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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 |
Wednesday, May 26
Less of Lessig or Manes?
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DavidAkin
on Wed 26 May 2004 09:44 PM EDT
A Forbes columnist who is normally asked for his opinions on the best big screen TV to buy or what you should look for in a digital camera has been frantically trying to convince the world that Stanford University law professor Larry Lessig's ideas are for the birds. Recently, ... more »
John Manley, Nortel Director
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DavidAkin
on Wed 26 May 2004 08:15 PM EDT
The day after announcing that fired CEO Frank Dunn had resigned his seat on the board of directors, Nortel announced a new director: Former deputy prime minister and former Ottawa-area MP John Manley. Manley ran unsuccessfully to succeed Jean Chretien and recently turned down offers to become Canada's ambassador ... more »
Sunday, May 23
Canadians go to the polls
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DavidAkin
on Sun 23 May 2004 09:28 PM EDT
Canadians go to the polls on June 28. Paul Martin wants to win his first election as prime minister. Canada's chief elections officer has some key dates. more »
One more time -- Internet Theft from a Wireless Connectiion
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DavidAkin
on Sun 23 May 2004 08:56 PM EDT
May 18, 2009 UPDATED: Back in November, Toronto police made history when they charged an
alleged child pornographer with "theft of telecommunications", believed
to be the first time such a charge was laid in Canada. Now, it seems,
that Peel Regional Police (Peel is a municipal region to the northwest
of Toronto) have caught ... more »
Thursday, May 13
Spam plan for Canada
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DavidAkin
on Thu 13 May 2004 09:03 PM EDT
After studying the issue for two years, the Canadian government felt it had enough information to do something about spam. Unfortunately, what it decided to do is strike a task force to study the issue for another year or so.
Seriously, though -- some things to remember as you consider ... more »
New Hip single a magnet for music pirates, says industry
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DavidAkin
on Thu 13 May 2004 03:01 PM EDT
The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) says that the new single from the Tragically Hip has been a magnet for music pirates. CRIA says that, over a five-week stretch from March 30 to May 7, there were more than half-a-million unauthorized attempts to download the Hip's "Vaccination Scar." I haven't had ... more »
I'm from Canada and I love to search
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DavidAkin
on Thu 13 May 2004 02:20 PM EDT
Canadians, more so than our dear American friends, love to use Internet search engines and there's one engine we love more than all: Google. New research out this morning from Comscore Media Metrix says 85 per cent of Canadians use a search engine at least once a month, compared to ... more » Friday, May 7
Black now accused of racketeering
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DavidAkin
on Fri 07 May 2004 08:25 PM EDT
Conrad Black, whose company Hollinger Inc., has spent more than $18-million on legal fees last year, is in more hot water. This time, Hollinger International Inc. is suing Conrad Black and others for $1.25-billion (U.S.) alleging that Black engaged in "a pattern of racketeering", Reuters reports.
Earlier Hollinger Int'l ... more »
[CAJ] Panel: The Blog Revolution
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DavidAkin
on Fri 07 May 2004 01:52 PM EDT
A decent size group for this panel discussion on blogging.
Emira starts with a definition of Web logs:
Emira's been blogging for years but says "When I went to describe it I found myself totally stumped."
First it was "essentially snippets of people's thoughts" is a good starting point. Now ... more »
[CAJ] Kirk Lapointe
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DavidAkin
on Fri 07 May 2004 11:49 AM EDT
Kirk Lapointe, ex-Southam, ex-CP, ex-National Post, ex-CTV, ex-Hamilton Spectator, and currently Managing Editor at the Vancouver Sun, (and my old boss at several of those spots) is speaking at a breakfast sponsored by Canada Newswire. Some journalists are here but this ... more »
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