http://www.ideasontap.ca/blog Brains, Business, Beer, Blog Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:04:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The F5 Expo launch party starts at 5pm on January 26th at V Lounge at Earls Yaletown in Vancouver. Malcolm Gladwell will be virtually attending via Mingleverse. Register online at: http://www.f5-expo.com/launch-party http://www.ideasontap.ca/blog/f5-expo-launch-party/ Vancouver social media celebs Stephen Jagger and Shane Gibson are hosting a party for their book launch on January 28th, 2010 at V Lounge in Yaletown (1095 Mainland St.) starting at 5pm. Copies of their book will be available for $29 and they will personally sign your copy. RSVP at http://www.sociablebook.com/LaunchParty.ubr http://www.ideasontap.ca/blog/sociable-book-launch-party-jan-28th/ [caption id="attachment_231" align="alignright" width="215" caption="Malcolm Gladwell"][/caption] Ideas on Tap is proud to support the F5 Expo, featuring Malcolm Gladwell, April 7, 2010 and is excited to be able to offer a 30% discount using the Ideas on Tap promo code IDF510. http://www.f5-expo.com/attendees   Promo code for 30% off tix: IDF510 Exhibitor Ticket Discount All Inclusive ... http://www.ideasontap.ca/blog/f5-expo-featuring-malcolm-gladwell/ It has come to our attention that it would be a good idea to be environmentally conscious and allow people to show their digital ticket or email confirmation instead of a printed paper ticket. We will now be accepting digital proof or registration for admittance to the Commodore for Ideas ... http://www.ideasontap.ca/blog/digital-tickets-are-ok/ I just got back from meeting with the Commodore and they will be launching a new menu at Ideas on Tap, complete with share plates and platters for groups as well as indivdual appie plates too. Also, the 'Official' Ideas on Tap After Party will be at Doolin's Irish Pub just down ... http://www.ideasontap.ca/blog/the-official-after-party/ [caption id="attachment_214" align="alignright" width="333" caption="Sanjay Maharaj from Virtual Lockbox"][/caption] Sanjay Maharaj is the President and Co-Founder of Virtual LockBox. When Sanjay first heard about the concept of Virtual LockBox, Sanjay knew he had found his passion and had to become part of it. Sanjay wanted to deliver a platform in which ... http://www.ideasontap.ca/blog/sanjay-maharaj-from-virtual-lockbox-to-present/ [caption id="attachment_206" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Patrick Payne from Quick Mobile"][/caption] Patrick Payne is coming to the Ideas on Tap to chat about his startup, QuickMobile. Prior to QuickMobile, Patrick was founder and CEO of Mobile Operandi Communication which developed the "Mophone" mobile consumer social networking service before being sold to Vantage Point Venture ... http://www.ideasontap.ca/blog/ideas-on-tap-welcomes-patrick-payne-ceo-of-quickmobile/ [caption id="attachment_203" align="alignright" width="333" caption="Angela Robert from ConQuer Mobile"][/caption] Angela started ConQuer Mobile in 2008. She is focused on business development, building new relationships in the mobile industry in Vancouver and beyond. She is also involved with CellMap, located at Wavefront, currently serving as their Development Director. She was responsible for ... http://www.ideasontap.ca/blog/angela-robert-to-feature-conquer-mobile/ [caption id="attachment_210" align="alignright" width="333" caption="Adam Bognar of Rilli"][/caption] Adam is a designer and entrepreneur specializing in interaction / social design and branding. He is a co-founder and the Chief Design Officer at Rilli. Since early 2008, Adam has lead the evolution of the Rilli brand and the design of interfaces. He ... http://www.ideasontap.ca/blog/rillis-adam-bognar-to-pitch-really/ [caption id="attachment_200" align="alignright" width="334" caption="Igor Faletski from Mobify"][/caption] Igor Faletski is going to introduce you (me) to the company he helped found called Mobify. Igor is a co-founder of Mobify (http://mobify.me), a popular web service for optimizing websites for mobile access. It allows anybody with a website to achieve perfect compatibility with mobile screens ... http://www.ideasontap.ca/blog/igor-faletski-is-going-to-mobify-you/