A great piece from The Baji Group. It begins with a quote from Steve Jobs. ““When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is[...]
Category: Digital Media
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Startup Community Comes to Defence of NSA Whistleblower
One of the biggest engines of innovation in the world right now is Y Combinator. The Bay Area accelerator has generated billions of dollars in value and runs a news[...]
US Gov’t : It’s OK to Spy on Canadians
As a Canadian I totally agree with Henry Blodget. One thing that is interesting–and, to many people, offensive–about the way the U.S. government is defending the PRISM program, however, is[...]
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Total Surveillance : We Asked For This
A great piece in Techcrunch on recent NSA news. In short, we didn’t trade privacy for security. We traded privacy for convenience. And the government, seeing a hole, took advantage[...]
Ted Nelson Reveals The Creator of Bitcoin
I met Ted Nelson 20 years ago when he was building Xanadu. He blew my mind. He’s come out today to reveal the person he believes is the true creator[...]
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The Bizarre History Of Vancouver’s Lululemon
The strange story of Vancouver’s Lululemon: “Lululemon’s recall of its sought-after yoga pants — because they’re sheer enough to become see-through — isn’t the first weird event in the company’s history. Lululemon’s[...]
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Startup City : Vancouver’s Competition
Vancouver cannot afford to become complacent if we hope to survive and prosper as a digital city.
Live at GrowLab Demo Day in Vancouver | VentureBeat
Venturebeat reports from Vancouver: “–VANCOUVER Ahh, the chaos, excitement, sheer terror, and sometimes — sadly — ennui of demo day. It’s startup accelerator GrowLab’s demo day tonight in Vancouver, Canada, and I’m live,[...]
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BC Pot Industry Vulnerable to Silicon Valley Disruption Too
As far as I can tell, the two pillars of Vancouver commerce are real estate and pot. But now disruptive forces are at work in the US to transform the[...]
Vancouver Startup raises 3.1 M$ Without VC’s and Conventional Angels
This news came out a few days ago but what’s interesting abut Jostle’s $3 million round is where the funding came from. Here is their release: “Jostle Corporation revealed today[...]
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Forget Wearable Computers. How about Clothing as Privacy?
This is awesome: “Countersurveillance clothing” is the new brain child of New York based artist Adam Harvey The idea is that the material blocks heat signatures, caught with infrared sensors,[...]
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Startup Genome Report: Despite World Class Talent, Vancouver Startups Lack Funding
As TechCrunch reported today: Today, the Startup Genome released the first half of its massive 160-page report on the world’s top startup ecosystems. Of the many moving parts of the[...]
Drone’s Eye View: A Look at How Artists are Revealing the Killing Fields
“the drone also, for me, stands in part for the network itself: an invisible, inherently connected technology allowing sight and action at a distance. Us and the digital, acting together,[...]
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Shields Up! Help us defend the Internet Today
Do you have a question about the future of the Internet? Want to learn more about secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership’s (TPP) Internet trap? It’s actually a little scary. According to StopTheTrap the[...]
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How Your Early Stage Startup Compares to The Internet’s Greatest Hits
In the early ages of a startup it’s often difficult to assess where you stand. How do you know if you’re killing it or being killed? That’s a question we[...]
Canada’s vanishing tech sector – The Globe and Mail
A great piece in the globe last week about the dismal state of Canada’s tech industry. While the startup scene in cities like Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal is showing new[...]
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The most humble day in Rupert Murdoch’s life
According to Murdoch biographer, Michael Wolff, This may be the most humble day of Rupert Murdochs life. His company seems to be spurning his newspapers, and also his leadership –[...]
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