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An update on Cambrian House: We’ve just launched a new version of our Chaordix crowdsourcing platform for enterprises. We’ve added a bunch of new capabilities and services to our bag of tricks for Chaordix, making it even easier for companies to seek and interpret input from customers, employees and other partners. (And I should say thanks to all of you because it was your participation at Cambrian House that has helped us hone Chaordix into a very impressive product.)

So if you are in a company that is looking to tap crowds for the business intelligence to innovate, improve operations, and reduce the risks of competing in the marketplace, you should definitely check it out and get in touch.

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Check out our official press release

The Cambrian House Team

Much like that lady on the Price is Right whose large cleavage is only eclipsed by her even-larger bouffant, we take this game very seriously. We often joke around, but we are hell-bent about succeeding in business. We are also seriously scattered with too much on our plates. And so, we’d like to announce we’re dividing in order to conquer.

We have two amazing projects underway: Chaordix and Gwabs (please don’t make us talk about Prezzle just now). And we have two amazing leaders: Shelley and MJ. Our experiments in both cloning and human fusion are running behind so we’re going old school – giving one person, one focus. Shelley is working hard at Chaordix, under the Cambrian House umbrella and MJ is working hard at Gwabs, under the SundayLABS umbrella.

Contrary to popular belief, the good times can’t go on forever, especially in these dire economic times. We think Gwabs is really cool, but it’s been on the “almost done” pile for far too long. The team on Gwabs is giving 110%, but on their last play of the game. After this Hail Mary Pass, we’d like to laser focus on Chaordix only.

For more information, please see our press release.

Team CH

The best demos invariably make use of the phrase, “and hopefully we won’t get sued!”

If you have ever thought about demoing software at Calgary Demo Camp, first ask yourself this question… are you hoping you won’t get sued? If not, why not? You’re not going to hopefully not get sued by just thinking about it.

Mike Tighe

Leif Baradoy

MJ of CH

Attendees

Gluzman

The “hopefully we won’t get sued” demo at Calgary’s 12th Demo Camp was Mike Tighe presenting for TransIT.ca, due to its sheer bloody minded usefulness. As documented on Twitter days prior to the demo, Calgarians have some mixed feelings about Calgary Transit’s website.

Not to be outdone in the not-evil department, Leif Baradoy demonstrated Christmas Future, a philanthropic site specifically targeting the holiday season. By purchasing credits for your friends and family you then allow them to select from a wide range of charitable organizations which one will receive the donation.

This is especially handy if you have any racists in your family. A quick look at the Christmas Future diversity icon shows a green Martian lurking behind the blue and yellow fellows, just to the side of the orange woman. Some say it is in our long term interest to help pull the Martians out of poverty, as our growing income inequalities will only lead to turmoil in the future.

When I hear talk like that, I look ‘em straight in the eye and ask, “Just what planet are you from, pal?”

And of course Cambrian House demonstrated our beta of GWABS, where Gazzard pummeled Greg mercilessly in combat on a shared pseudo Windows 3.1 desktop. Greg claims this is because he was trying to follow MJ’s continued instructions pertaining to the demo itself. Gazzard claims it is also because he is far better than Greg at GWABS due to Greg’s high level of “suckage”.

To participate in the beta, give GWABS a shout and they’ll add you to the next test cycle.