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Twitter Unveils ‘Comprehensive’ Partnership With CBS For Its In-Stream Video Program Amplify
Twitter and CBS just announced what Glenn Brown, who leads Twitter’s Amplify program, called “probably one of the most comprehensive partnerships that you will see coming out of Amplify.”
LinkedIn is “breaking into” user emails, spamming contacts – lawsuit
Are you finding your in-box flooded with LinkedIn requests? That may be because some people are sending out the invitations against their will, according to a lawsuit that accuses the site of hacking users’ email programs.
Google: Livestreaming of record-breaking skydive used a quarter of the world’s bandwidth
Felix Baumgartner’s jump was record-breaking in many ways, and — as Google’s Barak Regev said on Wednesday at GigaOM’s Structure:Europe conference in London — surprisingly greedy on the bandwidth front.
Livefyre acquires Storify to expand its social-media curation platform
Storify, the social-media curation company started by former journalist Burt Herman, is being acquired by Livefyre, a comment-hosting service that has been expanding rapidly into other aspects of social content for businesses.
Measuring non-profit contribution: @JaimeStein ‘s impact on #Climb4Cord
End of the road beckons for BlackBerry: company is looking for “possible transactions”
BlackBerry’s board has put together a special committee to look at a potential sale of the company, joint ventures, strategic partnerships and other options.
#FollowFriday: A Nerd’s World
A Nerd’s World is one of those places that makes Toronto a cool place. Located just north of Bathurst Station, A Nerd’s World is a web design studio with a twist. The twist is that the studio has a storefront. And not just any storefront. This one doubles as a boutique photo studio and an historic camera museum.
Founded by Chris and Grace Hughes (married nerd couple) A Nerd’s World is a creative shop that focuses on the small details but operates with a massive vision.
Here’s a quick video tour of their space:
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It’s still a beautiful day
Ok Toronto. I think we’ve all calmed down from last night’s rainfall. Apparently the city received more precipitation last night that we received when Hurricane Hazel hit decades ago.
I managed to leave the city when it started raining. So when I arrived home I was shocked to hear about all the flooding and friends who were stranded.
Many of you also took and saw all the photos that were making their way on to social media. It was an amazing thing to witness. Not so amazing, I understand, for those whose commutes were much longer and stressful than usual.
In the spirit of being thankful for all that we have going for ourselves (we’re still the best city in the world with the best people!) I thought I would share a video that I came across this past weekend.
It was meant to be a part of a post on leadership. And last night we did receive some leadership from ordinary citizens, companies and even a few of our political leaders.
I hope you enjoy.
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#FollowFriday: Bonnie and Ray of People & Code
Look up the word community and you should see a photo of Bonnie Lui and Ray Kao.
This dynamic duo have flown under the radar for much too long in Toronto. Bonnie and Ray are the husband and wife team behind brands such as Learn Toronto, Mobile Startups TO, People & Code and much more. I first met Ray at his co-working space in Scarborough called The Work Republic. Since closed, they can now be found in another common space of sorts just a few steps away from Much Music headquarters in downtown Toronto.
Ever since I have known them they have been generous with their time, expertise, knowledge and resources. They both also happen to be a very talented pair of business people. If you need a nimble team to build your website or app, you should give People & Code a serious look.
I am honoured to call both Bonnie and Ray friends.
Over a year ago I spoke with Ray about his projects and his thoughts:
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Who would you like to see featured in my weekly #FollowFriday? Let me know in the comments below. Or tweet me!