Wired: If you like everything, you like nothing
A man ‘liked’ everything that popped up on his Facebook news feed for 48 hours. What happened next is an ironic twist. Article by Mat Honan for Wired There’s this…
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Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Your news links for today: Banning wireless paper bill fees? Price hikes sure to follow – AlphaBeatic Dear FCC: Get Out of D.C. and Talk to the Over 1 Million…
AlphaBeatic: Can Rogers expect worse than a finger wagging?
Recently, the CRTC issued a stern ruling against Rogers for colluding against independent mobile providers on roaming rates. But will they impose penalties or force Rogers to atone for its…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, August 11, 2014
Your news links for today: Tech Companies Praise The President For Speaking Out In Favor Of Net Neutrality – TechCrunch Russia cracks down on anonymous public Wi-Fi use – Daily…
CBC: HitchBOT’s big Canadian adventure
A robot made from pool noodles, a beer cooler, and solar panels is hitching its way across Canada with the help of social media and the kindness of strangers. Have…
CBC: Tinderdoption pairs abandoned pups with new owners using Internet dating app Tinder.
In today’s edition of Internet awesome, this animal rescue agency in Montreal is using the popular dating app Tinder to match its dogs up with potential adopters. Article by the…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, August 8, 2014
Your news links for today: Piracy police arrest Nottingham man, 20 – BBC Australia pushes data retention law, despite using metadata at twice the UK level – PrivacySurgeon How Google…
Ars Technica: This monkey’s selfie is just the beginning of an absurd tale
A monkey with a camera can take a selfie, but can infinite monkeys on infinite typewriters come up with modern laws for sharing and collaborating online? Article by David Kravets…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, August 7, 2014
Your news links for today: Tinder, popular dating app, goes to the dogs – CBC Harper government’s legal setbacks suggest strategy of confrontation – CBC Australian Attorney-General Melts Down Trying…
Washington Post: Obama comes out against Internet Slow Lanes
Our efforts to prevent the Internet slow lane are having a powerful effect, as support to save net neutrality is emerging from the highest levels of power in the U.S.…
What is it about Big Telecom’s Internet slow lane that really grinds your gears?
Here’s the thing: we know this proposed “Internet slow lane” being pushed by Big Telecom conglomerates is a nightmare, but we know from experience that the best campaign ideas come…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Your news links for today: Obama on net neutrality: My administration is against Internet fast lanes– Washington Post @Congressedits nabs Wikipedia change calling Snowden “American traitor”– Ars Technica Wikipedia has…
Huffington Post: These 24 drone gifs are stunning
Here at OpenMedia, we love the weird and wonderful things that Internet users create and share. Here’s one of them. Article by Kevin Short and Harry Bradford for the Huffington…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Your news links for today: Time Warner And Comcast Just Happen To Boost Customer Speeds Near Google Fiber– Consumerist Why the father of net neutrality is crowdfunding his political campaign–…
CBC: Justice Minister Peter MacKay snubs Canadian Bar Association
What is Peter MacKay hiding from? Article by Catherine Cullen for the CBC For as long as anyone at the Canadian Bar Association can remember, Canada’s justice minister has attended…