web 2.0
Stop thinking about what you want your website to do and pay more attention to what your Customers want it to do, says Gerry. Citing Yahoo as an example, he points at the dangers of getting wrapped up in buzzwords, ideas and technology.
Montreal company offers online scheduling that integrates with email and calendar programs.
Online videos are the next big thing...assuming they ever make any money. Tim Tang explores two monetization models and looks at the challenges facing the next wave of entrepreneurs, including Waterloo's own Overlay.Tv
Does cloud computing harbour thunderstorms? Perhaps not, but it introduces legal considerations in several areas, including privacy, contract issues and jurisdiction, says Miller Thomson.
Enterprise 2.0 startup run by the co-founders of one of Canada's largest software companies seeks superstar developers and UX/UI gurus.
Gerry looks at how Web 2.0 shifts influence from top-down to bottom-up channels, but remarks that its tools are not self-sustaining. Collaboration, synthesis and good, old-fashioned listening skills, he notes, are needed.
Think you know Canadian Web 2.0 companies? Based on the recent Backbone cover story, this interactive feature lets you rank and discuss their expert's choices.
Gerry looks at how Internet shoppers and readers are less patient and more ruthless than they were even a few years ago.
CATA is bringing together business leaders for a roundtable discussion on approaches to Web 2.0 technologies and channels.
Gerry McGovern writes about the internet's increased demand for traditional experts as opposed to trendier amateurs. Gerry muses over the possibility that it is experts we've been listening to all along.
Charles Plant has worked with startups as an operator, a financier and now as a leader at one of Canada's largest incubators for young technology and science companies. He shares his thoughts on the external and internal challenges facing our emerging technology sector.
Maggie Fox talks about how 'Social' press releases marry blogging, video, and reader interactivity, and the implications for advertisers of every stripe.
A collage of technology company logos (Canadian or with strong Canadian representation) that Red Canary has had the privilege to cover, profile or help find talent. Canada is home to a thriving technology industry that doesn't celebrate or recognize itself as often as it should, eh? Here's part two of our 'webpaper' of Canuck contributors. I hope this ‘webpaper’ continues to serve as a reminder of our industry’s vitality and diversity, and of Red Canary’s effort to shine a much-needed spotlight on great Canadian technology companies.
Can 'good' design be measured empirically? Craig Fitzpatrick thinks so, and distills some rules for interface design from a real-world show-and-tell
Sought after by Fortune 500 companies and recognized for their international contributions, the 20-something Canadian founders of TakingItGlobal (an organization that inspires young people to participate in social change), talk about bringing youth, technology, and social awareness together.
Give me 10 minutes on the website of a typical Canadian technology company and I will punch holes in it that are twelve shades of nasty.
SMG is looking to hire the Best Project Manager in the World. We need someone to take ownership and manage our many projects from start to finish, leaving out not one detail and missing not one deadline (as well as holding the project team to the same standard). You will ideally be a skilled and experienced (4 years' plus) project manager or website producer with a marketing/communications/agency background and a passion for (and deep understanding of) the technologies and behaviours that drive the social media/online bus.
Technology sales veteran Gerry Gabon tells a story about slugging it out in the trenches, and shares some essential sales strategies along the way. Imagine this situation: a VP of Sales says “go to every trade show and collect every business card. You now own these accounts”
Have a grain of salt handy? Then you’re ready for the results of Red Canary’s experiment in mass prognostication.
Java or .Net? Ruby or Ajax? A public forum on what will be the top (most relevant, most used) programming languages in 2013.