Google and the Italian ruling
From the NYT: Three Google executives were convicted of violating Italian privacy laws on Wednesday, the first case to hold the company’s executives criminally responsible for the content posted on its system.
Thu, February 25 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
The Internet killing television? Hardly
For major events, the digitally adept are watching on TV and interacting using tools such as Twitter and Facebook.
Thu, February 25 2010 » Main Page, Media » 2 Comments
Meet the skeptics
The Globe and Mail had a weekend feature on some of the top climate skeptic bloggers, including Canada’s own Stephen McIntyre.
Tue, February 23 2010 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page » Comments Off
Canada to own a good chunk of the podium
Nate Silver, the clever numerologist at FiveThirtyEight, predicts Canada will end up with 26 or 27 medals by the time the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics end on Sunday night: Canada was supposed to have 15-16 medals by this point, according to the consensus forecast, rather than 9; where have they underperformed? Actually, their problems have been somewhat across [...]
Mon, February 22 2010 » Main Page, Minutiae » Comments Off
The ‘siteless Web’
More like the social Web, or hyperdistributed Web, but the Associated Press is trying an experiment that observer Steve Rubel thinks is visionary — possible because Rubel himself has entertained similar ideas.
Mon, February 22 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
‘A Small Price for a Large Benefit’
Cornell University economist Robert Frank makes the case for why action on fighting dangerous climate change makes more sense than doing nothing.
Sun, February 21 2010 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page » Comments Off
Canada’s loss to Team USA got you down?
Don’t fret (if you missed it, Canada lost 5-3 to Team USA. Here’s the Star’s story). Read Roy MacGregor’s CTVOlympics.ca column from Friday: A loss to the US might not be a bad thing
Sun, February 21 2010 » Main Page, Minutiae » Comments Off
Watching the creative process in action
I tweeted the following on Friday: If you want to watch a great satirical mind whirring in real time, I’d recco @lizzwinstead #FF
Sat, February 20 2010 » Main Page, Media, Minutiae » Comments Off
Is moderating vitriolic comments bad for peoples’ mental health?
Read this excerpt of a CP story and judge for yourself.
Fri, February 19 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
The Gordon Lightfoot cockup
A news organization puts out a story saying Canadian folksinging legend Gordon Lightfoot is dead — based on an anonymous source with no apparent attempt to verify the story. Zaniness ensues.
Fri, February 19 2010 » Uncategorized » Comments Off