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Engineers connected to growing Web firms at ‘Extreme’ dinners

A Toronto-based accelerator is finding opportunities for computer programmers and engineers in a casual setting.

Updated B.C. tech map includes 1,400 companies

The 2012 interactive map is still in the beta stage so it's not too late to add your company or organization.

Facebook is ‘toast,’ cloud model is ‘dead’: Forrester CEO

Forrester's top executive tells a European audience Facebook won't keep up with Apple and Google if it doesn't harness the power of mobile via its own smartphones and apps.

CATA starts online petition to legalize crowdfunding

Dozens of Canadians ranging from students to startup founders to business leaders have already signed up to support the cause online.

CATA calls for federal government action on crowdfunding

In an open letter to Industry Minister Christian Paradis, this industry group is asking for a model framework and tax credits for crowdfunding.

Canon readies augmented reality platform for Japan launch

The platform will allow users to view objects in 3D using a combined camera and display head-mounted system.

Inspirational Toronto man takes social media activism to new heights

Spencer West is hoping to raise money to assist aid for drought in Kenya by climbing Africa's tallest peak. An amputee, he must take each step on his hands.

‘Dragon’s’ new venture capital fund aims to raise $100 million

Bruce Croxon, the co-founder of Lavalife and star on CBC's Dragon's Den, is looking to lend technology entrepreneurs in Canada a helping hand.

Waterloo area delegates beat the tech drum in Germany

They're thanking German companies who've already set up shop in the Waterloo area in a bid to bring even more multinational firms to the southwestern Ontario region.

Internet gets first look at new top-level domains

ICANN has listed the applicants for the first batch of the new Internet registries. Google is prominently featured on the list, but with a strange corporate name.

Uplifting escalator ad pitch wins 19-year-old student $25,000

Douglas Lusted is one of four $25,000 winners in the latest VeloCity startup competition at the University of Waterloo.

Crowdfunding advocates push for reform in Ontario

Sherwood Neiss is one of the organizers behind the funding legislation passed as the JOBS act in the U.S. Now he'll be part of a movement to get the same thing done in Ontario.

Canadian communities lose out on ‘most intelligent’ award

Despite having three communities in the final seven to be the most intelligent of the year, Canada lost out to a California-based city for the top honour.

Startup news round-up: June 8, 2012

In today's startup news: Small business confidence is down, according to a recent poll by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business; the HackMTL takes place in Montreal this Saturday; and local creatives get free stuff by filling out a brief online salary survey.

How to keep up with industry salary levels

Premier 100 IT Leader Edward Martin offers advice on how IT firms can keep up with industry salary scales and how to retain employees.

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