Stephane Daury, a “web architect”, has released along with 2 other developers a new version of WPhone, a plugin for wordpress that allows iPhone and iPod Touch owners to visit and use wordpress blogs within a specially designed interface. Like the new facebook iPhone interface, the new interface is specially designed to the device: it’s [...]
Continued: what is web2.0?
I just closed the poll about the meaning of web2.0, there were 48 votes which seemed enough: hype, mostly 8% (4 votes) I don’t even know what ”web2.0” means 0% (0 votes) it’s short for we create all the content, and they keep all the (ad) money 4% (2 votes) it’s the new tools and [...]
RollAName makes you popular in the web2.0 world
RollAName, a Montreal startup launched 2 months ago, is a pure web2.0 product. The two founders, Vasily Klimko and David Nadezhdin, are promoting the service with a “web3.0″ and “web startups” group they created on facebook, are using the latest SEO techniques to rank high with Google, and hope on advertising and affiliates to monetize [...]
Report: Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast
Better late than never. Montreal tech entrepreneur breakfast took place last Tuesday at Bistro Etc. As usual, I met a lot of people. I would say that I knew almost half of the people that were there. This turns out to be a good thing because at every breakfast there is a sort of renewal of acquaintances. At the [...]
Bluestreak Technology receives $20M
Bluestreak Technology is the third Montréal startup to receive VC funding this week. Iris Capital, Solidarity Fund QFL, BDC Venture Capital and First Capital Group have invested $20 million into Bluestreak. Buestreak makes MachBlue, which is more or less Flash 7 for mobile phones and for digital TVs. It allows users and service providers to [...]
MOBIVOX raises $11M in series B funding; more mobile services planned ahead
Roberto Rocha reports that Mobivox has raised today $11 million from IDG Ventures, Brightspark Ventures, and Skypoint Capital Corp. Mat Balez previously met Mobivox’s CEO at Red Herring Canada, and hinted about this second series of funding. The new funds will be used for accelerating growth and additionnal services: the money will go towards opening [...]
Alliance Numerique relaunches with a cute but questionnable design
Alliance NumeriQC has a new brand, with a new name, Alliance Numerique, and a new website: Alliance Numerique is a business network of the multimedia industry in Québec, regrouping video games companies, web design and development firms, pretty much anything related to multimedia. They offer services, grants, studies and organizes various events for its members. [...]
Garage Canada invests $2.5M into Lure Media
Lure Media has raised $2.5 million from Garage Technology Ventures Canada yesterday. Lure Media Group was until yesterday a company providing media, marketing and technical services to the design industry. With the new funds, they have acquired the intellectual property and assets of Impact IS, a company which provided business automation software for design firms [...]
Return of the polls: what do you think of web2.0?
Browsing in Montreal Tech Watch’s archives, I stumbled upon the polls that were posted here months ago, that I simply forgot to re-run. Because they were somehow entertaininginformative, we shall have again a series of polls, to take the pulse of the Montreal Tech community. To begin this highly scientific exercice, I have decided that [...]
Job Listing: Web Developer at Mobivox
Company: Movivox Position: Web Developer Responsibilites and Tasks: MOBIVOX is looking for a hands-on, results oriented Web Developer who’s excited to contribute immediately to our success. This developer will be working with a small team of other web developers, integratorsand graphical designers. Responsibilities: * Design and code the logic of the web site, web tools, [...]
