Archive for 'Software'

Font Conference.

Font Conference.

Did you ever try imagining what your favourite font would look like if it was a person? The folks at CollegeHumor.com took the time to concoct this hilarious piece, which was spotted by the 360east.com. I [...]

Mobiles For Musicians by Yamaha and KDDI

Mobiles For Musicians by Yamaha and KDDI

au KDDI (Japan’s second largest cell phone operator) and Yamaha have collaborated to produce cell phones geared for musicians. Among the various instruments unveiled at the au Design Project x Yamaha mobile exhibition, the ‘Band in [...]

Semacode Technology: Take Two. The Facebook Chronicles.

Semacode Technology: Take Two. The Facebook Chronicles.

Just when I thought Semacode had packed up their digital bags and bid farewell, the Ontario company behind the Semacode mobile 2D barcode technology goes and uses Facebook to re-launch the technology. The new strategy attempts [...]

Microsoft Strikes Back… With Cash Back.

Microsoft Strikes Back… With Cash Back.

Microsoft has traditionally been a small player in the online search and advertising game. After their recent failed bid to acquire Yahoo! to boost their competitive position against Google, Microsoft had to come up with something [...]

Condemned 2: Sega and BBDO Strike Gold with Interactive Campaign

Condemned 2: Sega and BBDO Strike Gold with Interactive Campaign

A brilliant interactive campaign by BBDO to promote Sega’s latest ‘Condemned 2′ video game. The creatives at Clemenger BBDO (Sydney) launched a ‘reverse psychology’ website and viral video campaign to promote more holistic games and encourage [...]

Innovative Political Campaigns: Bedford Candidate First To Harness New Media

Innovative Political Campaigns: Bedford Candidate First To Harness New Media

Tim Outhit is making political history (well, around these parts at least) by becoming the first politician in Nova Scotia, and perhaps Canada, to truly utilize the power of new media and social marketing in seeking [...]

Business Trends: 5 Ways You Can Make Money From The Middle East in 2008

Business Trends: 5 Ways You Can Make Money From The Middle East in 2008

I usually charge a fee for this information through my trade consulting firm Midman International. However, I am feeling charitable today. Besides, Canadian firms need all the help they can get to break out of their [...]

Google Threatens Nokia with New Mobile OS Android

Google Threatens Nokia with New Mobile OS Android

Yesterday, Google took a strike at Nokia’s open source mobile platform ‘Symbian OS’ by demonstrating Google’s own ‘Android’. Google coupled the unveiling of Android by offering a $10 Million reward for developers who can enhance Android [...]

Viral Marketing: Nova Scotia's Video Invitation to David Letterman

Viral Marketing: Nova Scotia's Video Invitation to David Letterman

Your World Today is likely the first online site to break the story of Rodney MacDonald’s ‘Top 10′ video to David Letterman. The Nova Scotia ‘Come to Life’ website was the source of the video, ofcourse, [...]

Yamli: The Next Billion-Dollar Google Purchase?

Yamli: The Next Billion-Dollar Google Purchase?

A new software by Boston-based Lebanese tech entrepreneurs Habib Haddad and Imad Jureidini has the makings of the next big Google or Yahoo acquisition. Language Analytics LLC, an internet startup, unveiled Yamli.com, a web-based tool that [...]