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,…
Tag: Misc
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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CanadaOnRails Afterparty – Sponsored by Raincity Studios Raincity Studios will be hosting the official CanadaOnRails after party on Friday the 14th of April, immediately after the close of the conference. The event will be hosted at…
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Chillin with MC and Scales on a beautiful day in Vancouver and talking about the internets and Megan’s new job and the warm warm sunshine here during Video Blogging Week ™ (c) (rc). Also here’s a…
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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…
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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,…
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Unique Partnership Augments Venture Capital With Product Design Adaptive Path Launches Strategic Partnership With Sierra Ventures to Cultivate Emerging Companies, Products Part of the AI for Creatives collection. See also: AI is Not Your Friend: Why…
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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…
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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…
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Sustainability Business Centre British Columbia’s hug for everything to do with sustainable building. Part of the Vancouver AI Ecosystem collection. See also: The Long Road to Futureproof.
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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.…
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7 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Podcasts e been talking to some nonprofit pals about how they can use podcasts, so I thought I’d share this list, as well as the blogging one. Part of the Web…
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Culture Jamming the Chevy Tahoe Chevrolet has opened up a site asking visitors to create advertisements for its ginormous SUV, the Tahoe, using a collection of clips and soundtracks, as well as your own text. Thing…
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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs According to an NTEN survey of nonprofit techies, 20% said that they published a blog and 20% said that they didn’t (but they want to). Don’t you want to get…
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The changing world of web design: an interview with Dan Saffer Dan Saffer is the Senior Interaction Designer at Adaptive Path, a widely respected San Francisco web design firm. The company’s portfolio includes design work for…
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(cross-posted from Bryght.com) I’m here in Seattle for a one-day free and open source technology conference called Penguin Day that is taking place as an adjunct to the Non-Profit Technology Conference. From the website… Penguin Day…