Disclaimer: I don’t profess to know anything about what is going on in Russia and Georgia. Well, that’s not entirely true. I’ve read the coverage with some interest but I certainly won’t profess to be an expert. As a result, I don’t have any idea which side of the emerging Coyne/Wells debate I fall on.… Continue reading Wait, wait, wait, wait. Debate? In BloggyLand?
Category: Web 2.0
My new mantra
It’s been said before and it will be said again but I find myself having to self-check this simple fact a lot lately. Identify the problem before the solution. The joy of doing a massive web redevelopment is dealing with questions like “can we do video on the site?” And, in full disclosure, I find… Continue reading My new mantra
Whose-a culpa?
So hey, remember that lost Brazilian tribe? The one that had gone uncontacted for centuries? Yea, apparently that was a hoax, of sorts. It certainly was a Brazilian tribe, and an isolated one to boot, but it had been discovered before. The photographer knew it too, apparently, but thought telling a wee fib would help the… Continue reading Whose-a culpa?
A new mandate for 42 Points. Kinda.
So if you’ve been following this blog at all you will know that I recently took on a new gig spinning for a small professional association / bargaining agent in Ottawa. One of my first projects is to oversee the total redevelopment of the association’s brand and website. There’s a lot of background on this… Continue reading A new mandate for 42 Points. Kinda.
More from the Department of Missing the Point Utterly
A big ol’ tip of the hat to Inkless Wells, from whom I less-than-subtly borrowed the title of this entry. So this isn’t the newest of news but it seems that German publisher Bertelsmann AG is putting out a printed version of the most popular 50,000 German-language entries. CBC has the details here. My first… Continue reading More from the Department of Missing the Point Utterly
Torstar takes a big step backwards
This news is a few days old but I haven’t seen much written about it so allow me to do so. Torstar, the parent company of Canada’s largest circulation daily newspaper, announced that it was cutting 160 jobs including the entire internet production staff at said newspaper, the Toronto Star. That’s right, the entire internet… Continue reading Torstar takes a big step backwards
Quick, somebody Digg this!
I am busy wrapping up old job and preparing for new so I haven’t had a chance to read the latest State of the News Media report by the Project for Excellence in Journalism but I did read an interesting take on it on the Globe’s website. Writes Russell Smith: This year’s report summarizes its… Continue reading Quick, somebody Digg this!
iCheat?
I know I am late to the party on this but the Ryerson Facebook guy was spared expulsion today. I know this may be an unpopular opinion on the interweb but I think the guy deserved to be punished (expelled? Not sure. But punished in some way, which he was). The common defence I have… Continue reading iCheat?
Chris Bosh – the new lonelygirl15?
I am not much of a basketball fan but I do spend a fair bit of time reading Canadian newspapers, including sports sections, and I have been following Chris Bosh’s YouTube adventures with some interest. It started with this campy plea for all star votes. Now he is taking it to a new level, having… Continue reading Chris Bosh – the new lonelygirl15?
Looking to broaden the ol’ horizons
I have a good roster of podcasts I subscribe too but I am looking for more. Any suggestions? Here are my current staples: Slate Daily Podcast (general interest and US politics) NPR’s Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me (funny twist on current affairs) CBC Radio’s Dispatches (global documentaries) The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Canadian current affairs… Continue reading Looking to broaden the ol’ horizons