March 2008 - Posts
Inaugural award recognizes significant contributions made by the technology community MISSISSAUGA, ON – March 17, 2008 - Microsoft Canada Co. is pleased to announce the creation of an ISV Innovation Award – the Blue Sky Award – recognizing
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Yesterday I had a chance to speak on a panel at ICE08 . My fellow panelists included Amber MacArthur (ex-CityTV, new media strategist, video blogger and all round great person), Kris Krug (aka kk+, President of Rain City Studios and one of the best
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Jevon at StartupNorth comments some more on the VC Forums Rick is running across the country. “ Rick Segal is going on tour . The idea? Get the message out there about what he, and other VCs, are looking for when they evaluate new opportunities,
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Some blog coverage here and here and press coverage here .
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My good friend and Canadian VC extraordinaire Rick Segal has started a set of interesting events called the “VC Roundtables”. His idea – build a great environment for startups and entrepeneurs to meet with a VC and discuss how
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Rick Segal talks Dreamspark over here DreamSpark: A Great Program for Students and You Students. They are the best investment in time, money, and resources you can make when it comes to making the world a better place and, in more practical terms,
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Check Ryan's good post on all the goodies coming out of MIX this year.
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I'm on the flight home, reflecting on the key take-away from MIX08. What is it that Microsoft has shown real commitment to standards in IE8? No. What is it that the momentum behind Silverlight in tremendous? No. What is it that Windows Server
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Watch Steve Ballmer and Guy Kawasaki Live Technorati Tags: Canadian MIXers , MIX08 , MIX , Microsoft
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This one rocked. Ryan talks about it here: http://blogs.msdn.com/stoey/archive/2008/03/05/mix08-silverlight-2-deep-zoom-live-at-hard-rock-memorabilia-site.aspx There was an astounding demo during the Mix08 keynote this morning showcasing
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From: http://www.visitmix.com/blogs/News/MIX08-Day-1-Keynote-Recap/ "During today's keynote, we highlighted our newest Web tools and technologies, including the release of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 , Silverlight 2 Beta , Expression Studio
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this was announced in the keynote this morning. First Look at IE8 Activities and WebSlices Technorati Tags: MIX08 , Microsoft , Web
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Watch the Live Streaming Keynote: Ray Ozzie, Dean Hachamovitch, and Scott Guthrie Technorati Tags: MIX08 , Microsoft , Web
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I have already seen the gents from ConceptShare tonight, so we know the Canucks are in Vegas. Paul has a good post on the UX Blog about everything we are doing at MIX: "Well, the days have given way to hours with respect to the countdown to
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The Vancouver stop of the Heroes Happen Here Launch is complete (it was a great success!) and I am en route to Las Vegas for MIX08. MIX is our big event for web developers, designers and anyone interested in the future of the web. I
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Another day, another city. Vancouver was stop #2 for the "big show" version of the launch events. No Kevin Turner this time and instead Steven " Guggs " Guggenheimer was our keynote speaker. 1400 people showed up
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A big thanks to everyone who attended the Launch in Toronto. It was a really great day. Kevin Turner and all the track presenters were solid. The demos were awesome, the customer videos worked and the overall "tone"
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