Montreal-based MOBIVOX has done it again.  They are making it easier and easier for people to call and connect through their mobile phones–and cost-effectively too:
Reinforcing its commitment to making international calling easier, MOBIVOX announced today the launch of its new “Call Me” button.
MOBIVOX members simply place the Call Me button into their e-mail signatures or onto social network profiles, blogs, auction sites and other Web pages, enabling them to receive calls from around the world, while keeping their phone numbers private. Source: Experience Mobility » Blog Archive » MOBIVOX Introduces International Calling Made Easier

I’ve tried MOBIVOX and agree with Alec …read more

Universities are often where the cool stuff starts (Google, Yahoo … the Internet), typically like-minded folks find each other in class and such, but that’s pretty random.  What if you take a self-selected bunch of techies who are passionate about creating the next big thing and have them all live together?
That’s the idea behind University of Waterloo’s new Velocity residence.  Increase the chance that something cool will come up by throwing people together in an environment just for that.
If this is successful I can see it being copied elsewhere.  We already do it in the business world, so starting early …read more