Going Green to Bring in the Green.
A Cambridge, Ontario metal fabrication company, VeriForm, has become an ecological leader in a field notorious for neglecting the effects of their business and product on the environment. A capital…
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Nestlé’s War on Breastfeeding Mothers Takes Shameful New Turn
Infant formula is a medical necessity for those who are unable to breastfeed their infants. There are a host of medically sound reasons why a mother, in conjunction with her…
How to Unsuck Canada’s Internet – creating the right incentives
This week at the Mesh conference in Toronto (where I'll be talking Open Data) the always thoughtful Jesse Brown, of TVO's Search Engine will be running a session title How…
CBC Radio column: A stolen laptop and the future of criminal justice
In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with host Donna McElligott I talk about the future of crime fighting. Specifically we discuss the saga of Sean Power and his…
Applications and Hardware Already Running On Open Data
Yesterday, Gerry T shared a photo he snapped at the University of Alberta in Edmonton of a "departure board" in the university's Student Union building that uses open transportation data…
New York release road map to becoming a digital city
Yesterday, New York City released its "Road Map for the Digital City: Achieving New York City's Digital Future." For those who missed the announcement, especially those concerned about the digital…
CBC Radio column: Time to change Elections Canada’s arcane rules
In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with host Donna McElligott I talk about Elections Canada’s ban on reporting the results of a federal election in a time zone…
What did Peter Kent think of Israel before he was an MP?
it is an interesting question for both public and private individuals. What is your level of responsibility for things said many years ago. What is the statute of limitations for…
How I Expect Journalists to Behave During #Elxn41
The short answer is: just as they are. I think they’re doing a great job, especially with the kind of contempt Harper has shown them for years. By the way,…
CBC Radio column: The tablet computer market and the BlackBerry Playbook
In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with guest host Holly Preston and I talk about the BlackBerry Playbook, calling it a cross between a tablet and a smart…
CBC Radio column: Got an idea and you want to share it? Here’s where.
In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with host Donna McElligott I talk about the best places to share ideas and to get inspired. We touch on SXSWi (South…
CBC Radio column: The future of Watson, the Jeopardy! playing computer
In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with host Donna McElligott I talk about Watson, IBM’s Jeopardy! playing computer and why what “he” did is so complex, what we…
Announcing #yycdata Camp
Civic Camp in partnership with Pixels and Pints and The City of Calgary will be hosting the first #yycdata Camp at the University of Calgary. The goal of #yycdata Camp…
Twitter Ordered to Give Up User’s Info for Wikileaks Probe
A judge have ruled that Twitter must give up some of their user’s information to the U.S. government as part of their Wikileaks probe. This pertains to the secret court…
Campaign Manager Training
I am sitting in a room of Liberals in downtown Toronto, listening to a series of presentations delving into the details around communications and campaign management. What strikes me is…
CBC Radio column: Tech for seniors
In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with guest host Holly Preston and I talk about technology and how it impacts the aging. There’s a lot more tech being…
CBC Radio column: What are those squiggly black and white boxes in ads?
In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with host Donna McElligott I talk about QR codes (quick response), which are little black and white squares you might have seen…
Metro column: Social media are game changers
There’s a movement afoot and it is going to affect the makeup of the Alberta legislature moving forward. Each of the three provincial parties without a leader now officially has…
CBC Radio column: Newspapers and magazines and mastering the Internet
In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with host Donna McElligott I talk about how reports of the internet fueled death of newspapers and magazines are greatly exaggerated. I…
Happy New Year 41 U.E.
In just about four and a half hours it will be New Years in Greenwich,UK. You know what that means, time itself will be 41 years old. That is, it…