WatchMojo, a video content producer that syndicates its content to major distribution networks, is experiencing exponential growth rates and becoming one of the top video producers on the web. Its monthly streams went from 250,000 in June 2007 to 4,500,000 in March this year, which is an increase of +17,000% in just 9 months. Today, [...]
Job listing: Software Integrator at Tungle
Company: tungle.com Position: Software Integrator Responsibilites and Tasks: Come help us build a web 2.0 service that is reliable, secure and scalable. Reporting to the Director of R&D and working closely with our Operations team, you will need to be versed in all new technologies, (Java, Web/Ajax, Python) and be a self learner. You should [...]
Eidos continues expansion of development studio
Eidos Montreal is currently looking to fill several new job openings as they prepare to form the second of three planned development teams. These openings range from Senior Network Programmer to Technical Librarian/Intraweb Support, with an emphasis on senior and artistic positions. If working in the game industry is something that appeals to you or [...]
Web 2.0 Expo: Exploring ideas old and new
There were a half-dozen keynote speeches yesterday, sandwiched between the day’s seminars, exhibits, and the sideshows of the unconference, and the evening’s libations and mixers around the offices of San Francisco notables. Tim O’Reilly went on stage to repeat what Bob Metcalfe and others were saying over 12 years ago, that the network is really [...]
Propulsion Ventures invests $3m in AdCentricity
AdCentricity, which is a Toronto digital advertising sales network, has raised $3 million in a series A round led by Propulsion Ventures, one of telesystem’s VC firm. AdCentricity in itself allows ad agencies and brands to manage their outdoor digital signage advertising, by facilitating them the task of planning, buying, and distribute multimedia ads on [...]
The potential of Ubisoft’s Nintendo DS peripheral
Last month Ubisoft revealed that their upcoming Montreal-developed Nintendo DS title My Health Coach: Weight Management would ship with a pedometer peripheral that tracks a user’s steps and distance travelled. This pedometer can be carried around during the day, and uploads stats and progress to the application when attached to the DS. What differentiates this [...]
A couple of GameCamp and Interfaces Conference write-ups
In this article posted on the IGDA Montreal blog, Pierre Boudreau provides us with brief summaries of each of GameCamp’s 20 mini-presentations. It’s no substitute for attending the actual six minute talks, but is nonetheless a nice overview that shows those of us who were unable to attend what kind of event GameCamp is and [...]
CitizenShift official honoree at the Webby Awards
CITIZENShift, an open platform by the National Film Board where all citizens are invited to contribute to a social topic, from blog posts, videos to podcasts, was distinguished as an official honoree in the activism category. The Webby Awards are annual awards, where members of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences choose the [...]
Web 2.0 Expo: The First Day
Greetings from very chilly San Francisco where the 2nd edition of the SF Web 2.0 Expo, organized by O’Reilly and Techweb, is going strong. Yesterday was the kick-off to the geeky celebration of all things surrounding social computing, with a full-day of seminars and demos for those willing to shell out a few extra bucks. [...]
Startupdrinks Montreal, come have a drink & talk April 30th
As posted earlier, we are planning a startupdrinks next week, wednesday late afternoon, at Café Santos, 191 St-Paul Street, in the old port. The nearest metro station is Square Victoria. Here is a description of the startupdrinks concept: A simple concept: startup culture in cities around the world gathers around a bar to have a [...]
