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CRTC extends exemption for new media and calls for a national digital strategy

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (the CRTC) today released a very important decision reviewing their original New Media decision of 1999. In the 2009 review of that decision, the CRTC has essentially extended their policy of not…

CRTC extends exemption for new media and calls for a national digital strategy

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (the CRTC) today released a very important decision reviewing their original New Media decision of 1999. In the 2009 review of that decision, the CRTC has essentially extended their policy of not…

POST is a systematic approach to social media strategy

What do most companies do wrong when they enter the social world? No, it's not that they're being fake, or don't "get it." It's that they don't really know their objectives. Is your company doing its social strategy…

Contribute your Ideas for a Roundtable on E-Democracy

On June 11, 2009, I will be leading a "Roundtable on E-Democracy" on Parliament Hill in Ottawa for parliamentarians . At that meeting, I want to present and discuss the ideas that I heard people talking about at…

Contribute your Ideas for a Roundtable on E-Democracy

On June 11, 2009, I will be leading a "Roundtable on E-Democracy" on Parliament Hill in Ottawa for parliamentarians . At that meeting, I want to present and discuss the ideas that I heard people talking about at…

Connecting Yourself to a New Job

When is the best time to plant a tree?20 years ago.When is the next best time to plant a tree?Today!Chinese ProverbWhat is true for trees, is true for networks -- build your network before you need it! via…

UK effort to release works from Crown Copyright

Cover story: Government urged to release £300m of agency ideas | News | New Media Age 28 May 2009 | By Justin Pearse, Will Cooper The UK Government is locking away up to £300m worth of intellectual property…

UK effort to release works from Crown Copyright

Cover story: Government urged to release £300m of agency ideas | News | New Media Age 28 May 2009 | By Justin Pearse, Will Cooper The UK Government is locking away up to £300m worth of intellectual property…

Where CAIRS.info gets its data

via content.screencast.com Michael Geist has a new service online today called CAIRS.info which resurrects the government's ATIP request tracking service, CAIRS. And how does Geist get the content for the site? How does he find out what ATIP…

Like a skateboard without the board. And half the wheels.

via youtube.com Boards are for wimps. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

Like a skateboard without the board. And half the wheels.

via youtube.com Boards are for wimps. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

Google Street View car in Ottawa

I was following a car yesterday on Richmond Road in Ottawa that looked like it was taking pictures for Google Street View. It's about time Street View came to Canada! Permalink | Leave a comment  »

WhiteHouse 2.0 -- where is Canada?

In the President’s last Weekly Address, he called on government to "recognize that we cannot meet the challenges of today with old habits and stale thinking." He added that "we need to reform our government so that it…

Wolfram|Alpha: the killer app for Mathematica

Wolfram|Alpha is being readied for release and is gaining profile as a new, smarter search engine, one that will not only find information that you ask for, but will find information about what you ask for.Although it’s tempting…

WhiteHouse 2.0 -- where is Canada?

In the President’s last Weekly Address, he called on government to "recognize that we cannot meet the challenges of today with old habits and stale thinking." He added that "we need to reform our government so that it…

One lawyer's thoughts about switching open licences

This story was posted on one of the Creative Commons discussion lists, and it addresses a problem that at one time or another will face any organization using Creative Commons licences or any other copyleft, open or free…

Is swine flu in your neighbourhood?

All this talk about swine flu made me think of Whoissick.org, a wiki for reporting and geolocating symptoms. With enough uptake, it might help monitor the progress of the flu. The genesis of the idea for Who Is…

First look at Canada's Electronic Commerce Protection Act (ECPA)

The government today introduced a very long awaited although not highly anticipated Bill for a Canadian law to deal with spam or, rather, "unsolicited electronic messages". Canadian governments have looked at spam legislation since before the US enacted…

Your employees will complain online. Prepare for it.

A case brewing in federal court in New Jersey pits bosses against two employees who were complaining about their workplace on an invite-only discussion group on MySpace.com, a social-networking site owned by News Corp., publisher of The Wall…

Lessons from the Identity Trail: a new book on privacy, identity and anonymity

Friend and colleague Ian Kerr has a book launching tomorrow that is nothing less than the most thorough study of online identity ever. Ian writes that the book is a new international collaboration from his research group and…

TC1100 tablet on 24

I'm watching a rerun of 24 (season 5, episode 13) and look what I spotted -- my old tablet, an HP TC1100. The machine was discontinued in 2005, but it still manages to look futuristic. Permalink | Leave…

Don't trust your GPS

One of the funniest scenes from The Office was when Michael and Dwight followed their GPS into a lake: Seems outrageous? Consider the story of Robert Jones of Yorkshire who nearly followed his GPS off a cliff. If,…

Convicts to lose double-time credit for pre-trial custody

The federal government will introduce legislation Friday to end the practice of giving convicted criminals double-time credit for time spent in pre-trial custody, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said Wednesday. The "two-for-one" credit — whereby each day spent in…

Crew of TODAY join the Snuggie cult

Recording it all was the TODAY stage crew – also draped in Snuggies and looking, as Lauer noted, like a gospel choir...Since Snuggie commercials started blanketing the airwaves, both the ads and the garment have taken on a…

Ontario has a new apology law

Under the new rules, apologies can't be used as an admission of fault or liability and won't affect someone's insurance coverage - a move critics warn may do victims more harm than good. Fewer people apologize because they're…

Wal-Mart to enter electronic medical records arena

A Wal-Mart spokesperson says the company is partnering with computer giant Dell and others to launch an electronic health records package for doctors. With the government investing $17 billion of stimulus funding in the technology, the company says…