Torontoist features an interesting interview with Jesse Brown, the creator of Search Engine, which announced this week that it is moving to TVO.
Archive for May, 2009
Canada’s Top 25 Political Blogs
I've been remiss in thanking Robert Jago for his monthly compilation of Canada's top 25 Political Blogs. This blog has been ranked at the top for the past few months but the entire list provides ample evidence that there is a wide range of informed commentary from all sides of […]
European Parliament Rejects Telecom Package Due to Internet Rights Concerns
The political importance of Internet rights became apparent yet again today as the European Parliament rejected the entire Telecoms Package due to support for access to the Internet as a fundamental right (see also here and here). That amendment is a direct challenge to the three strikes approach (ie. graduated […]
Canada’s Pitiful Open Source Activity Ranking
Georgia Tech University and Red Hat, a leading open source company (incidentally co-founded by Canadian Bob Young) recently released a new global open source ranking. The study identifies 75 countries with the most open source activity, including development and adoption by both government and industry. Most of the top ranked […]
The Star on the Do-Not-Call List
The Toronto Star features a masthead editorial on the do-not-call list, arguing that it is losing credibility and noting that if the CRTC waits much longer it will become "an invitation to harassment."