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The Thinking Skills Club, a Toronto-based website with 6 categories of cognitive games for children aged 7-12, is offering complementary summer memberships to introduce the site. Members can not only play the games but can build a Brain Puzzle on the website to track their progress. Read the rest of this entry »

Mississauga-based social networking site for the event and trade show communities TradeShowConnection has announced the debut of its revolutionary client services feature. All users will now have option to retain a dedicated service agent to assist them with their trade show needs. The addition of consultation services greatly enhances the user experience and streamlines the event management process. The new service agents will help users boost event visibility through a variety of methods. Each agent will be responsible for setting up user profiles, optimizing keywords, building contact lists and promoting the even on all social networking channels. Read the rest of this entry »

Broken sleep habits is nothing new for many of us, especially as our brains were not equipped with an ‘off’ switch – a huge UX failure as far as I’m concerned. For Victoria-based SlumberWise, it’s not just about sleeping more, it’s about changing the way we think about sleep. Scientists agree that millions of North Americans, and people around the world, suffer from chronic sleep deprivation. This lack of sleep can lead to anything from obesity to depression. Read the rest of this entry »

ACIS Consulting Inc., a Toronto-based provider of search technology services, has launched a free cloud based interactive Directory of Canadian Business and Trade Associations as a showcase of its Membership Product Promotion Platform (M3P) service offering. The Directory of Canadian Associations is used to search and quickly find associations by name, by location, by category or even by a given topic or search keyword of interest. If a researcher is looking for Vancouver based associations that discuss “environmental services” these can be discovered with three clicks of the mouse. Read the rest of this entry »

Facebook has become a powerhouse marketing tool for businesses worldwide. There are more than 1.1 billion active Facebook users all over the world – this is a 23% increase from one year ago. If a small business owner has been doubting the viability of Facebook – these stats are too great to ignore. If utilized properly, Facebook can be a valuable asset in generating new leads – which could turn into paying customers. However many business owners are afraid of social media and have not learned how to use it to their advantage. Read the rest of this entry »

Snipp Interactive Inc., a Vancouver-based provider of mobile marketing solutions listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, has announced the launch of SnippQR, a free custom QR code generator. Users can create unlimited number of codes with no restrictions on the number of scans per code and all QR codes can be created in high-resolution, print-ready formats. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s the bottom of the ninth and the team is down two-zero… It’s Charlie Brown’s chance to be a hero. Will the Peanuts gang win the biggest baseball game of the summer? Charlie Brown’s All Stars! magically springs to life in this charming interactive storybook designed for your tablet or smartphone. Peanuts fans will delight in sharing this classic story of team spirit and friendship for a whole new generation of underdogs, Loud Crow Interactive is pleased to announce that Charlie Brown’s All Stars is available now on iTunes for the introductory price of $1.99 (Reg $4.99), for a limited time. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver-based Muprime Technology Inc. has announced a significant addition to their product line with ExpoArtist. The purpose of ExpoArtist is to help companies overcome the challenges of standing out and managing leads at trade shows. It is an innovative solution to this problem, as a lead generation and management tool it is designed to attract participants and engage with them. Read the rest of this entry »

A new online self-help tool offered by Consumer Protection BC will offer British Columbia consumers a modern and alternative way to resolve disputes with businesses focused on making it easier and cheaper to resolve differences. Currently in the pilot stage, Consumer Protection BC developed the platform for Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) in consultation with the Ministry of Justice, which is leading and supporting dispute resolution innovations as part of its justice reform initiative. Read the rest of this entry »

According to a new Ernst & Young survey, digital will soon be the largest source of revenue for media and entertainment companies, with 68% of companies reporting that smart mobility will drive revenue growth. Digital agility now! Creating a high-velocity media and entertainment organization in the age of transformative technology (PDF) identifies 69 companies as “digital leaders” out of more than 550 global survey respondents. Read the rest of this entry »