Been a while since I’ve done one of these. A couple of good ones ranging from the last few months. Big thank you’s to those who sent me these pieces. Always enjoy. The Meaning of Open by Jonathan Rosenberg, Senior Vice President, Product Management Went back and re-read this. Every company makes mistakes and Google [...]
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Articles I’m digesting – 25/5/2010
Urban Aboriginal Peoples Survey Launched
I’m very excited to share that today is the launch of the Urban Aboriginal Peoples Survey. For the last two years, more than 125 people have been working at various times to make this project a reality – the first ever survey of First Nations, Metis and Inuit who live in Canada’s major urban areas. [...]
The 21st Century Bookclub
For the past six months I’ve been engaged in a fantastic experiment. 6 months ago my friend David Humphrey emailed three friends whose blogs he enjoyed. Each of us (Myself, Humphrey, Mike Hoye and Luke Hill really only knew Humphrey and were essentially strangers to one another. Humphrey proposed we each read each others blogs [...]
On Google Maps, In Seattle, Talking up Health Canada
Exciting and fun news today… Google Maps blog announced that Vancouver has became the first Canadian city to add local experts to the Favorite Places on Google Maps. The site shares some of the favourite places of: Bif Naked (map) – rock singer-songwriter, breast-cancer survivor Gordon Campbell (map) – Premier of British Columbia Kit Pearson [...]
CIC: New Thinking on Canadian Foreign Policy?
Really pleased to hear that the Canadian International Council (CIC) has launched “The GPS Project: A Global Positioning Strategy for Canada.” After several years of fits and starts I’ll confess I haven’t seen the CIC strike off in a new and interesting direction – something that has worried me. This new initiative however, has real [...]
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