February 2012
January 2012
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civic.ca →
A simple, easy-to-use site to let Canadians find their government representatives
“I’m going to go out on a limb here and state that this is how Apple can spend...”
– Joe Clark, “The conflict-free iPhone”
“Seattle may be the closest match, with an LRT that travels in a tunnel downtown...”
– Why the Eglinton LRT needs to surface: Airport edition
Man, do I miss taking a cheap, quick streetcar to the airport.
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Obama and Romney Campaigns Adopt Square for... →
…and Jack Dorsey takes over the world
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Keynote UX →
Signs I’m not longer doing real UX: downloading free stencils to make some quick wireframes and prototypes in Apple’s Keynote. (Related: also looking at Keynotopia)
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David Skok: Aggregation is deep in journalism’s... →
We too easily forget our history. (via Instapaper)
“These digital rankings, of course, are a complete reversal from what has been...”
– “Why CNN’s Digital Strength May Cause Problems For Fox”
Decline in one medium doesn’t mean disaster is there some solid fundamentals still in place.
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Watch“Feist” by Black Cab Sessions -
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Watch“Sandwich Stories: Pastrami on Rye” by SAVEUR.com - SAVEUR visits the 2nd Avenue Deli. Manager Steve Cohen and deli man David Gonzalez tell the story behind the restaurant’s famous pastrami, and show how to make a perfect half-pound sandwich. For more sandwich stories, visit http://bit.ly/waNQlX. Directed by William Hereford, http://bit.ly/xepEQ9. Edited by Laura Tomaselli,...
No More Résumés, Say Some Firms - WSJ.com →
(via Instapaper)
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From the public editor: Why The Globe does (and... →
“Netfix Overseas Snapshot
Canada—“The market opportunity in Canada is exciting...”
– “Netflix Sees Overseas Losses Doubling To $118 Million This Quarter”
Glad to see Netflix continue to invest in new movies for Canadian subscribers. Too bad PaidContent uses the lazy “overseas” to equate to “international”
Honour at last for a 94-year-old Canadian Spanish... →
(via Instapaper)
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How Apple's Top Secret Product Development Process... →
(via Instapaper)
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J-Source's Newsperson of the Year →
OpenFile’s @WilfDinnick gets the nod as Canada’s journalism innovator /via @jsource
“Best estimate is that about 370,000 babies are born each day around the world....”
– One of the many fun Apple facts in “Apple could buy our telcos (and give us a break on fees)”
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“The problem we face is pretty huge, because it will take a dramatic cultural...”
– “Google Engineer Accidently Shares His Internal Memo About Google + Platform” - nice to hear even smart companies have trouble with changing internal cultures
Nicholas Carr on E-Books - WSJ.com →
(via Instapaper)
Uncanny Valley: The Real Reason There Are... →
(via Instapaper)
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“In this information age, people are sharing personal information about...”
– Op-Ed: Beware of ‘Surveillance by Design’,” Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian
“A $250 billion per year loss would be almost $800 for every man, woman, and...”
– The Freakonomics guys call bullshit on the MPAA’s piracy numbers. (via jimray)
About time.
From iconic to obscure: the push to save Canadian... →
Interesting parallels between preserving broadcast advertising and digital culture artifacts (via Instapaper)
“Magazines might have a place in our connected future, but they risk losing a...”
– “How The Magazine Industry Can Save Itself (Hint: Not iPad Apps)” - fwiw, it’s true for almost any print subscription service.
How sharing disrupts media | Felix Salmon →
(via Instapaper)
