These days Twitter is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. Message boards are abuzz with strategy on how to use Twitter to build your business, and every tween this side of the Atlantic is frantically answering the simple question upon which the site is based — what are you doing? Now, Wired reports that Twitter […] More »

I’m not sure what happened. We waited for days then weeks, but the invitations never arrived. Yes, that’s right, none of us in the office of This were invited to TED2009. If you haven’t heard of TED, don’t despair. The annual invitation-only event brings the best and brightest in Technology, Entertainment and Design together to […] More »

It’s hard to know just what to say about the most recent installment of the Israeli-Gaza conflict. The 16 days of fighting have killed 900 Palestinians and left 1.5 million in urgent need of food and medical aid. Recent reports suggest humanitarian aid is currently denied access at Gaza checkpoints. Many international agencies have pulled […] More »

Today I stumbled across Akoha, a new website/game/social experiment that has recently started in Montreal and is slowly working its way across the land. Akoha works by turning good deeds into a points-based game. Which sounds horrifying, in a way, but still strikes me as a better grade of electronic past-time than, say, Grand Theft […] More »

In a statement published on international peer-to-peer news site p2pnet.net, the NDP’s Charlie Angus has brought the net neutrality issue into the federal election campaign. He begins by outlining what he calls the ruling Conservatives’ ignorance toward digital innovation and the recent axing of the New Media Fund. The Harper government falls into line with […] More »

One of my favourite webcomics out there is A Softer World — it’s sweet and acerbic and uses real-life photographs in place of drawings. Also, it’s done by two excessively talented individuals who are unfurling their artistic fronds in multiple directions. Transplanted Maritimer Emily Horne (pictures) is currently a photographer, blogger and graphic designer in […] More »

With the popularity of social networking ripping across the globe like a fast mutating hantavirus, is it not an eventuality that niche social networks would evolve to address every self microcosm of lifestyle? Compiled below is the unofficial This Magazine list of social networking sites and their respective niches. Enjoy and feel free to add […] More »

If you’ve ever been interested in reading Canadian political blogs but have no idea where to start, Paulitics compiled a list last month of some of the most popular political blogs in the country. It’s not even close to an authoritative or scientific ranking, but it does give a sense of some of the better-read […] More »

Sometimes it’s hard to see the forest for the trees. For example, April’s federal and Ontario government decisions to ban the sale of incandescent light bulbs struck me as a bit of a drop in the bucket when compared with other changes that could be made to save energy, such as turning off lights in […] More »

This week I received an e-mail from a This contributor kindly asking me to remove something incriminating from his contributor’s bio on the website. He pointed me to an article that outlines the plight of Vancouver psychotherapist Andrew Feldmar, who was barred from ever again entering the United States because he discussed his use of […] More »

I’ve been thinking a lot about the changing nature of the word “friend” in the MySpace/Facebook era. For those of you who haven’t become addicted yet, Facebook is a piece of highly sophisticated social networking software that instantly connects you with everyone you already know, and people that you had long forgotten. The way to […] More »