Posts tagged Web 2.0
OMG! There’s an entrepreneur on campus
Jul 11th
By Francis Moran and Leo Valiquette
Recently we have explored where and how government can facilitate the process of commercialization to help technology entrepreneurs get their products to market. Throughout this series, we have talked about the entrepreneurial right stuff and the value of those soft skills collectively referred to as emotional intelligence.
But where does good old-fashioned formal education fit into all of this? What role does, and should, a person’s alma mater play in the formation of the next generation of entrepreneurs? Read the rest of this entry »
Sneak peek: Burstn pics, mobile style
Aug 25th
Picture this: you’ve just snapped some great pictures on your smartphone and want to share them instantly with friends, colleagues, customers, or with your social networks on Twitter and/or Facebook. What’s the fastest and easiest way to do this? Try Burstn them.
Krista Napier
Toronto-based Burstn has launched an app that allows iPhone users (and hopefully soon, at least for my sake, BlackBerry and Android users), the ability to share photos in real time without any hassles around uploading or posting them to a website.
I had a chance to chat with Josh Davey and Dave Senior from Burstn recently. Here’s a sneak peak into our chat: Read the rest of this entry »
How I Googled my apartment hunt
Jul 23rd
When I found myself hunting for an apartment for the third time in 18 months, an uncomfortable feeling of weariness started to seep into my bones.
Brian Jackson
Looking for a place to live is daunting in a place like Toronto, where the competition amongst renters is fierce. One must avoid slum lords, master a knowledge of tenant rights, make cold calls, and prepare to hand over more personal information than your mother knows about you to a complete stranger. But instead of succumbing to apartment hunt exhaustion, I decided to give it a Web 2.0 punch and make finding the perfect place to live nearly automatic.
SaaS and Web 2.0 tools help SMBs compete with heavyweights
Dec 17th
Today more than ever it is possible for small to medium sized companies to compete on a level playing field with bigger organizations. One of the reasons for this trend is the availability of technology that helps smaller companies have the same operational capacity and global reach as their multinational counterparts.
Advanced telecommunications, and technology infrastructure have given larger companies an edge when it comes to delivery of services, meeting SLAs and having access to new and emerging markets. Recently, because of the emergence of some new technologies and the novel application of some old ones SMBs are now able to expand their global reach and provide a wide variety of service offerings. Read the rest of this entry »
