Tara Calishain points out that the Government of Canada is doing RSS feeds. Right on!
more »
|
|||||
|
Info/Contact for David Akin
Search this blog:
Login
Who pays for this blog? I receive no fees, considerations, etc. etc. for the posts on this blog nor do I have any plans to accept any. My salary is paid by Canwest Global Communications Corp. I work for that company as the Ottawa-based National Affairs Correspondent for Canwest News Service. The blog publishing platform used here is called Blogware and it's developed by Tucows Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. My use of Blogware should not be taken as an endorsement of that company. Like all Blogware users, I do not pay any fees for the use of this service. I participate in program. Google pays me some money and, for that, I give Google some space on this site to display ads. Google sells those ads and Google, not me, decides what advertising content you are seeing. I do not filter these ads and take no responsibility for them. Readers should not assume I endorse any of the products or services advertised here. If you think other disclosures are appropriate in this space, I'd like to hear from you. All of my contact details are always at www.davidakin.com You can read more about this section |
Thursday, November 20
Canada does RSS!
by
DavidAkin
on Thu 20 Nov 2003 09:19 AM EST
Friday, November 14
10 Things You Didn't Know About Google
by
DavidAkin
on Fri 14 Nov 2003 04:04 PM EST
The Laws of TV News
by
DavidAkin
on Fri 14 Nov 2003 03:04 PM EST
Found this at a blog maintained by an exec producer at NECN
THE LAW OF BREAKING NEWS Breaking news" is usually neither. COROLLARY TO THE LAW OF BREAKING NEWS Breaking news will exceed your "breaking news" line item in the budget. RESTATEMENT OF THE LAW OF BREAKING NEWS, with respect ... more »
Surveillance and the life of mobile data
by
DavidAkin
on Fri 14 Nov 2003 01:52 PM EST
We have lots of anecdotes about the increasing use of surveillance in society post-9/11 and the increasing controversies and public policy fissures that surveillance is causing. Now, a group of researchers led by David Lyon at Queen's University will spend the next four years examining the implications of the increasing ... more »
Thursday, November 13
Meetings I missed, Pt. XVII
by
DavidAkin
on Thu 13 Nov 2003 09:55 PM EST
There was a Wi-Fi meetup in Toronto just last night and I had no idea. That does it. I've got make sure I'm reading Joey's blog every 20 minutes. And Rader's, too.
Incidentally --- if you're a Canadian Wi-Fi hotspot provider, Wi-Fi telco provider, Wi-Fi enthusiast or just want ... more »
On Cultural Studies and Theory
by
DavidAkin
on Thu 13 Nov 2003 09:07 PM EST
Noel Malcolm reviews the new book by Terry Eagleton in The Daily Telegraph and hits several nails on the head when it comes to his assessment of sludge of verbiage that passes for academic discourse. (Can't say if he's right or wrong about Eagleton's book, not having read it yet.)
... more » Tuesday, November 11
Canadians and their media
by
DavidAkin
on Tue 11 Nov 2003 03:08 PM EST
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters, holding its annual convention this week in Quebec City, released a poll this afternoon guaging attitudes Canadians have about media. Of some note: Many Canadians would support their tax dollars going to support Canadian broadcasting and many erroneously believe that newspapers received financial support ... more »
Tuesday, November 4
This Mag needs writers
by
DavidAkin
on Tue 04 Nov 2003 02:35 PM EST
Julie Chrysler, the editor of This Magazine, needs arts writers. Here's the message she's circulating:
Calling all arts writers: Well, maybe not all arts writers. But arts writers who want to write for This Magazine (please don't flame me about our pay rates - trust me, I know all ... more » Saturday, November 1
A shiny new Apple
by
DavidAkin
on Sat 01 Nov 2003 02:48 PM EST
One of the perks of being a tech reporter is that manufacturers lend you their newest gadgets from time to time. The newest gadget I've got is the 17-inch PowerBook from Apple. You might have seen the ads on TV with MiniMe from the Austin Powers movies and that ... more »
|
Recent Comments
This Month
Month Archive
|
|||
|
|||||
