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Thursday, October 21
Public Library of Science launches using open-access publishing
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DavidAkin
on Thu 21 Oct 2004 11:24 PM EDT
I was tipped off today to the Public Library of Science, which, this week, launched a new peer-reviewed medical journal. Why is this important? This journal, unlike most academic journals, is available online to anyone who wants to read it -- for free. This is called the Open ... more »
More mainstream Canadian journo-bloggers
by
DavidAkin
on Thu 21 Oct 2004 10:48 PM EDT
In the U.S, they're everywhere, but up here in the Great White North, bloggers who are also staffers at mainstream news organizations are a much rarer sight. I've been trying to keep track of those staffers that blog (just in case we have to form an association, a fire drill, ... more »
PureTracks grows up, leaves home
by
DavidAkin
on Thu 21 Oct 2004 10:00 PM EDT
In the U.S., Apple Computer is taking the world of online music by storm. But here in Canada, Apple's music store has not yet been switched on (although my friend and former colleague Robert Thompson of the National Post reported last week that Apple was ready to light it up ... more »
There goes the dollar . . .
by
DavidAkin
on Thu 21 Oct 2004 09:25 PM EDT
So the Canadian dollar has crested above 80 cents U.S. That's an 11-year-plus high for the loonie. A few years ago, the Canadian loonie used to be worth around 65 American pennies. When I was a kid in the 1970s, the Canadian dollar was worth a lot more than the ... more »
What the heck is RSS?
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DavidAkin
on Thu 21 Oct 2004 08:57 PM EDT
BusinessWeek raises the profile of RSS in its Oct. 25 issue. Apple, as its fans may know, will be building an RSS reader into its browser with the next release of its operating system. Good thinking. Those who use RSS feeds, either through Bloglines, NewsGator or NetNetsWire know how ... more »
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