Copyright or not?
Consider this photo: It shows US President Barack Obama editing the address he gave on Sunday night. It’s part of The Whitehouse Flickr stream. If you view it on Flickr, Continue Reading →
Category Archives: commentary
Facebook Groups Transition
Remember when Facebook launched its new “groups” function and everyone panicked because suddenly people could be added to groups the same way they could be tagged in photos — by Continue Reading →
Mixed Emotions
As much as I was yee-haw-ing all over the place about Iggy and Duceppe being defeated in their own ridings as their parties both tanked in the wake of the Continue Reading →
Twitter’s Shining Moment
Last night there was one big bright shiny star in the midst of the breaking news and its name is Twitter. Twitter is where I heard first that there would Continue Reading →
Screen by Screen on a Significant Sunday Night
It’s a Sunday evening, on the tail end of a pleasant weekend (which would have been much more pleasant had I been sans sinus cold) and the eve of yet-another-election Continue Reading →
Similar but not the same
I got my Flip HD camera for Christmas 2009 and have taken very few videos with it but I’m still fond of the camera. Since then, there’s been a new Continue Reading →
Variations on a Theme
In the world’s smallest surprise move ever, Telus announced this week that they too would be moving toward Usage Based Billing (UBB). Their argument? “It’s only fair that people pay Continue Reading →
Confounded Shaw Part Deux
When the issue of UBB first hit the fan, I nearly lost it. When it looked like it was going to go through, I started actually reading CRTC rulings. And Continue Reading →
Celebrity Surprise
As media-savvy as I consider myself, there is one concept I always fall for: “celebrities are stupid.” I think maybe it’s my acceptance of the idea of the “conservation of Continue Reading →
Creepy Rabbits…
I’ll bet most of you are familiar with the all-time creepiest of rabbits from Donnie Darko (“Why are you wearing that stupid bunny suit?” [two beat pause] “Why are you Continue Reading →