New IT Project(s)

Microsoft gives start-ups leg up

 
In a bid to win over future business, Microsoft has announced a programme to give some start-ups free software and support.
BizSpark is a global project open to private companies that have been in business for less than three years with less than $1m in annual revenue.
The software giant is partnering with business networks around the [...]

Tags: free software, Innovation, microsoft developer network, software developers, start-ups, venture capital firm
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I Saw The Future Of Social Networking The Other Day

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Anyone who’s been reading this blog for more than a few months knows I’m bullish on mobile social networking.

The space is wide open at this point – no one has created an application that has gotten enough traction to go mainstream. That’s partly because of tech limitations – browser based networks don’t leverage [...]

Tags: airplane, blog, business meeting, friendship, Innovation, leverage, mainstream, mobile device, mobile devices, privacy settings, resume, service providers, social networking, subway station
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Economy Has Become a Drag on Silicon Valley

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SAN FRANCISCO — Housing prices in Silicon Valley remain defiantly high. New BMWs and Saabs cruise Highway 101. But for the first time there are signs that the current economic downturn is taking its toll on the country’s cradle of technology and innovation.

Job growth has slowed, start-up companies are hiring and spending [...]

Tags: business climate, cruise, economic downturn, financial markets, gloom, highway 101, Innovation, innovators, job, money, new bmws, nytimes, san francisco, signs, Silicon Valley, stage investors, start-ups, ups
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First Mobile Weekend Planning Meeting

We’re getting started on planning a Mobile Weekend event focusing on mobile applications. So if you’re interested in helping out or being part of the group that helps organize the event, go visit the official post for Mobile Weekend and leave us a comment letting us know that you’re going to be attending.
The first meeting [...]

Tags: first meeting, Innovation, maps, mobile applications, mobile weekend, toronto
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The First Innovation Wednesday

Well, we had fun!
The first Innovation Wednesday meetup was great fun. We wound up talking mainly about the gaming industry and how to make Toronto into a player or even major player in the genre . . .
Many thanks to our new friends Rob and Jim for their insights into a fascinating industry. [...]

Tags: games, gaming industry, genre, industry innovation, Innovation, insights, many thanks, meetup, new friends
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