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Digital Journal CEO Chris Hogg to be awarded Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal

Chris Hogg — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:26:03 +0000

I have some personal news to share and I am humbled by all the kind words from friends and colleagues. I’m sharing a press release below that we issued this morning via Digital Journal. Thank you everyone for the feedback and notes — I’m truly honoured —– Digital Journal Chief Executive Officer, Chris Hogg, has [...]

Digital Journalists landing more opportunities thanks to digital publishing and community experience

Chris Hogg — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:57:57 +0000

This morning we issued the following press release on Digital Journal so I’m sharing it here as well: With the rise of social media and communities such as Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram, news organizations and brands are facing increased pressure to find editorial talent who can work seamlessly in the fast-paced world of digital media. [...]

The Top 8 things every entrepreneur can learn from ’48 Hours in the Valley’

Chris Hogg — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:55:34 +0000

This blog post is the one of three chronicling my experiences at The C100′s investor/entrepreneur event called 48 Hours in the Valley. My introduction to this post can be found here: Every entrepreneur should do 48 Hours in Silicon Valley. The second post can be found here: 4 standout experiences from ’48 Hours in the Valley’ These [...]

4 standout experiences from ’48 Hours in the Valley’

Chris Hogg — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:54:27 +0000

This blog post is the one of three chronicling my experiences at The C100′s investor/entrepreneur event called 48 Hours in the Valley. My introduction to this post can be found here: Every entrepreneur should do 48 Hours in Silicon Valley. My next post can be found here: The Top 8 things every entrepreneur can learn from ’48 [...]

Every entrepreneur should do 48 Hours in Silicon Valley

Chris Hogg — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:52:33 +0000

If you’ve ever worked in a startup, you know what it’s like to attack one of the most exciting and uncertain beasts you’ll ever encounter. At any given moment you’re juggling 100 things; you never have enough staff; you need more cash, always; you have more ideas than you could ever execute; and most experienced [...]

Visiting Silicon Valley with the Top 20 most promising startups in Canada

Chris Hogg — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 02:27:43 +0000

Digital Journal is en route to the heart of the tech and investment world: Silicon Valley. As many of you saw in our announcement last month, Digital Journal has been hand-picked from hundreds of companies across Canada and named one of the 20 most promising startups by The C100, an organization representing accomplished Canadian entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. [...]

Digital Journal among Top 20 most promising startups in Canada, invited to C100 event in Silicon Valley

Chris Hogg — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:14:37 +0000

So happy to announce this — my company has been hand-picked from hundreds of companies across Canada as one of the 20 most promising startups by the C100, an organization representing accomplished Canadian entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. Press release below: Twice a year, the C100 holds an event called 48 Hours in the Valley designed [...]

Video: Inside Foxconn, the iPad factory in China

Chris Hogg — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:55:21 +0000

A lot of headline ink has been spilled on the issue of Foxconn building iPads for Apple in China. Some believe the workers are exploited, making $14/day, while others argue the working conditions and pay is much better than anywhere else. Here is a quick video I stumbled upon today that offers a look inside [...]

PandoDaily’s Sarah Lacy on journalism and startups

Chris Hogg — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:00:35 +0000

I’m a fan of Sarah Lacy and what she is building at PandoDaily. Funded by $2.5M, Lacy aims to cover the startup world and be the “site-of-record for the startup root-system and everything that springs up from it…” She delivers great tech journalism and covers startups well, and PandoDaily’s original voice and analysis is refreshing. I [...]

Digital Journal publishes March ‘Power User’ list in ongoing crowdsourcing project

Chris Hogg — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:33:58 +0000

My company issued this press release today: Digital Journal today published a list of the 20 most active contributors on its network in March. The Top 20 list is published each month to report how Digital Journalists, bloggers and citizen journalists interact in an online media network. “Gamification is going to be a pillar in [...]