Continuing my usual cheerleading for Web 2.0 in Canada, here are some good links highlighting folks who have been on panels recently (SXSWi, Convergence Integration) and just have some good news to share.
First off is Aidan Henry’s list of Victoria startups to watch:
A few of the start-ups that are paving the way in the Victoria pure-play Internet space include:

DailySplice – Personalized, daily podcast radio.
Indochino – Affordable, tailored men’s suits online.
Teampages – Simplified team and league management tools for sports.
Oprius – Web-based application suite for network marketers.

Two other early-stage players include Zumer and Utilium (both in private Beta) . …read more

Morning from SXSW.  I’ll have my travel and early morning pics up soon, but we’re all here at the b5media ranch hanging out waiting for Aaron and Mark to arrive.  I haven’t even begun to think about what sessions I’m going to, well besides a couple that hit my attention.
I saw on the Dabble blog that Avi will be here–Dabble DB Blog: Dabble DB hits the road. –and on the Building Developer-Friendly Web Service APIs panel with Carl of Defensio and Ben of Freshbooks.
On Monday Kris Krug is on the Blame Canada: 7 Ways We’re Ahead in New Media panel …read more

You know that I am a huge fan of Kris Krug’s work.  I don’t think he’s taken a bad pic of me yet.  As I was skimming my feeds I saw this little baby:

Yep, that’s a pic by Vangroovy’s own Kris Krug there on the NatGeo website.  Some of us have to use the online fakery ones to live our NatGeo dreams (one day, one day) … but Kris gets to actually live it!
Congrats man.  Certainly an accolade long overdue.