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A wireless new POS system is now available for restaurateurs everywhere. ISISPOS in an enterprise single or multi-unit integrated point-of-sale system designed exclusively for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The Kitchen Display Solution displays incoming orders in real time with never before imagined abilities to manage the prep-time of courses and tickets.

“It’s simple and refreshingly unique,” said Paul Perri, Executive Vice President. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s ThinkBox Publishing has published “Wallflowers Need Not Apply: A “no bs” look at the world of professional screenwriting,” a 212-page book by author/screenwriter John Russell (the pen name of a screenwriter with nearly 20 years of professional experience). “I’ve been a professional writer for nearly 20 years. I am not a ‘superstar’ screenwriter by any means,” writes John, “but I do get paid for my work. I offer this collection of ‘working writer’ advice in hopes that it will assist new screenwriters as well as others who have not yet secured paid writing deals.” Read the rest of this entry »

With mobile local search continuing to explode and more than 80 percent of SMBs including mobile marketing in their budgets, provider of advertising call measurement solutions Telmetrics has introduced m.Call. This patent-pending, first-of-its-kind call measurement solution allows mobile local search publishers and application developers to capture valuable call data without traditional call tracking numbers. Read the rest of this entry »

TELETOON at Night fans have spoken! The votes are in and Vancouver, BC’s Sheryl Vedamani and Lemoyne, QC’s Philippe Ramsay Gaudreau have 10,000 reasons to gloat today as their animated films have been named the winners of the TELETOON at Night Pilot Project and TÉLÉTOON la Nuit Projet Pilote contests, respectively. As the winners, both Vedamani and Gaudreau have won $10,000 CDN and a trip for two to North America’s largest animation conference and festival, the Television Animation Conference and Ottawa International Animation Festival.

Vedamani, 20, is a Vancouver native and is a student at Vancouver Film School. Gaudreau, 26, grew up in Brossard, Quebec and currently works as a 2D artist at a video game company in Montreal. Read the rest of this entry »

Social Tactics is now offering corporate training courses in addition to their public workshops in social media and personal branding. The new corporate training courses, led by Susan Varty and Marc Roginsky, Co-founders of Social Tactics, are designed to address the corporate demand for understanding and embracing enterprise social recruiting, social media policies and best practices, and lead generation through social media.

“With social media access becoming the norm at work, more and more corporations want to be prepared to embrace the new shift in social communication using technology tools – inside or outside of the corporate firewall,” says Susan Varty. Read the rest of this entry »

Know a young budding artist? TD Friends of the Environment Foundation (TD FEF) and Earth Day® Canada invite teachers and parents to kick off the school year on a green note with the TD FEF and Earth Day Canada Art Contest.  Elementary school students across the country can submit an original drawing of their favourite part of nature for the chance to have their artwork featured on a limited edition TD FEF reusable shopping bag and win a $7,500 environmental grant for their school. Read the rest of this entry »

Social Recognition company I Love Rewards has officially changed its name to Achievers. The company has experienced a 105% increase in monthly income over the past year, as well as growth in staffing of 162%. With $14 million in financing from JLA Ventures, GrandBanks Capital, Laurence Capital and Ontario Venture Capital Fund, Achievers is headquartered in Toronto and San Francisco. Read the rest of this entry »

Following his critically acclaimed music for Assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s Creed II and Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, British Academy award-winning composer Jesper Kyd has written and produced the original score for Assassin’s Creed® Revelations, the fourth installment in Ubisoft’s immensely popular video game franchise, alongside music composed by Lorne Balfe. To reflect the story’s multicultural setting of 16th Century Constantinople, Jesper Kyd has crafted a rich and evocative hybrid music score drawing on Greek, Renaissance and Middle-Eastern instrumentation, while combining his emotional melodic writing and acoustic/electronic styles associated with the series.  Assassin’s Creed Revelations will be available on November 15th for Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and PC.
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Fresh TV, in association with Family Channel, announced that production starts today for Season 2 of its hit situation comedy Really Me. Season 2 of the spunky reality show-within-a-show is expected to premiere on Family Channel in Spring 2012.

“We are really excited to continue working with such a stellar cast of young stars and industry veterans for Season 2 of Really Me,” said Tom McGillis, President, Fresh TV Inc. “Viewers can expect to see Maddy and Julia encounter more drama than ever as they continue to negotiate the benefits and pitfalls of being reality TV stars.” Read the rest of this entry »

US-based WWE Studios has acquired all US distribution rights to the Toronto International Film Festival cult hit The Day, Doug Aarniokoski’s visceral action thriller. The movie, which was filmed in Ottawa, screened to sold-out crowds in the Midnight Madness section of the Festival. WWE® will use its television, digital/social media and print assets, which reach more than 20 million people domestically each week, to help market the release of film. Read the rest of this entry »