You've probably heard already of Tin Eye. We just got our entry into their beta... beta late than never!! It's a Toronto-based startup that's re-inventing image search>> you upload an image, Tin Eye finds the matches. This is a bonus for web designers and publishers who need to know ...
A few days ago I stopped by Walmart to buy some pool chemicals. I also picked up some bacon... Being in a rush I checked out using one of the self-serve stations. I bagged my jugs of chemicals, and bagged my bacon in a separate bag. After paying the friendly robot, ...
For our Ottawa readers: SM friend Ian Graham has confirmed that the next Ottawa DemoCamp will be held on Monday May 26. Unfortunately, our cherished Clock Tower Pub is now too small to hold the growing mass of participants. So DemoCamp is effectively homeless for the time being! I ...
One of the benefits of being an Ottawa-based technology company is the number of tech news sources available: OBJ, Scan, Tech Now, Tech Bytes, OCRI, NRC, and of course a ton of great blogs: Alec Saunders and startup Ottawa but to name a few. To SM friend Peter Rochon, keeping tabs on all these news sources ...
There's lots of things I like about this.... First CEO Marc Gingras is a formerly local guy. Second he founded* NimCat! The most impressive thing about the release of Tungle is the blogger reach. Trials are scheduled with a 30 minute meeting with Marc I'll report back! Tungle, an upstart Montreal-based ...
I see you pretty often on the C train in the mornings. You get on at Lafayette stop -- brunette, grey-blue eyes. There's always that guy who plays the Star Wars music from his phone when young girls get on. It's super irritating. He never plays the music for you, but he should, because you're ...
The Dow's VentureSource released this report yesterday stating that US investment in web 2.0 companies grew 88% in 2007 over 2006 to $1.43 billion. It warns investors that investment in this sector may have peaked because the total number of deals only increased by 25%. DJ also expresses a concern that Facebook ...
Buying cheese has always been tricky. But that should be improving this year as more retailers are spending money analyzing and improving their online customer experience. According to Internet Retailer, Forrester Research's new paper finds the following 80% of online retailers plan to spend more this year on improving the usability, usefulness and enjoyment ...
It's snowing like CRAZEE up here in the frozen tundra! There's no better time than to dream of a cozy get-together at Ottawa's favourite geek-pub for the eighth installment of DemoCamp. Circle your calendar - Monday, March 31st 7-9pm, downstairs at the Clock Tower Pub. So far on ...
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