Posts Tagged ‘XConnect’

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    How Mint.com builds user trust

    February 24th, 2012 | banking, Blog | admin | 1 Comment

    This is the last submission in our series on banking and new media (including social media, mobile and consumer technology). Next week we aim to release our BankConnect Report as well as our BankConnect video.  Both of these will be released here so keep your eyes open for them.  We have released photos from our [...]

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    Sponsor Spotlight: big time design and communications

    February 9th, 2012 | banking, Blog | karim | Comments Off

    Our first ever supporter of XConnect was big time design and communications inc. And they continue to be one of our biggest supporters, if not biggest. big time has been responsible for the design and construction of all our business and project websites.  They include, SportsConnectTO, MusicConnectTO, XConnectTO, and thirdocean. And we’ve also been fortunate [...]

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    Sponsor Spotlight: ING DIRECT Cafe Downtown Toronto

    February 7th, 2012 | banking, Blog | karim | Comments Off

      Since the summer of 2011 our thirdocean team has called 221 Yonge Street home.  221 Yonge Street in Toronto is also the home of the ING DIRECT Cafe and Network Orange. The downtown cafe is a location that is open 7 days a week and features wifi (free), coffee, pastries and fresh orange juice [...]

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  • Matt Hartley from the National Post will be moderating FilmConnect.

    VIDEO: Matt Hartley and the Year in Review

    December 28th, 2011 | Show | karim | Comments Off

    Our final episode features Karim Kanji and the National Post’s FP Tech Desk Editor Matt Hartley chatting about some of the hottest issues from this past year. We hope you enjoy the conversation. As we finish this season of thirdocean’s XConnect Show we would like to thank all our guests, partners, sponsors, staff and viewers [...]

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    VIDEO: TheRedPin co-founder Shayan Hamidi

    December 21st, 2011 | Show | karim | 2 Comments

    Host: Karim Kanji Studio Space: Network Orange TheRedPin is a kind of favourite of our’s here at XConnectTO. Previously, Sean Power visited TheRedPin offices and submitted a great blog post. Karim has also interviewed Shayan on his personal blog. Last week Karim Kanji sat down with TheRedPin co-founder Shayan Hamidi to chat about how TheRedPin [...]

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    Exclusive: The Working Group Re-Releases PostageApp

    December 15th, 2011 | Blog | karim | Comments Off

    Jon Lim was there at the beginning of this wild double journey now known as thirdocean and XConnectTO. So when Jon connected to let us know what he was up to we were all ears! Jon Lim is the Product Manager of PostageApp. He spends his day getting PostageApp into the hands of more people, [...]

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    Ramona Pringle: The Life of Avatars and more

    December 14th, 2011 | Show | karim | Comments Off

    Host: Karim Kanji Producer: HarthTV   Ramona Pringle joins Karim Kanji just prior to her talk at TEDxRyersonU. From her website: “I am a storyteller. I’m always looking for new ways to tell stories, to engage audiences in meaningful ways, and to make people feel. I’m also fascinated by the digital world, and the ethics [...]

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    XConnect thirdocean Show: Ben Zlotnick from [IN]cubes

    December 7th, 2011 | Show | karim | 1 Comment

    Host: Karim Kanji Producer: HarthTV Toronto-based serial entrepreneur Ben Zlotnick recently stopped by our studio to chat with Karim Kanji about his newest venture: [IN]cubes. Notes: Aden Earthworks Inc. Aden Earth The Plant Encyclopedia INcubes XConnect thirdocean Show is a project of thirdocean.

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    VIDEO: Scott Howard from Coral CEA

    November 30th, 2011 | Show | karim | 1 Comment

    I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Scott Howard from Coral CEA. According to their website, “Coral CEA is a not-for-profit open innovation network composed of member companies and organizations focused on the commercialization of Communications Enabled Applications (CEAs). Coral CEA was founded by the Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI), Carleton University, [...]

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    Hero Box: Winner of Toronto’s Startup Weekend 2011

    November 24th, 2011 | Show | karim | Comments Off

    This morning I had the opportunity privilege to interview David Tran, who participated in this past weekend’s Startup Weekend Toronto. His team’s product, Hero Box, actually won this prestigious competition. Below is my unedited and raw conversation with David. Topics: The entrepreneurial spirit Crushing it! Recruiting and building a team Learning from past experiences Knowing [...]

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