Tag: Canadian Innovation

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Google is Smart to Address Privacy Concerns in High-Tech Neighbourhood

by Lee Rickwood
A public talk about Google’s high-tech plans for a smart neighbourhood in Toronto will be held tonight, one in a series of planned consultations that organizers hope will address concerns and issues connected with a major techno-enabled urban revitalization proposal.

Canadian Food App Turns Social Ordering into King Street Ritual

Canadian Food App Turns Social Ordering into King Street Ritual

by Lee Rickwood
The app offers what it calls the Piggyback service, kind of a peer-to-peer delivery network inside of a company or office doing the ordering. If one worker is going to pick up a coffee, a co-worker can “piggyback” on that order and bring back two cups.

Better Search Results from Fewer Search Results

Better Search Results from Fewer Search Results

by Lee Rickwood
Million Short entered the search space by offering a new search engine that gives users filters and functions not available from the large, dominant search providers.

Canadian Voices.com Leads Online Marketplace for Voice Casting

By Yasmin Ranade
Stephanie Ciccarelli, Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer and David Ciccarelli, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, began their business with their respective voice and audio engineering talent, and borrowed books on how to build a website. Today, their Voices.com now leads as the world’s largest online marketplace for voice over talent.