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Geek Speak: Dave Olson, True North Media House

Geek Speak: Dave Olson, True North Media House

By Stephen Hui | February 5, 2010
As the communications wrangler for the True North Media House, Olson is the “ringleader” behind a project that he expects will bring together over 300 bloggers, podcasters, photographers, and artists from all over during the Games.
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Twitter's now a dating tool

Twitter's now a dating tool

By Jeffery Simpson | February 4, 2010
Social-media services like Twitter and Facebook are opening up new avenues through which people can make on-line connections.
Geek Speak: Sonia Ryan, Bootup Entrepreneurial Society

Geek Speak: Sonia Ryan, Bootup Entrepreneurial Society

By Stephen Hui | January 29, 2010
When Sonia Ryan started working for the Vancouver-based Bootup Entrepreneurial Society in May 2009, she got to pick her own job title.
Capilano University's OpenCourseWare sets knowledge free

Capilano University's OpenCourseWare sets knowledge free

By Erin Millar | January 28, 2010
Capilano University was the first in Canada to join a fast-growing number of high-profile universities that have pledged to make at least 10 of their courses available for free.
Textbooks face digital future

Textbooks face digital future

By Shadi Elien | January 28, 2010
The proliferation of e-books and the unveiling on January 27 of Apple’s new iPad have the potential to transform the way textbooks are designed, purchased, and used.
The Georgia Straightâs mobile site puts city at fingertips

The Georgia Straight’s mobile site puts city at fingertips

By Staff | January 28, 2010
Today, the Georgia Straight announces the launch of its Web site for mobile phones, m.straight.com. Now there’s a handheld, one-stop shop for information on everything going on in Vancouver.
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Geek Speak: Michael Bidu, president of the Digital Media and Wireless Association of B.C.

Geek Speak: Michael Bidu, president of the Digital Media and Wireless Association of B.C.

By Stephen Hui | January 22, 2010
Michael Bidu is gearing up to promote the province’s digital media and wireless sectors to the world during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Vancouver film school students take short films on-line

Vancouver film school students take short films on-line

By Travis Lupick | January 21, 2010
For short films especially, the Internet means distribution and exposure on levels once only reached with professional promotion.
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Geek Speak: Amielle Lake, CEO of Tagga Media

Geek Speak: Amielle Lake, CEO of Tagga Media

By Stephen Hui | January 15, 2010
Amielle Lake says she’s “glued” to her iPhone. As more and more people come to rely on their smartphones as she does, the prospects for her business can only grow.
Geek Speak: Vern Brownell, CEO of D-Wave Systems

Geek Speak: Vern Brownell, CEO of D-Wave Systems

By Stephen Hui | January 8, 2010
Vern Brownell says his technology company is developing the world’s first scalable quantum computer.
Geek Speak: Sanjay Maharaj, CEO of ShareMyLife

Geek Speak: Sanjay Maharaj, CEO of ShareMyLife

By Stephen Hui | January 1, 2010
Sanjay Maharaj envisions people using Virtual LockBox to send important messages, photos, and video to loved ones long after they’ve died.
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Geek Speak: Jenn Lowther, director of social media at 6S Marketing

Geek Speak: Jenn Lowther, director of social media at 6S Marketing

By Stephen Hui | December 25, 2009
Jenn Lowther maintains a personal blog, but she hasn’t posted there since last February.
Geek Speak: Suzanne de Castell, education professor at Simon Fraser University

Geek Speak: Suzanne de Castell, education professor at Simon Fraser University

By Stephen Hui | December 18, 2009
Suzanne de Castell doesn’t just study video games. As a professor of education at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, she also makes them.
Useful business tools top BlackBerry's apps

Useful business tools top BlackBerry's apps

By Petti Fong | December 17, 2009
Launched in April, the BlackBerry App World offers a selection of free and paid applications that BlackBerry users can download and use on their smartphones.
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Geek Speak: Nadia Nascimento, senior strategist at Invoke Media

Geek Speak: Nadia Nascimento, senior strategist at Invoke Media

By Stephen Hui | December 11, 2009
Nadia Nascimento is building a new-media centre in Cape Verde, an island country that lies in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa. But that’s just the 31-year-old Vancouver resident’s side project.
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