October 2009
Making the free model work →
Some advice on building a successful business publishing online content free
“At a time when online content is ubiquitous, a differentiated experience requires both context & quality” http://digg.com/u1DQe3
September 2009
Forgot that this would be the weekend San Francisco is hosting #ONA09
Clickable @mondoville headline: Too many TV ad men think they’re writing for “Arrested Development” http://digg.com/u1DOvw
Google reads your images →
A new feature of the Google Docs API offers an OCR service
This day would have gone so much better had I been able to talk less
CNNs iPhone News App is Informative And Empowering →
Although a bit late to the party, CNN has made a decisive entry into the mobile news space with a well-designed iPhone app with that costs $2 to download, nothing to use and makes it easier for…
Building iPhone apps with Web standards →
A Web-based O’Reilly reference for developers of the mobile Web
The trick of it all is knowing who’s having more fun
The trick of it all is knowing who’s having more fun
Twitters and TV →
TODAY’s Twitter audience share some interesting pics of how
Apparently, allegiance to a major telecom is a required element of security
APOD: 2009 September 26 - Gigagalaxy Zoom: Milky... →
A full resolution mosaic strives to show all the stars the eye can see in planet Earth’s night sky. Part of ESO’s Gigagalaxy Zoom Project, the mosaicked images were recorded over several months of…
Canadian fascists in 1938 →
Google Books makes available an early Life article exposing racists in pre-WWII Canada
Owning the design →
A lengthy rant about how collaboration can destroy the very design process its intended to help
The movie tonight was note perfect, yet completely soulless
The movie tonight was note perfect, yet completely soulless
Patterns for the colour blind →
Colour patterns for infographics and other visualizations
37Signals Valuation Tops $100 Billion with Bold VC... →
Excellent Satire that couldn’t be more timely by Jason Fried
Feeling like I’m just this far away from inspiration, but am increasingly aware that I’ve no idea how far away “this” actually is
Spelling Gadhfi →
The name of Libya’s leader has 32 spelling variants
Optimizing JavaScript rendering time →
Gmail for Mobile hides the scripts in a comment blocks to speed startup
There’s something familiar about the CTV News design http://digg.com/u1D2Lt that I can’t quite place… http://digg.com/d1dDb0
Trendsmap →
well-executed, location-aware map of trending Twitter topics
Newspaper wins Emmy for online effort →
The Globe and Mail’s exceptional Talking to the Taliban wins yet another
Design love Google →
Some unique designs and portfolios powered by Google Maps
Subsidized Time - David Foster Wallace Wiki :... →
Five-star rating systems fail →
YouTube shows using five stars to rate something is three too many
Kalashnikov faces bankruptcy - The Globe and Mail →
The Russian maker the AK-47 assault rifle - the world’s most popular weapon - is in financial turmoil thanks to the global recession and a proliferation of copycats
Google Has A Solution For IE: Turn It Into Chrome →
People hate IE6; they’ve made that abundantly clear on the web. Unfortunately, plenty of people are still stuck using it for reasons such …
Didn’t realize next year will be the Year of Glad http://ping.fm/kPazi
Think Grant just outed Joel Plaskett’s 3 as the Polaris Music Prize winner in the opening minutes of the show
Correction, Fucked Up took the Polaris Music Prize! http://ping.fm/UcXGp
Julie Doiron wins NxEW's Shadow Polaris Poll →
My one-time house guest’s latest album, I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day, is picked as the NxEW’s readers favourite
CBC Radio 3 - Blog - LIVE FROM TORONTO! THE 2009... →
hulu.cbc.ca →
The case for CBC bringing Hulu to Canada
Preserving a free and open Internet →
Momentous… the U.S. government has pledged that every citizen has access to open and robust broadband
FCC proposes "open Internet" rules →
Saying it’s vital “that we safeguard the free and open Internet”, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski wants to establish a formal rule that Internet carriers cannot discriminate against certain types of…
At MIT 'Project Gaydar' Raises New Concerns →
At MIT, an experiment identifies which students are gay, raising new questions about online privacy
Acer’s new operating system? http://flic.kr/p/711d11
Our ZipCar is named Chewbacca
(Park)ing Lot Day in the heart Capitol Hill - Photo: http://bkite.com/0bYJ6
Happy birthday, New York Times →
The front page from the first edition, printed 158 years ago today
Make art today with @LeeRichmond and @JeanineA for (Park)ing Day & it’ll be shown at Oct.’s Capitol Hill Arts Walk http://digg.com/u1CirP
The 50 best foods in the world and where to eat... →
Killian Fox roamed the world to find the 50 best things to eat and the best places to eat them in, with a little help from professionals like Raymond Blanc, Michel Roux, Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray
Author Dan Brown's 20 Worst Sentences →
f Dan Brown’s new novel The Lost Symbol is anything like his previous works, it will not go down well with the critics. Famously, comedian Stewart Lee mocked him for using the sentence “The famous…
Toronto wants Canadian English →
City Hall asks for software that spells councillor with two “l”s, for example
Hey - Joni says bye-bye Birdie, as Jameson waits on the planet of sound - be good
