Lobby Planet report shows Brussels spinning with corporate influence
lobbyplanet.jpeg THE maxim of the lobbyist is generally to be heard but not seen, although a new report on the concentration of lobbying in Brussels suggests you'd be hard pressed…
NPR Facebook Page Mentions, Storified
Here's another story I curated on Storify. There's so much more multimedia content that can be used. I'll be creating a storify collection(?) for what I worked on over the…
Friday miscellany: Jets, jets and pot edition
In an earlier postI asked my military and ex-military friends to tell me what they thought of the non-operational use of government and military (guess they’re the same really) aircraft…
Why I’m Not Jumping On Board The Google+ Bandwagon
by matttbastard Jillian C. York on why the current corporate backlash against online pseudonymity is misguided: There are myriad reasons why an individual may feel safer identifying under a name…
A Game That Protects Nature
A new FAcebook game has been launched that allows you to help the planet while you play. It’s called MyConservationPark and it’s made by Good World Games. MyConservationPark is a…
Giorgio Mammoliti– A Great Shirriff Roscooooo P Coltrane To Mayor Boss Hogg
Yes, ol’ Giorgio Mammoliti has been really becoming unhinged as of late. McCarthyism is indeed alive and well over at City Hall. A Facebook group that won’t allow ‘commies’, although,…
Why I’m Struggling with Google+
So now I've been a couple of weeks with Google+ and I'll be honest, I'm really struggling with the service. I wanted to give it a few weeks before writing…
Thinking of Making the Switch from Facebook to Google+?
Are you thinking of switching to Google+? Eweek takes on this question today, and provides ten compelling reasons to do so. Most convincing to me are:The ease of limiting your…
What Makes Google+ Different?
With the introduction of Google+, the social networking world has gotten a lot more crowded. Just like in business, competition brings out the best of us, and the new battle…
Facebook: A Giant Snitch?
While Facebook may not tell on you, your use of Facebook will be disclosed to others.
Alberta Liberal Survey: Laurie Blakeman
Last week I sent a survey to every Alberta Liberal leadership candidate currently announced. Ms Blakeman was the first to send in the survey (and, might I add, the only…
Tahrir Square, June 28 Post-Script
Yesterday’s clashes in Tahrir square were covered here at WHR as breaking news. A more complete picture of the context and extent of the situation has emerged. As mentioned in…
By all means, here is my cell phone number
This made me laugh, because I just put my cell number on my FB account. (Mostly so my friends could actually talk to me if they wanted. Not to be…
Proposed California Law Tackles Social Media, Privacy Concerns
A proposed new law in California would have radical implications for Facebook and other major social media sites:The bill, which would apply only to users in California, would prohibit sites…
Building the Iceberg — New Liberals, Clear Grits, and Phoenixes
Almost two weeks ago I wrote a blog post about the challenges that face the Liberal Party of Canada. It received a small bit of media attention and more. In…
Facebook: ‘planking’ pics drawing big audience
A new internet craze called "planking" involves lying in a horizontal posture in, on or across various objects in some situation guaranteed to attract attention. Being able to simulate rigor…
The wider spirit of Liberal reform
I think I may have struck a chord. In the last day or so I have receive 1,200 pageviews (this is a lot for me) on my blog posting and…
Molly’sBlog 2011-03-18 00:59:00
PERSONAL:SORRY FOR THE LACK OF CONTENT HERE: Regular readers of this of this blog may have noticed a lack of content recently. I've explained this before as I have transfered…
The First Annual Holiday FFriend Shout Out
Cross-posted to Computationally Thinking This is the time of year when we all make a little effort to send a gift to our family and close friends. Other friends get…
How Dirty is Your Data? Greenpeace Wants the Cloud to be Greener
My friends over at Greenpeace recently published an interesting report entitled "How dirty is your data? A Look at the Energy Choices That Power Cloud Computing." For those who think…