Category Archives: Software
This Week in Canadian Startups (Dec. 30, 2012)
With the holidays in full swing, there was a slight dip in startup activity but still more than enough material for this week’s newsletter. The edition kicks off with a piece on how U.S. VCs have discovered Canadian startups, a … Continue reading
Snapshot of a VC Deal: IGLOO Raises $5-Million
Who: Kitchener-based IGLOO Software, which sells social business software How much: $5-million from RBC Venture Partners and Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund. In 2008, IGLOO raised US$4-million from RBC Venture. The Quote: “Social networking for business has reached a watershed moment, with most … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Interesting Concept: Paying for Web Services
TechCrunch’s M.G. Siegler had an interesting post looking at the online Web service that he pays to use (Pandora, Tweetie, Flickr), and those he’d pay to use if needed (Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed, GMail, Digg, YouTube and Instapaper). What a novel … Continue reading
