- Idée Inc in Canadian Business Magazine
On Canadian newsstands now is a Canadian Business magazine article and photospread revealing the juicy past, present and future of the good folks at Idée. Lots of interesting tidbits in the article which is
notpresently available online.
- Lunch 2.0 launched!
Nerds herd for amazing grazing. Canada’s first Lunch 2.0 hosted at the Idéeplex is a success!
The good folks at Idée brought the obscure italian soft drinks, and pizza from neighbourhood pride Peter’s Creole Cajun. Everyone who came brought enthusiasm, ideas and a desire to foster community.
Who will host the next Lunch 2.0?
The crowd wowed by Idée’s top secret project
which is an that for . Idée will change the way you see the internet. Stay tuned.
- Where can I find this lamp?
During my travels on the intertubes, I have a had a bad habit of collecting images I think are interesting. I drag images off of web pages and into my “unsorted” pictures folder which I check out every year or so for a laugh. The only thing that’s bad about this habit is that unlike a bookmark, there’s rarely context associated with an image file. There is rarely metadata about the images and filenames often provides no clues as to the source of the image. During my annual pictures folder perusal, I rediscovered this really inventive lamp design. I must have saved it from a web page but I don’t remember which one.I don’t have any information about the image but would certainly like to find out more. Is this a real lamp I can buy? Who designed it? If it’s for sale, where can I buy it? There’s no metadata in the file itself and the filename wasn’t any help either.
How can I find what I want using only this image?
- Idée brings Lunch 2.0 to Canada!
We at Idée like the idea of getting together for lunch while checking out great local tech companies and meeting interesting people. So we decided to take a note of what the group in Silicon Valley has done and start Lunch 2.0 in Canada!What is it? Lunch 2.0 is lunch events at any (interesting and innovative) tech company where you show up, eat, and talk to interesting people. This is additional way for the startup communities across the country to get together and share ideas (and keep each other well-fed), and it will hopefully be an extension of what events like DemoCamp achieve.
Lunch20.ca - Read more about Lunch 2.0 Canada on lunch20.ca, the nice little site we put together for it, find out about an upcoming lunch 2.0’s in your city, and how to put together and list your own lunch 2.0!
The first lunch 2.0 in Canada will be held at the Idéeplex in Toronto
What: Join us to check out our cool image recognition and search software, and for some pizza (no pizza pizza here), Italian sodas, dessert, and lots of interesting conversations with passionate people doing cool things around the city. You’ll also get a glimpse of what cool new technologies we’ve got in the works!
When: Friday February 22, 2008, Noon to 13:30
- Idée is hiring!
We’re looking for some bright, hard-working individuals to join us at the Idéeplex and to help us grow.If you are looking to work with smart, über-talented teams, on super-interesting projects in a creative, passionate and open environment , then you should get in touch! (did we mention we’re looking for smart people?)
Positions we’re aiming to fill:
- System Administrator
- Technical Project Manager
- Sales Support / Account Management
- Software Development Engineer
- Business Development Manager
- Marketing Communications Manager
- Bilingual Coordinator (Technology Operations)
Besides the great work, what else is Idée about?
Wednesday team lunches, Downtown T.O. location, Semi-stocked kitchen (candy and chocolate!), Intense, extreme running competitions, Locally-roasted French press coffee (because we’re green and we’re French), Fun Wii Fridays, Idéeplex Zoo: you’ll have to see for yourself!
- DemoCamp Toronto
Folks: it is on, DemoCamp 17 is happening in Toronto. We are looking for fantastic demonstrations to excite us! So if you are working on anything you think would be an awesome presentation at DemoCamp: we want to hear from you. Now. So please submit your presentation proposal and register to attend.Join us at DemoCamp 17:
Date: Monday Feb 25, 2008
Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Where: Toronto Board of Trade, 1 First Canadian Place, Toronto, ONNow listen folks, DemoCamp is a participant-driven event. It can only get better with your participation, it can only become smashing with your interest and participation. If you are out there, working in technology and interested in helping further build this little community of ours, then come on out. There are no excuses for not participating. If you are a first time attendee: please ping me. I will introduce you. I will take you around and I will make you wonder why you have not attend all the previous DemoCamp. You can ping me at lboujnane {@} ideeinc.com - Looking forward to welcoming you! We are a very welcoming bunch. Really!
Schedule
5:00 – Doors open
6:00-7:00pm – Demos
7:30-8:00pm – Ignite Presentations
9:00 – We move to the pub to continue our conversations and share a few pints.We are looking for demos and Ignite presentations.
DemoCamp rules:
- All demos are 5 minutes demo presentations
- No powerpoint for the demonstrations; we have made a couple of exceptions in the past but really we want to see your working stuff and not a powerpoint. Plus powerpoint is evil - we all know that - and we are good. So no powerpoint!
- Ignite presentations take the same amount of time: 5 minutes. They should be entertaining and fun. You get 20 slides x 15 seconds per slide. All Ignite presentations need to be submitted in advance so either you are ready to rock the house or not!
So, what are you waiting for: submit your demo or Ignite talk now. I will publish a little guide to doing demos at DemoCamp but for now I will leave you with this little write up from Dave Winer and just remember:
If you have five minutes to tell your story, make sure that by the time minute #1 is over, the prospect has seen enough to be totally blown away.
- Idée Awesomeness
Wednesday is my favourite day at Idée. Wonder why? Well that’s because it is Idée Lunch Day. On Wednesdays, every Wednesday, we have an Idée company wide lunch. Lunch is brought in - sometimes we even make burritos! - and we all get to sit down as a giant team and have lunch. If you have been outside today you will understand why this is super sweet today. Who wants to go outside in this weather!
I miss burrito days though!
- Britney Economy 101
Duff MacDonald from Portfolio Magazine writes about a back-of-the-napkin calculation of just how much Britney Spears is worth to the multitudes who make money off her.
A bit of background for those of you not familiar with Britney (!):Britney has sold 83 million records since the release of her debut album in 1999, bringing in more than $400 million to Jive Records, her recording company. Even her 2007 album sold well, despite her troubles. Her tours have grossed nearly $150 million; the average take for her 265 solo shows is $583,138, according to Pollstar, which tracks touring data.
But what I found fascinating is the Paparazzi generated revenues.
A Britney photo garners anywhere from $250 (for a run-of-the-mill shot of her at Starbucks) to $100,000 or more. The photo agency X17, which has a team trailing her 24-7, estimates that Britney accounts for 30 percent of its revenue: It sold $2.5 million worth of Britney photos in 2007 alone, including $500,000 for its exclusive Bald Britney pics. Competitor Splash News says that Britney accounts for 10 to 15 percent of its business, boosted this year by $200,000 for photos of Britney in a hot tub. All told, Britney probably makes up a full 20 percent of the paparazzi business.
Something to think about this cold Monday morning! Full article and photo gallery here.
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