI-tv service will join with CBC in a broadcast first: simulcasting Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada from P.E.I. with Live Description so Canadians who are blind or partially sighted can get in on all the action and more fully enjoy the festivities associated with the highly popular event. Read the rest of this entry »

Skura Corporation proudly announces today that the SKURA SFX solution has surpassed 30,000 users worldwide. Since its launch in 2008 the SKURA SFX sales solution has garnered global acclamation as a world leader in sales enablement technologies. Read the rest of this entry »

Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Enterprises, Hasbro, Inc. and Toys”R”Us Canada are calling on all metal masters to battle their BEYBLADES for a chance to win exclusive access to the 2012 World BEYBLADE Championship. On Saturday, February 25th, 2012, all Toys”R”Us stores across Canada (excluding Express locations) will host in-store BEYBLADE battle tournaments. The winner from each store will be entered into a random draw to win one of three grand prizes, which include a pair of VIP Golden Tickets, airfare and accommodation to attend the World BEYBLADE Championship taking place Sunday, March 25th, 2012 at Corus Quay in Toronto. Read the rest of this entry »