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Q&A from O’Reilly Media: Gov 2.0 International Online Conference

I know during my session I wasn’t able to answer everyone’s questions. However, I was able to find a few other questions in the chat and twitter stream. I’m a big believer that everyone should have a chance to ask a question so – with apologies that I couldn’t do them live – here are [...]

¶ Posted 11 March 2010 | David Eaves § public service sector renewal § technology ‡ Comments (9) ° Tagged: government 2.0, O'Reilly Media, public service sector renewal, technology

Comedic interlude: Lindsay Lohan Brand Lessons

So I don’t usually delve into the world of celebrities but had to comment on the epic lack of foresight recently displayed by Lindsay Lohan and her lawyers.
Yesterday my friend John M. pointed me to hilarious this story, which describes how Lindsay Lohan is suing E*Trade for $100M (yes you read that right) because, her [...]

¶ Posted 10 March 2010 | David Eaves § random ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: youtube

21st Century Olympics

Just resting now after a few wild days closing off out the Olympics.
My sense is that, despite the grumblings of the UK press (which has some pretty good reasons to set the bar low), these Olympics will get good marks. Athletes got to venues on time, the infrastructure was able to handle the crowds and [...]

¶ Posted 01 March 2010 | David Eaves § vancouver ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: Canada Line, free speech, olympics, vancouver

Today in the Globe: Facebook’s Political Reach

I have the following piece published in the Globe and Mail today. It isn’t going to further endear me to Michael Valpy (who is already not impressed with me)… but felt another perspective on the issue was needed. He, like many traditional columnists, is not a fan of social – or digital – media. Indeed, [...]

¶ Posted 19 February 2010 | David Eaves § canadian politics § free culture § media § technology ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged: activism, canadian politics, commentary, democracy, facebook, free culture, globe and mail, government, journalism, media, technology

Canadian Foreign Policy: The War on Independent Thought

Two stories this week highlight Canada’s rapidly decaying capacity to think, engage and act on foreign policy issues. The first was the Globe’s story Canadian Aid Groups Told to Keep Quiet on Policy Issues, the second is Paul Well’s detailed and devastating account of the implosion of Rights and Democracy, an NGO run by the [...]