Monthly Archives: December 2007

Montreal Startup Camp, part two…

New tickets available and a message from the organizers (btw I am not an organizer of this event, but I am a supporter!) :

I am extremely happy to announce Graham Hill to as the keynote speaker at Startup Camp Montreal. Currently based out of NY, but originally from the Montreal area (Eastern Townships), Graham is [...]

Spock You

I have been receiving a flood of those :
Hi Sylvain,
ABC XYZ has added you as a trusted contact on Spock. By accepting trust, you will be able to search each othersâ?? network, share contact information, and get news.
Click here to view the request from ABC XYZ.
ABC XYZ message: Please join my Trust Network on Spock.
If [...]

Google’s Stealth Social strategy : The Address Book

Micro Persuasion: Reader Integrates Google’s Stealth Social Net: The Address Book :
The trusty address book in your Gmail account (assuming you have one) is actually much more than just a simple database of names and contact info. It’s Google’s stealth social network. The reason is that the search engine is increasingly utilizing the Gmail contact [...]

define: Silicon Valley

tagging tech /john collins/: learnings from the valley: social text :
ross described silicon valley as “one big marketing function” with a lot of supporting services and advisors easily accessible.

Eventually Consistent

You will hear this a lot more now that Amazon has launched SimpleDB (and CouchDB is getting lots of traction, too). That and Erlang, that language you are not sure if you ever considered it would grab the spotlight one day…

Montreal Startup Camp

Got a call from my friend Philippe Telio a few weeks ago, he was really psyched about StartupCamp Toronto and wanted to do the same in Montreal… Being the wise guy he is, he asked around for ideas, comments and feedback and I was more than happy to provide some…
So here we go, StartupCamp Montreal, [...]

Fabriqué en France et reconnu de par le monde…

LeWeb3 Conference Report :
This is one of the better conferences I have been to in recent years.
Définitivement on my list of events to attend next year, I see this as the european equivalent of SXSW in a way (the cool, connected, must-be at event)
[Via Read/Write Web]

Short and sweet

I need a php developer for a small custom wordpress/sql job - approx 10hrs between now and monday - ping me.

Blogs are the Next Social Network

The Next Social Network :
But those who already use WordPress probably want to build a strong and persistent online presence and identity. Plus theyâ??re the geeky sort, with whom with the idea of a unified, distributed social network might resonate. And at least some of them are refocusing on blogging. The next hot social network [...]

Montreal Technology Map (alpha)

Heri has released his alpha version of Montreal Technology Map, check it out, nice work!
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