Appeared in the Toronto Star on September 29, 2008 as Coming to Grips with an Internet That Never Forgets Political parties and analysts have been keeping close watch on the role of the Internet throughout the current election campaign. All parties have beefed up their online presence with countless Facebook […]
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Canada Risks Missing Out on Open Access Momentum
Appeared in the Toronto Star on September 22, 2008 as Canada Missing Out on Open Access Momentum Last week, Liberal leader Stephane Dion committed to substantial increases to Canada's federal research funding in a major speech on education and research at the University of Western Ontario. The Liberal promise – […]
Public Policy Consultations No Field of Dreams
Appeared in the Toronto Star on September 15, 2008 as Public Policy Consultations No Field of Dreams Last week, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission released the results of a public online consultation on new media that will feed into hearings on the issue early next year. Given that it […]
Digital Issues Deserve a Spot in Election Campaign
Appeared in the Toronto Star on September 8, 2008 as Digital Issues Deserve a Spot in Election Campaign With a federal election now set for October 14th, the coming weeks will be dominated by political debate as each party seeks to make their case to voters across the country. The […]
PickupPal Controversy Highlights Power of Networked Economy
Appeared in the Toronto Star on September 1, 2008 as Network Economy Changes the Rules PickupPal, a ride sharing service that operates around the world, recently attracted considerable attention after Trentway-Wagar, a Peterborough-based bus company, raised questions about the legality of the service in Ontario. PickupPal has about 100,000 registered […]
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