The Future is Clear: Impending Aims to Bring You Tomorrow’s Apps, Today
Impending co-founder Phill Ryu is no stranger to launching apps and starting businesses. He’s one of the creators of MacHeist, the Mac software deal site,…
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CruiseWise Launches at a Critical Juncture for Cruise Industry
Start-Up Chile pilot team and online cruise booking agency CruiseWise officially launched its website to the public on Tuesday. The site allows users to…
LinkedIn Continues on Post-IPO Acquisition Tear with Rapportive
When big corporations acquire startups there’s often feeling of trepidation among current users. Will the service remain active? Will the new company let the…
"Hotwire for Shipping" Startup Aims to Disrupt Transportation Industry
Despite all the apps and web services that have been able to eliminate consumer pain points, shipping packages is still an expensive and painful…
Ridejoy Raises $1.3 Million to Become AirBnb for Drivers
It seems like there’s a startup for everything to do with cars. There’s Parking Panda for finding or renting out a parking spot; Cherry…
Mobify's Explosive Growth Reflects Rise of Mobile Web
Using a smartphone to visit a website that isn’t optimized for mobile browsing is rarely a positive experience. Awkward margins, a ton of squinting…
Clio Drags Law Firms Into the Cloud, Adds $6 Million in funding
Quick – think of stodgy, old-fashioned companies or departments who are reluctant to adopt technology. Without naming names, it’s evident that startups are increasingly…
How Long Should This Article Stay on the Front Page? Visual Revenue Can Predict
Half the battle for online publishers is how to get visitors to their site. But once visitors get there, what content should be served?…
Publishers Looking to Leverage Big Data to Understand Readers
An article today earlier today outlined Tynt’s acquisition by 33Across, which will help give publishers insights into what readers are doing on their sites,…
33Across Acquires Tynt to Allow Publishers to Tap Into "Interest Graph"
Publishers find themselves in an increasingly competitive environment – with the barrier to create content so low, and with so many sources for people…
Plancast Hits the Deadpool After Battling Busy Event Promotion Space
If someone had asked entrepreneur Mark Hendrickson his own plans three years ago, chances are he wouldn’t have put ‘entering the deadpool’ on his…
Polar Mobile Raises $6 Million to Launch One-Size-Fits-All-Devices Publishing Platform
One of the most successful app development companies in Canada, with over $3 million in existing funding, the company counts some of the world’s…
Retargeting Continues to Gain Traction With Advertisers
What happened to all the hype around behavioural ad retargeting? Once heralded as the “next big thing” in display media, it’s seemingly lost momentum over…
Facebook Opens the Timeline Apps Floodgates to Startups and Developers
Often a startup’s success is dependent on distribution. Tools like Apple’s App Store have been instrumental in getting apps and startups out to the…
Digital Textbook Publishing Turns Into David Vs. Goliath Battle
When Apple makes a new product announcement, companies listen. Especially if a company competes directly with their new offering. Yesterday Apple unveiled its iBooks…
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Understanding Canadian tech’s leadership turnover
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Good Wealthsimple, bad FinTech, ugly internet
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Shopify’s Deplatforming Policy
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