- Ignite! Toronto 4
Ignite TO
Ignite Toronto is taking place on September 2, 2010 at the Drake hotel in Toronto and I am excited about it as I will be presenting this time -rather than just watching! And you should too at the next Ignite Toronto.
What is Ignite?
Fast-paced, fun, thought-provoking, social, local, global—Ignite is all of these and more. It’s a high-energy evening of 5-minute talks by people who have an idea—and the guts to get onstage and share it with their hometown crowd. Run by local volunteers who are connected through the global Ignite network, Ignite is a force for raising the collective IQ and building connections in each city.
Ignite started in Seattle in December 2006 and you can read all about it here. Registration for Ignite Toronto (which by the way is organized by Michele Perras & Peter Horvath) is open. To get a taste for what to expect at the next Ignite Toronto view the previous Ignite videos! Smashing.
Have a great weekend folks!
Photograph by Matthew Burpee
- TinEye pins AND stickers are here!
Today I picked up our complete order of TinEye robot pins. Exciting! Michael at Crucial Pins even let me wander around and take a few photos of their shop. Pin-making is a very hands-on process, and it was neat seeing all of the equipment that they use.
When I got back to the office: Another surprise! Our TinEye sticker order from StickerYou had arrived in the mail and was waiting for me at my desk. They look awesome, and the high-quality vinyl used is water proof, fade proof, and removable with no residue.
So: What are we going to do with all these stickers and pins? Well besides run around TinEye HQ like children sticking and pinning each other, we are planning on sharing them with our biggest fans! More details to come soon. In the meantime, won’t you please let us know what you think about our new swag?
Sneaking around the facilities at Crucial Pins
Me holding our pins up outside of TinEye HQ. Can you tell we love BLUE?
OMG stickers!
- oh air canada
Your fav icon is Sun’s logo? Really? I love you.
- Registration open for HackTO: Second edition
Yesterday we announced another HackTO was on its way. Well, we work fast because registration is now officially open!
The location and sponsors are TBD, but we will be holding the event on Saturday September 25th somewhere in downtown Toronto.
If you’re planning to attend, we would love your advice on the following:
- What tech companies would you like to see providing APIs this time around?
- What sorts of APIs would you be interested in working with?
- Is there anything different you would like to see or do at this next HackTO?
Please drop us a line at hackto (at) ideeinc.com any time to get in touch or to say hi. You can also join us on crowdvine!
There’s still lots to figure out, but our general schedule will look like this:
- 9:00 – Breakfast and introductions
- 9:30 – API presentation
- 10:15 – Open Planning
- 10:30 – Hacking setup and start
- Noon – Lunch
- 1:00 – Hacking
- 5:00 – Application presentation – 5 minutes for each presenter!
- 5:30 – Judging and prizes
- 6:00 – Off to nearby pub for celebrations!
Register soon, because space will be limited! Hope to see you in September.
- HackTO: Second edition
This past May, the Ideeplex hosted HackTO: an all-day hackathon for developers, startups and general techies.
The idea behind HackTO is to round up various APIs from local startups and make them available to local developers. Working in teams or solo, the developers compete to create the coolest application using one or more of the APIs made available. And just to make things interesting, they need to do this in just a few hours.
We loved hosting HackTO with CanPages, FreshBooks, OPENApps and PostRank. It’s amazing to see what can be accomplished in a few hours with a laptop, an internet connection, teamwork and coffee! We had some really cool apps come out at the end of the day, not to mention some great new connections and friendships.
In fact, the last HackTO event was such a success that we’re doing it all again. Soon. We’re thinking September. How does that work for you folks?
Date, location, prizes, and available APIs are all TBD at this point, but we just wanted you to know that the cogs of productivity are now officially spinning.
If you are a startup in the GTA with a cool API and would like to participate: please drop me a line at mstathopoulos (at) ideeinc.com. Or just say hi! Developers, we’ll let you know when a signup form is available. For now, feel free to join us on crowdvine!
Hope to see you all in September!
Update: Registration is now open
Image by totalaldo
- Apple and Google feature TinEye extensions
Yay, more Chrome love! Today the Google Chrome extension gallery featured our TinEye extension as a front-page “Top Pick”:
And Apple’s new Safari Extension Gallery has featured the TinEye extension in the “Photo” category:
We are happy to be featured with the best and brightest. Don’t forget that our extensions are also available for Firefox and IE, as well as a hack for Opera.
Happy searching, everyone!
- Google features TinEye extension for Chrome
We have extension fever here at TinEye HQ, and apparently it’s catching.
Last week, the Google Blog included TinEye in their list of favourite Chrome extensions as chosen by the Chrome team themselves. And with over 30,000 downloads, TinEye has also been selected as featured Chrome extension!
We are also excited to see that the TinEye Firefox add-on has over 845,000 downloads. Can’t wait to see that number grow to one million!
If you haven’t yet installed the TinEye extension for Chrome, Firefox, Safari or IE, head over to our goodies page and take your pick. Happy searching!
- What features would you like to see in TinEye?
Howdy folks! We are furiously working on the next stage of development for TinEye which will include all sorts of wonderful things:
- Automated image monitoring and image alerts
- User-submitted contributions to the TinEye image database
- A bigger and better index as always
But besides these gems, what would you like to see?
Please answer in the comments–speak and be heard!
Image by Hans_van_Rijnberk
- Extension preferences here for Firefox and Chrome
When we announced our new Safari plugin, we mentioned that TinEye extension preferences were on their way for Firefox and Chrome. And now they’re here!
The new extension preferences allow you to:
- Show/hide TinEye icon in context menu (Firefox only)
- Set sort order preference as best match, most changed biggest image or last used*
- Open searches in background, foreground or current tab
TinEye extension preferences are easy to set!
In Firefox, go to Tools>Add-ons in the Firefox menu bar. Locate ‘TinEye Reverese Image search’ in the Add-ons window list and click the ‘Options’ button.
In Chrome, go to Tools>Extensions in the Chrome menu bar. Locate ‘TinEye Reverese Image search’ in the extensions list and click the ‘Options’ link.
We hope you enjoy! <3
* The sort order set in your extension preferences will take precedence over your browser’s last remembered sort order.
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