Newbie’s Guide to the Wide Wonderful World of RSS.

Newbie’s Guide to the Wide Wonderful World of RSS. Chances are, you’re not entirely sure what the point of RSS is. I saw that little orange icon in Firefox, I’ve also seen their “live bookmarks” feature, which just looks cumbersome, and just never thought it could be helpful to me. Now, I wouldn’t live wi

A directory of the best in Web 2.0 applications

A directory of the best in Web 2.0 applications There’s a lot of innovation going on in the new web right now, with ground-breaking applications coming from individual developers as well as big, well-funded companies. It seems like every day, there’s a new service out there giving you a new way to coll

Civic Mindedâ„¢

Civic Mindedâ„¢ This month, the Corante blogging network launched its new Civic Minded blog. Civic Minded is a guide to the political impact of the Internet, looking at issues ranging from online organizing and campaigning to the big picture of how new technology is chan

Man ‘took 40,000 ecstasy tablets’

Man ‘took 40,000 ecstasy tablets’ Doctors have revealed details of the biggest recorded user of ecstasy – a man estimated to have taken 40,000 ecstasy pills in his life. At the height of his use, the man was taking 25 tablets a day, Psychosomatics journal revealed.

Bridge Vancouver – Networking Young Professionals Doing Business in Asia-Pacific

My good friend Robert Delamar is organizing the inaugural meeting of Bridge Vancouver, a new networking organization for young professionals doing business in the Asia-Pacific region. The event is sponsored by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. We expect to attract a wide variety of professionals (like Dean Dalke, Tyler Douglas, and yours truly) from leading Read More …

Web 2.0 for Good

Web 2.0 for Good Web 2.0 for Good is the first event in the UK to explore how Web-based tools such as blogs, wikis, podcasting and social bookmarking can be used to promote social change and innovation. These new tools offer unprecedented potential for campaigning organiz

Greenpeace UK CMS Project

Greenpeace UK CMS Project I’ve been retained by the Greenpeace UK web team to continue working with them on the project we started planning at our away day three weeks ago (also since my last entry, I’ve learned that “away day” is the term used for “offsite” over here). The projec

More bangs for the buck: Ben Brown IMterview

More bangs for the buck: Ben Brown IMterview Online matchmaking is just like the real world: shit happens. The Wall Street Journal points out a few failures and the new effort to perfect it — we can do it better with TECHNOLOGY — from eHarmony, True, and Match.com. And the goal is always marriage.

Megan Cole Starts At Raincity Studios

Megan Cole Starts At Raincity Studios Hello internets. My new post as Marketing Champion, aka Agent99, has officially commenced at Raincity Studios here in fabulous, sunny Vangroovy. As of today, I have joined the team of Robert Scales, Mark Yuasa and the other lovely gems here at Raincity.

YouTube – The web at its best?

YouTube – The web at its best? YouTube is the most popular online destination for watching and sharing videos. They are currently serving up over 30 million videos a day and that number is steadily growing. In a matter of minutes, you can create an account, upload a video (up to 100MB)