Best of the MaRS Blog, 2009

Posted by webgoddesscathy @ MaRS, January 7th, 2010

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Shifting entrepreneurship and innovation

Another year of shifting innovative entrepreneurship

At just over three years old, the MaRS Blog is already topping some “best blogs” lists (see “You’re reading a top 5 biotech blog” and “Top 150 Blogs for Entrepreneurs“).

For those who are just joining the fray and want to know what we’re talking about — and for those who read every day and were just curious! — here’s the list of the most popular blog posts of 2009.

  1. Rooftop solar system anyone?
  2. Ontario’s emerging tech companies get a boost
  3. The 75%-5% Plan: Lessons from building North America’s greenest hotel
  4. Social venture financing: A scan of the landscape
  5. Genius in a dorm room?: The myth of the young entrepreneur
  6. The Michael Jackson Phenomenon: Tracking the social media
  7. Beyond Politics: Social networks and commerce
  8. Got tech? It’s time to take your product on the road
  9. Brain fitness: Casual gaming or preventative medicine?
  10. Fonolo named on Time.com’s “50 Best Websites 2009″

Here’s to another year of insight on innovation and entrepreneurship!



Discussion

  • richbendis
    You are doing great work. Like your content.
    You might be interested in my free daily innovation newsletter .
    You can find it on www.innovationamerica.us as innovationDAILY. Might be someway we can partner with an rss feed to yours?
    Lets discuss.
    Rich Bendis, CEO innovation America
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Cathy is the Manager of Online Communications at MaRS, responsible for all online media programs. She helps bring the blogger out in all of us and keeps us informed about the MaRS community through our website and social media.

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