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		<title>Smartphone, Tablet, Mobile Web and App Stats</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blackberry OS Stats: http://us.blackberry.com/developers/choosingtargetos.jsp Android OS Stats: http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html iOS Stats: http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/01/what-percentage-of-iphone-owners-are-on-ios4.php App Store Metrics: http://distimo.com/appstores http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/games-most-popular-mobile-app-category/ Apple App Store App Metric Details: http://148apps.biz/app-store-metrics/ Android Market App Metric Details: http://www.appbrain.com/stats/ Mobile Browser Stats: http://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=9&#38;qpcustom=iOS%2CAndroid&#38;sample=38 Smartphone Marketshare: http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/apple-leads-smartphone-race-while-android-attracts-most-recent-customers/ Comscore Smartphone Vendor Marketshare: Comscore Tablet Marketshare: http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1626414 Smartphone Demographics: http://www.intomobile.com/2011/02/01/amaerican-asians-hispanics-most-likely-to-own-smartphone/ http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Smartphones.aspx Related Trends: http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/browse-all-about-it-the-evolution-of-the-circular/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/in-us-smartphones-now-majority-of-new-cellphone-purchases/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/average-u-s-smartphone-data-usage-up-89-as-cost-per-mb-goes-down-46/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/NielsenMobileAppsWhitepaper.pdf http://mobithinking.com/mobile-marketing-tools/latest-mobile-stats [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1835&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Social Marketing Titles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was doing some research and noted that there is a wide range of titles people and companies are using related to social media marketing: Social Media Gurus Viral Marketing Gurus Internet Marketing Gurus New Media Marketing Gurus Digital Marketing Gurus Social Media Stars Social Media Marketers Social Media Consultants Social Media Experts Social Media [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1634&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Smart Phones, New Politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Purple Forge Ottawa Citizen &#8211; Smart Phones, New Politics Posted in Business, Canada, Canadian Politics, Ecosystems, Entreprenuerism, General Interest, Government, Government Policy, Innovation, Jobs, Local Start-ups, New Media, Nortel, Ontario, Opportunities, Ottawa, Ottawa Start-ups, Regional Economic Development, Sales, Silicon Valley, Technology, Trends, United States, US, US Politics, Web 2.0 Tagged: brian hurley, iphone, john craig, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1626&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ottawa University #8 in Research Income in 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research Infosource published a report titled &#8220;Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities List 2009 Analysis&#8220;. Ottawa University came in #8&#8230; unfortunately Carleton University didn&#8217;t make the list. Posted in Canada, Creative Class, Economy, Ecosystems, General Interest, Government, Government Policy, Innovation, Ottawa, Regional Economic Development, Technology, Trends, Universities Tagged: Canada, carleton university, ottawa university, research income, Trends<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1561&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Venture Capital Statistics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[United States VC Investments Q3 2009 &#8211; MoneyTree &#8211; National Data VC Investments Q3 2009 &#8211; MoneyTree &#8211; Regional Data VC Investments Q3 2009 &#8211; MoneyTree &#8211; Top Deals VC Investments Q3 2009 &#8211; MoneyTree &#8211; Charts VC Investments Q3 2009 &#8211; MoneyTree &#8211; Press Release Corporate Venture Capital Group Investment Analysis 1995 to Q1 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1527&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Automated Testing Tools for iPhone</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently asked some friends for their insights into automated testing tools for iPhone.   Based on the feedback (special thanks to Kevin Burr!) and some research, it turns out there are a few expensive commercial services/tools and some emerging and very interesting open source applications, including: DeviceAnywhere (commercial) Cucumber (open source) A good overview of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1488&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GUI Mock Up Tools for iPhone</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I posted some information back in August about GUI mock-up tools.  Since then, I have tried a variety of tools, including the hosted Protoshare and the multi-platform desktop application Balsamiq Mockups.    In the end I selected Balsamiq Mockups as the preferred tool to use. The following shows an example of the type of prototyping that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1470&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Social Networking + Mobile = Next Killer App</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley recently published data on key economy and internet trends.  The presentation is available online at various locations, including SlideShare below: Some key highlights: Mobile internet usage will be bigger than most think Apple Mobile share should suprise on upside near-term Next generation platforms (social networking + mobile) driving unprecedented change in communications + [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1456&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Social &#8220;Things&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of interest these days regarding social &#8220;things&#8221; and their potential to change how people communicate.   There are currently three main categories of social &#8220;things&#8221; on the internet today: Social Bookmarking is a method for Internet users to share, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web resources. Unlike file sharing, the resources [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1443&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead to Win &#8211; November Session Accepting Applications!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lead to Win program is accepting applications for the November session. If you are interested in creating your own company &#8211; check out the program at http://www.leadtowin.ca. Spaces are limited and the program has been over subscribed for every session held so if you are interested do not delay getting your application submitted. Check [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1420&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are currently working in Nortel, Mitel or any of the other local tech companies that are under stress and under the threat of downsizing, then you are probably thinking about your &#8220;Plan B&#8221;.     If your &#8220;Plan B&#8221; involves launching your own business, then you should take a close look at the Lead to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1347&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lead to Win held a reception on Monday evening for participants and supporters.   Special guests included the Mayor of Gatineau and the acting Mayor of Ottawa.  Both expressed their support for the Lead to Win program and new businesses the participants are hoping to launch. Participants at the reception commented on the strong and growing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1328&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Industry Canada announced on Monday that they will be providing additional funding for BDC. The funding allocation includes $350M for BDC&#8216;s venture capital activities that will allow it to make additional direct investments of $260 million over three years in Canadian businesses already in the BDC portfolio, as well as investments in new seed technology companies [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1324&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>INTERESTED IN LAUNCHING A  NEW TECH BUSINESS?  LEAD TO WIN WANTS TO HELP YOU!</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/06/07/interested-in-launching-a-new-tech-business-lead-to-win-wants-to-help-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a recent call for participants from Dr Tony Bailetti for the 3rd session of the Lead to Win program which starts on July 28th &#8211; please spread the word! INTERESTED IN LAUNCHING A  NEW TECH BUSINESS?  LEAD TO WIN WANTS TO HELP YOU! If you are serious about starting a profitable technology business [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1311&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead to Win May-June Sessions</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/05/22/lead-to-win-may-june-sessions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 17:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Lead to Win program kicked-off this week.  The program was originally planned to support 30 participants per session.  Due to overwhelming demand from highly qualified candidates the program capacity was doubled and 61 participants were accepted into the May-June program. The first three days of workshops went exceptionally well.  All participants were highly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1274&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 21:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Message from Dr Tony Bailetti for Prospective Lead to Win Participants Testimonial from Jerry Everett, President of onconference Want more information? Visit the Lead to Win website at http://www.leadtowin.ca. The program is free to qualified participants (no small print, no strings attached!). Posted in Best practices, Business, Canada, Commercialization, Creative Class, Economy, Ecosystems, Entreprenuerism, General [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1265&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead to Win Program Update &#8211; April 25th</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CTV Ottawa News Coverage This Sunday! Tune-in to CTV Ottawa TECH NOW with Paul Brent on April 26th at 6PM for a special report on Lead to Win! City of Ottawa, Carleton University and Business &#8211; United in Leadership for the Community Recent press releases on the Lead to Win program: City of Ottawa Ottawa Chamber [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1248&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ottawa Tech Jobs Melting Away</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate took a sharp jump recently and currently sits at 5.2%. Under the surface, the situation for tech jobs is increasingly serious. In Ottawa-Gatineau technology jobs have been evaporating at an alarming rate -  in just the last 12 months,  the region has lost 8,800 tech jobs.  This represents greater then a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1241&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Cool Technology &#8211; &#8220;Sensitive Object&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This new technology from Sensitive Object presents some interesting potential for new applications. Their technology can turn almost any object into a touch-sensitive interface!   Posted in Best practices, Business, Computing, Creative Class, Ecosystems, Entreprenuerism, General Interest, Information Technology, Innovation, Jobs, Local Start-ups, Microbusiness, Opportunities, Regional Economic Development, Technology, Universities, Venture Capital Tagged: cool, Entrepreneur, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1230&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wii &#8211; a platform for innovative product development &#8230;a Cool Idea with Loads of Microbusiness Potential</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Nintendo Wii and it&#8217;s accessories represent a new platform with a lot of new opportunities for entrepreneurs to develop derivative products from.   A case in point, Johny Lee at Carnegie Mellon University has developed and posted working designs and software for a low-cost interactive whiteboard based on the WiiRemote and a PC.   [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1226&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>High Tech?  Ensure You Know About the IRAP Small Project Accellerated Review Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted in Best practices, Business, Canada, Commercialization, Creative Class, Economy, Ecosystems, Entreprenuerism, General Interest, Government, Government Policy, Information Technology, Innovation, Innovation Hub, Jobs, Local Start-ups, Microbusiness, OCRI, Open Source, Opportunities, Ottawa, Ottawa Start-ups, Regional Economic Development, Trends, Unemployment Tagged: Economic Trends, entrepreneurs, financing, high tech, IRAP, Ottawa, startups<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1211&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More Beef, Less Bun!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are in the midst of the worst economic downturn Ottawa has seen, and we are watching our high tech sector melt away. I find it very disturbing that there are few organizations &#8211; other than the Talent First Network and NRC-IRAP &#8211; that are stepping up and taking visible, urgent and concrete steps to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1203&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Forget Monorails!  The New Snake Oil for Economic Development is Green Tech and Clean Energy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green tech and clean energy is the new snake oil &#8211; and is increasingly being pushed in Ottawa and other communities as &#8220;the future of technology&#8221; and the source for attracting venture capital,  private investment and driving  massive economic growth&#8230;  However the facts paint a different picture! Venturesource reports steady declines in Venture investment in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1192&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Join Lead to Win: Drive Massive Innovation in Canada&#8217;s Capital Region</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/04/15/join-lead-to-win-drive-massive-innovation-in-canadas-capital-region/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join Lead to Win: Drive Massive Innovation in Canada&#8217;s Capital Region If you are serious about starting a profitable technology based business in the National Capital Region during the current economic situation, we invite you to apply to Lead to Win (LTW). LTW is a proven program for talented technology individuals who wish to establish [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1188&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead-to-Win Turns Economic Downturn into Opportunity for Laid-Off Technology Workers in Canada&#8217;s Capital Region</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 16, 2009 &#8211; Press Release Ottawa, Ontario Lead-to-Win Turns Economic Downturn into Opportunity for Laid-Off Technology Workers in Canada&#8217;s Capital Region In the tech meltdown of 2002, four out of five laid-off tech workers did not find work in high tech, and in Ottawa-Gatineau two out of five laid-off tech workers left the region.   [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1180&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wireless M2M &#8211; Machine to Machine Networking …a Cool Idea with Loads of Microbusiness Potential</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/04/12/wireless-m2m-machine-to-machine-networking-%e2%80%a6a-cool-idea-with-loads-of-microbusiness-potential/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wireless M2M networking enables the monitoring and control of devices that have historically been difficult to access and were previously un-managed.   Standards are becoming more common and stable.  Further, the implementation and production cost of wirelessly enabling and managing devices continues to drop.  This opens up a broad range of potential new applications and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1168&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MagCloud &#8211; Do It Yourself Magazine Publishing &#8230;a Cool Idea with Loads of Microbusiness Potential</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HP is currently running a beta of a new online service called &#8220;MagCloud&#8220;.  The service allows anyone to produce a magazine and print it &#8211; on demand &#8211; for $0.20 a page.  The service also offers an online store to allow publishers to sell their magazines.  The service will take care of printing, mailing, subscription [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1150&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Technology Rates Adoption from 1900 to Present</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This interesting chart is from the New York Times, it highlights the speed of adoption of new technologies over the years.  The general conclusion is that adoption/consumption of new technology occurs much faster today then in the past. Posted in Best practices, Business, Commercialization, Computing, Creative Class, Economy, Ecosystems, Entreprenuerism, General Interest, Information Technology, Innovation, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1139&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Carleton University Poster Session &#8211; Innovation, Talent, Commercialization</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/03/24/carleton-university-poster-session-innovation-talent-commercialization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I attended the Carleton University engineering poster session on Mar 20th.  89 engineering students  displayed the results of 36 4th year projects (http://www.sce.carleton.ca/courses/sysc-4907/webforms/posterLocations.php). The projects ranged from the abstract to the commercially viable, and from simple to complex.  The one thing that stood out in general was the high quality of the students.   The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1110&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Canada is Potential Leader in Global Technology Revolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent Rand report , &#8220;The Global Technology Revolution 2020&#8243;, looks at 16 upcoming key technologies and the ability of 29 countries to acquire and to implement.  The following chart identified the key technology applications - Only three of the 29 countries examined by Rand were identified as being able to acquire and implement all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1042&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario Commercialization Network to be Reformed?</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/03/14/ontario-commercialization-network-to-be-reformed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ontario Commercialization Network Steering Committee Report was delivered to the Minister late February.  PWC produced a report on OCN prior to the Steering Committee Report but it was not made public. The report makes some blunt assessments of serious problems with  Ontario&#8217;s current approach to economic development and commercialization.  Some key findings include: Lack [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1027&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nortel US Patents Granted 2007 &#8211; Ranked 68th</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/03/04/nortel-us-patents-granted-2007-ranked-68th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the US Patent Office -Nortel was ranked 68th overall relative to US patent filings in 2007, details are shown in the table below. McKinsey recently published an article summarizing their analysis of US patent filings as a proxy to predict/identify centers/clusters of innovation.   Volume of patents is reflected by the size of the bubble, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=886&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Death of Canadian R&amp;D Spending</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2008 report on Canadian R&#38;D spending from Research Infosource identifies the following top 10 R&#38;D spenders - Nortel $1.851B BCE $1.26B Magna $.725B Pratt and Whitney $.444B IBM $.377B Atomic Energy of Canada $.228B RIM $.253B Alcatel-Lucent $.236B Sanofi-Aventis Group $.207B Apotex Inc $.181B Nortel currently accounts for 32% of the R&#38;D spend in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=873&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Making Technology Happen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have the first and second edition of this book on my bookshelf.  It is concise, practical advice for starting and running a technology/knowledge-based company&#8230; and it is written by a local tech leader &#8211; Denzil Doyle!   For those trying to figure out where to start and what to do I recommend this book as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=823&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ottawa 2.0 &#8211; The Flint Michigan of Canada&#8217;s High Tech World?</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/02/28/ottawa-20-the-flint-michigan-of-canadas-high-tech-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Citizen published an article on the key role Nortel has had on the Ottawa high tech market, noting that there are no replacements for Nortel waiting in the wings to step-in to the void. Here is a list of potential impacts on the City of Ottawa in a post-Nortel scenario: Ottawa will increasingly rely [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=810&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation &#8211; &#8220;Next Generation of Jobs Fund&#8221; a McGuinty Debacle?</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/02/25/ontario-ministry-of-innovation-next-generation-of-jobs-fund-a-mcguinty-debacle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the talk of government stimulus and spending it is disappointing to see the government not using programs that have already been approved and rolled-out. Last year, the Ontario Government&#8217;s Next Generation of Jobs Fund was rolled out by McGuinty with much fanfare and promises of how his government would be fast tracking the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=760&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Universities Benefit from Recession?</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/02/25/universities-benefit-from-recession/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the UK, University applications are up 8%, with some Universities are up significantly higher: Applications to Oxford and Cambridge rose 9.9%. The University of Exeter said it had an 18% increase in applications from British students and 88% rise in those outside the EU. New universities and smaller specialist institutions also reported record rises. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=753&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Project Sun Spot&#8230; a Cool Idea with Loads of Microbusiness Potential</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/02/25/project-sun-spot-a-cool-idea-with-loads-of-microbusiness-potential/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sun has developed Sun Small Programable Object Technology (SPOT).  It&#8217;s an experimental platform to inspire developers to build the next great toy, sensor, communication device &#8212; who knows &#8212; using Sun technology.  The Sun SPOT devices make include a flexible hardware platform as well as the software and tools to make it easy to innovate, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=750&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SheevaPlug&#8230; a &#8220;Plug Computer&#8221;&#8230;a Cool Idea with Loads of Microbusiness Potential</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/02/25/sheevaplug-a-plug-computer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A small computer in a wall-plug, running Linux. Marvell is selling this &#8220;development platform&#8221;, targeted at the following applications: Network Control Plane Applications High-performance Storage Single Board Computers Enterprise Printers DVRs, NVRs, Video Surveillance High-volume SMB Gateways For those of the &#8220;Creative Class&#8221; looking for new microbusiness ideas, it might be something worth looking at. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=748&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What IT/Tech Certifications Have Value Relative to Salary and Job Opportunities?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a vast, and increasing, number of technical certifications available.  A big question many people have is what is the value &#8211; if any &#8211;  of an individual spending the time and money to obtain a certification.  Will the certification increase prospects for employment?  Will the certification increase the salary of the holder? A [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=722&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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