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Blogger who criticized Maine tourism office faces lawsuit
Seeded on Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:51 AM EDT (The Boston Globe)
A coastal Maine blogger who criticized the state's tourism office has been hit with a lawsuit seeking potentially more than $1 million in damages...The case raises the issue of how free speech protection will be applied in the proliferating world of weblogs...
Artists revolt against CRIA policies
Seeded on Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:58 PM EDT (The Globe and Mail)
The music recording industry will no longer be able to present the united front it claimed to have on copyright issues, after a group of prominent musicians and singers this morning announced an association whose philosophy is at odds with the Canadian Recording Industry Associati
Kennedy confirms bid for Liberal leadership
Seeded on Wed Apr 5, 2006 1:34 PM EDT (The Globe and Mail)
Gerard Kennedy, Ontario's popular education minister, announced Wednesday he will move from provincial to federal politics with a bid to seek the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Canada's CIRA Withdraws from ICANN
Seeded on Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:06 AM EST (news.designtechnica.com)
In a major defection, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has suspended its involvement with Internet governing body ICANN pending process reforms.
BBC News: 'Judges to rule' on Kabul convert
Seeded on Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:59 PM EST (BBC News)
Abdul Rahman, 41, is facing execution for converting to Christinity 16 years ago unless he reconverts back to Islam. Questions have been raised about whether he is mentally fit to stand trial.
New York Daily News: What a tangled Web we weave
Seeded on Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:23 PM EST (NY Daily News)
Using Google, the wildly popular Internet search engine, as an action verb has been a part of our cultural fabric for years now...But who would have thought this addictive habit could stand in the way of landing your next job?
MarketWatch: Discontented Dell customers growing vocal
Seeded on Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:03 AM EST (MarketWatch.com)
John C. Dvorak takes a look at the troubles Dell is having with it's reputation and wonders if history is repeating itself. Do we all remember Gateway?
Globe & Mail : Radio feels heat from iPod generation
Seeded on Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:26 AM EST (The Globe and Mail)
Radio is feeling the sting of the iPod generation as they "...shift to new technology, such as MP3 players, satellite radio and the emerging world of music-playing cellphones..." The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) paints a bleak picture of a future with eroding audienc
Deal to reduce Canadian trash imports stalls
Seeded on Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:19 PM EST (The Detroit Free Press)
Commissioners in Macomb County have been debating a plan to reduce the amount of imported Canadian garbage being dumped at Pine Tree Acres landfill in Lenox Township but could not reach an agreement on how best to do so.
FT.com: Thousands call for Thai PM's resignation
Seeded on Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:36 AM EST (FT.com)
The prime minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, warned the country that he was prepared to decalre a state of emergency if the continuing protests against his leadership turned violent
The General and the chef
Seeded on Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:35 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
From the Guardian's new collective comment blog Comment is free Clive Stafford Smith, the director of Reprieve, recounts his vist recent to Guantánamo Bay to visit his clients for the ninth time.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Wi-fi contracts trip up Council, postpone a vote
Seeded on Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:55 PM EST (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Philadelphia city council will not be voting on the mayor's wireless initiative anytime soon due to delays in receiving the final signed agreements from the mayor's office between the city of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Wireless Philadelp
CBC News: CIBC to acquire majority control of FirstCaribbean bank
Seeded on Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:00 PM EST (CBC)
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CICB) will by buying majority control of FirstCaribbean International in a 1.08 billion US deal with Barclays Bank PLC.
Taxpayers on hook for huge Gomery legal fees
Seeded on Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:33 AM EST (The Globe and Mail)
It looks like the bills for the Gomery inquiry are in and taxpayers are going to have to cover some large and various legal fees that resulted.
Courts, legislators grapple with Internet access to court records
Seeded on Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:49 PM EST (ap.polkonline.com)
The Florida Supreme Court and state Legislature are grappling with how to ensure privacy concerns are addressed while still allowing the public to get access.
CBC News: Nortel has more bookkeeping troubles
Seeded on Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:10 PM EST (CBC)
It looks like Nortel is once again facing new accounting problems and another $2.2 billion US loss.
IHT: Tuning in to the potential of 'slivercasting'
Seeded on Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:25 PM EST (International Herald Tribune)
Saul Hansell in The New York Times looks at the potential of 'slivercasting' and the impact Internet Television will have on the established major media players.
NOW Magazine: Wi-Fi's electric shock
Seeded on Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:31 PM EST (Everything Toronto)
With Toronto Hydro's annoucement that downtown Toronto will become one big wireless hotspot, Adria Vasil looks at the implications of "electronic smog".
Ottawa XPress: Pembroke's nuclear debacle
Seeded on Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:20 PM EST (The Ottawa Xpress)
A report from the Ottawa Xpress looking at the impact of gaseous nuclear waste in Pembroke Ontario, 145 kilometres northwest of Ottawa. The article is critical of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for awarding a new licence to SRB Technologies Canada Inc.
CBC Toronto: Union accuses colleges of bad-faith bargaining
Seeded on Sat Mar 11, 2006 1:23 PM EST (CBC)
"The union representing striking Ontario college teachers said Friday that it would file charges of bad-faith bargaining against the college's bargaining committee."
Three Minds @ Organic: This is Media 2.0
Seeded on Sat Mar 11, 2006 12:28 PM EST (Three Minds @ Organic)
Troy Young looks at the media model behind Web 2.0 and sees the media world about to be turned on its head.
Is William Gibson Brewing Something Up?
Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:10 PM EST
If you have been subscribed to William Gibson's RSS feed or have just been reading his blog you may have noticed some interesting stirrings coming from his mind in the form a few pieces of something possibly larger.
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