The other day Mathew Ingram, in response to articles about the president’s one year anniversary asked What Are the Implications of a Real-Time, Connected President? More specifically: Is a real-time connected president more likely to think for himself and look outside the usual Washington circles for ideas or input, or is being connected just a giant [...]
Entries from January 2010
The Real-time Politician – It’s about filters (and being unfiltered)
The Most Dangerous Website in Ottawa
What is the more dangerous website in Ottawa? Here’s a secret. It isn’t a x-rated site, or loaded with tips and tricks on how to make weapons or break the law. It isn’t – contrary to what some politician might feel – even a newswebsite. No, the most dangerous website in Ottawa is much, much, [...]
Vancouver Open Data Version 2: New Apps to create
Wow, wow, wow. The City of Vancouver has just launched version 2 of its open data portal. A number of new data sets have been added to the site which is very exciting. Better still previously released data sets have been released in new formats. Given that at 5pm tomorrow (Tuesday. Jan 26th) there will [...]
Facebook Activists: Engaged, Voting and Older
Today I have the following article on the Globe and Mail website. Interestingly, it seems some of the opposition leaders are beginning to take an interest in the Facebook group – Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff announced yesterday that he will be doing an online townhall on proroguing parliament on his facebook page. Will be interesting [...]
The Internet as Surveillance Tool
There is a deliciously ironic, pathetically sad and deeply frightening story coming out of France this week. On January 1st France’s new (and controversial law) Haute Autorité pour la Diffusion des Œuvres et la Protection des Droits sur Internet otherwise known by its abbreviation – Hadopi – came into effect. The law makes it illegal [...]
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