Hacked!: Coping when your company’s email gets hijacked

What would you do if hackers had compromised your company's online identity and sent a fraudulent email purporting to be from your business? It's a question Toronto firm J. Goss + Associates was

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 1st, 2012 Christine Wong

Startup’s crowdfunding campaign promises thought-controlled beer tap

A Toronto-based startup seeking crowdfunding to launch its next product is offering those who hand over enough cash a way to telepathically communicate with their iPhones and pour themselves a beer.Interaxon Inc. specializes

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 1st, 2012 Brian Jackson

Spently’s strategic shift away from the mobile wallet masses

The mobile wallet space is starting to get just as crowded and jam packed as the traditional wallets the technology was meant to replace. After surveying the increasingly competitive mobile wallet landscape,Toronto startup

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 31st, 2012 Christine Wong

Four Canadian cities on list of world’s 21 ‘smart’ communities

Four Canadian cities have landed on this year's list of 21 smart communities around the world. Winnipeg and three Ontario cities – Stratford, Kingston and Toronto –are among the cities chosen for the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 23rd, 2012 Christine Wong

Six startups set to pitch at first Jolt demo day

It's time for six Jolt startups to strut their stuff. They'll be pitching at the first ever demo dayheld Tuesday by Jolt, the accelerator for early stage Web and mobilefirms at Toronto's MaRS

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 22nd, 2012 Christine Wong

And the winner of the Multiplicity Accelerator challenge is … cream.hr

Toronto startup firm cream.hr has won the first ever Power Up Sales Challenge held by local accelerator Multiplicity. The company, founded in January this year, uses a proprietary algorithmto show which employees at

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 19th, 2012 Christine Wong

East Coast startup InNetwork set to unveil social marketing platform, VC deal

Something social is brewing in Halifax and Toronto it's got at least one big name from the East Coast startup scene attached to it. InNetworkInc. is set to launch out of offices in

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 18th, 2012 Christine Wong

Toronto’s OCAD University launches new paid digital internships

Toronto-based OCAD University has announced a new paid internship program to give students and graduates in its digital programs more opportunities for real world learning beyond the classroom. The program will offer six-month

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 15th, 2012 Christine Wong

World’s biggest hackathon heads to Canada for first time ever

The world's largest hackathon hits Canada for the first time ever when Angel Hack comes to Toronto this winter. It'll be held at the Burroughes Building in downtown Toronto on Dec. 1and 2.

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 15th, 2012 Christine Wong

Startups: Don’t outsource your core competency

This is the seventh article in a continuing series chronicling the growth path of CommentAir Technologies, a startup based in Ottawa, Canada. CommentAir is developing a wireless technology fans can use at sports venues

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 10th, 2012 Francis Moran

New agency taps into demand for digital retail solutions

Digital Connect is launching what it calls the first digital shopper marketing agency in Canada. The new agency has been formed by existing firms SVM and Piranha andwill be jointly based in Toronto

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 4th, 2012 Christine Wong

Sequentia puts the Squeeze on content marketing

Toronto-based Sequentia Inc. has launched a new content marketing analytics and metrics Web-based suite, the firm announced yesterday.Squeeze promises real time mapping and tracking of user interactions with content across multiple digital channels

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 28th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Tech financier buys $20 million majority stake in Xtreme Labs

Chamath Palihapitiya is once again investing in the Canadian tech scene that nurtured his Silicon Valley roots. The prominent Valley venture capitalist and ex-Facebook executive isreportedly paying up to $20 million over the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 25th, 2012 Christine Wong

Waterloo, Toronto to host first ever Google for Entrepreneurs Week events

Google is launching its first ever Google for Entrepreneurs (G4E) Week around the world with Canadian events planned for Ontario in Waterloo and Toronto over the next few days. G4E lasts from Sept.

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 24th, 2012 Christine Wong