Posted on July 10th, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
This week marks the official launch of Toronto startup PlanetEye. The site is as slick as you’d expect - considering some investment and encouragement from JLA and GrowthWorks. PlanetEye’s spokesblogger Mark Evans is one of Canada’s A-list writers. The site also has Travelocity as partner to bring you full service travel-planning. [...]
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Posted on July 3rd, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
1. Choose a target that everyone loves to hate: for example Canadian duopoly / cableCo / wirelessCo Rogers.
2. Choose a cause that everyone lusts for: for example the Canadian launch of Apple’s iPhone.
3. Put them together: for example, Rogers has the most expensive plan on the planet for the iPhone.
4. Choose [...]
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Posted on July 1st, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
For our international readers - it’s Canada Day here in the frozen tundra! We’re turning 141 today! Most Canadians will be celebrating the day by enjoying a bit of snowshoeing. Others will partake in a friendly round of competitive moose racing. Another quaint tradition here involves trapping some beavers and [...]
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Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
Our friends at iotum released their latest product yesterday amid a lot of positive industry buzz, and Hollywood-style excitement. Calliflower extends the functionality of iotum’s Free Conference Calling service on Facebook. FCC has been used by 200,000 people.
Calliflower is a web-based conference service that features an engaging easy to use interface [...]
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Posted on June 24th, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
If you happen to be bored in France this week, you might want to attend the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)’s board meeting.
BTW - ICANN is the organization that “runs” the internet.
A few proposed changes could significantly change our beloved cloud. First, ICANN is looking at ways to [...]
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Posted on June 22nd, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
As a kid, watching old 50s & 60s sitcom reruns I came to realize the inevitable. To get a raise or a promotion you had to invite the boss over for dinner. There was no other way. You always referred to him as Mister… Your lovely stay-at-home wife was always given [...]
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Posted on June 16th, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
It’s really hard finding time-wasting activities on the interweb, isn’t? Well, the UK’s orangest telco - Orange - is hosting an internet balloon race… Our humble dolphin named SensDol is trainin’ & carb’n up. The race starts in only 6 days (June 22nd). To make your balloon travel faster, you need [...]
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Posted on June 16th, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
According to MSNBC the summer of 2008 will be remembered for the GREAT WIENER WAR. This hard fought battle will feature the titans of franks, Sara Lee and Kraft. Why the war? Weiner sales are soft… meaning they’re not rising. The first salvo was delivered by the lovely Sara, [...]
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Posted on May 28th, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
This morning, I’ve been nagged by two questions.
Question 1. Are software developers zombies?
According to Wikipedia,
modern zombies come in mobs and waves, seeking either flesh to eat or people to kill or infect. Typically, they show signs of physical decomposition such as rotting flesh, discolored eyes, and open wounds, and move with a slow, shambling [...]
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Posted on May 27th, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
