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Why All Entrepreneurs Should Learn to Code
If you’re an entrepreneur, you’ll know that part of the job description is – wait, who am I kidding? There is no job description. If you’re an entrepreneur, you do every task that needs to be done –...
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Place2Give Flood Relief Fund
Our thoughts are with those affected by the Alberta floods, including many of our members. We hope that our friends and colleagues stay safe during this emergency. In lieu of the recent floods in...
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Calgarians fight disaster with social media
Homes now lie in watery graves throughout Calgary, making for the equally watery eyes of the thousands of residents who are slowly returning home. But now a glimmer of hope emerges through this river...
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A Social Stampede – #Hellorhighwater the show must go on
Many Calgarians were expecting to see desolate dirt roads and rolling tumbleweeds at the Stampede grounds this week after the traumatic flooding that left thousands of people displaced. But as an old...
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What does Canada’s new anti-spam law mean for individuals and businesses?
Spam accounts for over 65% of messages transmitted through the Internet. The negative effects of spam are felt by Internet providers, as well as businesses and individuals. Spam can be anything from...
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Practical Tips for Dealing with Canada’s New Anti-Spam Legislation for...
Canada is about to enact anti-spam rules (“CASL“) that are arguably the toughest in the world and that impose the highest monetary penalties in Canada. A company can be fined up to $10 million per...
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Creative professionals are creative always, even when it is hard
One of my favourite quotes for creative professionals comes from a game show host. Howie Mandel has a long career as a comedian and most recently as the host of the popular game show “Deal or No Deal”....
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Web Animation in a Flash-less world
As an avid Flash guy I have been disheartened to see the fall of Flash as it lost support across the internet. Apple may have put the final bullet in it, but with the rise of so many other options...
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Digital Wallet Wars IV – A new hope for the future of payment
It’s a classic case of David versus Goliath, or Rebel Alliance versus Galactic Empire for all you Star Wars aficionados. In a galaxy not so far, far away, Credit Card Companies have been holding...
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Maker and Hacker Culture Thrives in Alberta
You’ve heard of cowboy culture and startup culture, but have you heard of Alberta’s growing maker culture? Wikipedia defines maker culture as “a contemporary culture or subculture representing a...
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The Transition of Newspapers: Gamification as a solution
When Jeff Bezos bought the distinguished Washington Post Company, there was a slight reprieve (if only for a day) from hearing about the decline of print journalism. Let’s never mind that the purchase...
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Classroom Gadgets – Using Technology to Enhance Learning
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” so the Staples commercial goes. It’s back-to-school time, as students change gears from the lazy days of summer and shift back to hitting the books. Today’s...
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A “caffeinated” look at digital marketing
One of our Digital Alberta Awards winners this year was Strong Coffee Marketing. They won the award for the Business to Commerce Innovation Award for their work with Fort Edmonton Park called...
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Digital should be built into the fabric of marketing
Continuing our series of Digital Alberta Award winners this year we are happy to feature ZGM Collaborative Marketing. They won both Best Digital Design for ARC Resources Corporate Responsibility Report...
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7 reasons to volunteer for a startup
So, why anyone would want to work for a company for free? Startup companies are unique. While they are different from large corporations, they can still offer a wide variety of fulfilling roles and...
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Changing Mindshare of Wants and Needs see Technology Brands Rankings Increasing
Yesterday Venture Beat posted an article stating “Apple finally dethroned Coca-Cola as the world’s most valuable brand”. This is not surprising to me, considering how many Apple fans there are in the...
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Waterloo blazing a trail for Canada’s tech scene
Google recently selected Waterloo’s Communitech as one of its seven “tech hubs”, the only Canadian member to make the cut. Despite the doom and gloom that BlackBerry’s fall from grace was predicted to...
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7 ways to create online content people might actually read
When it comes to websites, too often we spend a lot of time on the bread but not on the meat. We design a great look, pop in animation, make sure its working on different devices but fail at the main...
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Not Just for Geeks: Wearable Technology is for Everyone
First we were introduced to lightweight laptop computers, then ultra-thin smartphones, now loonie-sized iPods. Tomorrow you may be carrying your entire computer as a jewel-sized bauble on your finger....
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“Video Killed the Radio Star”… Watch it happen again
In 1981, as the song goes, video killed the radio star. A new technology came in and disrupted the way things had been done previously (especially ironic in that example given that the music video for...
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