Increasing (quality) organic search traffic
As I mentioned in my SEM/SEO post this summer, SEO (search engine optimization) is important but can be misunderstood. The importance of paid ads on search (which only 1/3 of…
January 2016
The Con Oil Pimps and the Dangerous Pipeline Debate
It's quite the confrontation. Denis Coderre, the blowhard Mayor of Montreal, jackhammering plans for an Energy East pipeline. Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre announced the city's official opposition to proposed Energy…
Turmoil tamed #nlpoli
Few people would be brave enough to start out a book on politics in Newfoundland and Labrador with the words “Paul Lane.”Fewer still could bring it off successfully.Telegram political reporter…
Below the radar: Athabasca University and St. Albert quietly discuss partnership to develop joint office space near Edmonton
PHOTOS: St. Albert City Hall on a nice warm summer night, as seen from the possible location of a joint office building that’s been discussed by the city and Athabasca…
Notley’s Approach to Trans Mountain (boys, get with the program)
“Projects like pipelines shouldn’t pit one province against another—they should stimulate conversations that recognize the economic needs and positions of all provinces.”—Alberta premier, Rachel Notley It doesn’t matter what Rachel…
Oil Pipeline still King in Notley’s Interprovincial Agenda
Three years ago this week, Conservative Premier Alison Redford took to the airwaves to warn Albertans about the ominous “bitumen bubble.” Ms. Redford warned that a pipeline bottleneck and a…
Oceans of plastic
What comes to mind when you think of oceans? Fish, of course. But what about plastic? Most people know we are dumping a lot of plastic into the world's oceans,…
The Only Way To Treat Sarah Palin
...is with the ridicule she and her word salad constructions so richly deserves:Sarah Palin isn’t one of those people who needs help making a fool of herself. It seems as…
Saturday Photo: Libertarian or Socialist Ways to Clear Snow
What more can be said? Snow removal is one of those many things that governments should do. We grouse about how well it's done up here, but at least we…
The big picture
To begin, just a couple of items I found interesting. One is on the conference at Davos, which, I think, was a big step toward corporate fascism. Then there's a…
On Putin the poisoner
According to a report by former British High Court judge Robert Owen, the 2006 murder of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London was carried out by Russia's Federal Security Service…
On oversimplification
One could hardly design a more stark contrast between the complex realities of politics and the media's tendency to portray them in appallingly simplified terms than Althia Raj's report on…
TV Sucks. Why Do We Have to Pay So Much For It?
If I had my way it'd be "give me 232, 240, 241, 270 and 279" or something sounding remarkably like that. I want my television feed cut to about five…
A recap of 2015
This post was originally published on LinkedIn. For a while, I’ve been thinking about writing a recap of the different projects and highlights of 2015. I came to realize that…
Ioannes Holpenivs in progress #5 from Uffizi Okay, this one works for me.
Some interim drawings were worked into a state of morbidity. I won’t pain you with them. Now, I see this one and wonder if I might delicately push something else…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Lana Payne highlights how Kevin O'Leary's obliviousness to inequality makes him a relic. But Linda McQuaig notes that however distant O'Leary may be…