Busy week in Vanocuver for events with Third Tuesday reflecting on the 2010 Games, the Vancouver Enterprise Forum tackling Cleantech, the Bootup Entrepreneurial Society hosting two events at their new space in Gastown, and the Social Agency's Appy Hour wrapping up the week.
Insights from the Silicon Valley: Building Revenue and Market Mindshare from the Ground Up
VEF presents Winning the Cleantech Game – Real Growth Stories Hosted by Kirk Washington
Third Tuesday - Social Media and The 2010 Olympic Games: The Future of Citizen Journalism
PhoneGap Hack Session with Nitobi
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Bloggers, open source aficionados and virtual map makers descended upon Goldfish, Yaletown's upscale seafood restaurant last night to attend the Open Data Vancouver Shindig, a showcase for the best open source apps currently drawing on Vancouver's Open Data Catalogue.
Amongst the apps shown were Vanguide, OData, May Way, Free Finder and the Vancouver Parking app. Nitobi also showed a video (disclosure, I shot the video for my main gig, Freyburg Media) to highlight Vanguide and their hard work bringing Open Data to the masses, at least in Vancouver.
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Earlier this month the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) asks Canadians to show off their .CA website in their Showusyour.ca video contest.
The deadline to enter has now passed, CIRA has shortlisted the finalists, and now they need your help picking the winners.
The grand prize winner will receive a MacBook Pro and will be featured in a future .CA marketing campaign - a pretty big deal considering CIRA's National marketing budget. As well as the grand prize, the first runner-up will receive a 64GB iPod touch, and the second runner-up will receive a Flip UltraHD camcorder.
Voting closes on March 26th, so head over to Showusyour.ca to vote today.
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In a world where we find our personal privacy slipping away First Orion PrivacyStar’s mobile app allows people to take control.
Available for Blackberry, the simple app allows users to block all unwanted calls, ID unknown callers using their caller lookup and makes is simple to report those annoying and unwanted telemarketing violations with all the information needed for the law and regulatory authorities to take action. This is the first and only app available to provide this type of functionality regarding telemarketing calls and it is now available through MobiHand in Canada.
The app became available a few weeks ago and has already seen significant growth in their user base. In the digital world where people are giving away their privacy like never before this app allows you to take some of it back.
First Orion CEO Jeff Stalnaker reports that their data has shown that people are using the app to identify unknown callers with the caller look feature and then they can choose to block the caller or add them to their address book.
What makes this product unique is how it handles telemarketing calls. It is the only application that gets all the information needed for the authorities to investigate. The application also has a personalized web portal that can help you to manage your blocked caller list and provide additional details on potential violations while helping you to manage your PrivacyStar account.
Their partnership with MobiHand will allow Blackberry users in the US and Canada to tap into the power of this app. The PrivacyStar app is free for the first 30 days, after the trial the service is available for USD $2.99 a month. In addition to getting the app through MobiHand, it is also available at the PrivacyStar website, through Blackberry App World or by texting “myprivacy” to 74700.
Yesterday Vancouver's Indochino shed a little light on what happens after you order a custom-made suit online with a behind-the-scenes look at the handcrafted construction.
Capturing the entire process from click to fit, the video follows the purchase of a three-piece suit showcasing the unique production model, meticulous craft of Indochino’s master tailors in Shanghai and speedy two-week worldwide delivery.
Great looking video that should go a long way to helping potential customers just what's involved in making an Indochino purchase.
The video was made in collaboration with Fly Films - a production company whose clients include Dunhill, Christian Dior and Nike. Pretty good company for Indochino but then again they are one of America's Most Promising Startups.
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