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Why Does the NFL Hate Social Media?
Social media is having a dramatic and exciting impact on how we communicate and share information, as well as how we market and sell products and services. So why does the National Football League so anti-social media? It recently issued an edict on how and when its players can use Twitter, Facebook and other social [...]
When Upgrades Go Bad
One of the more frustrating things about the high-tech industry is the concept of the upgrade.
For developers, upgrades mean the opportunity to add more bells and whistles. If an application was great before, the upgrade is their way of making it even better based on the assumption that more is better.
The problem is more is [...]
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A Little Love for meshU
As we gear up for the mesh conference in six weeks, I would be remiss if I didn’t also cast the spotlight on meshU.
Launched last year, meshU takes place the day (April 6) before mesh at the MaRS Collaboration Centre. It consists of small workshops focused on the design, development and management markets.
We created [...]
Also posted in Web 2.0 Leave a comment
Five Questions with….SoftShell
My mother is a Luddite with a capital “L”. But the reality is she’s pretty typical of the 60+ demographic that find computers far from user-friendly.
What’s interesting is that for all the hype about Web 2.0, meeting the computing and Web needs of a huge population hasn’t received nearly as much love or attention.
London, Ont.-based [...]
Also posted in Five Questions With..., Venture Capital 3 Comments






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