Sep 28, 2007
I enjoy taking the subway most of the time. It’s one of the things I like about Toronto and by the same ‘token’ one of the things that most disappoints me – as in how our politicians haven’t seen fit to expand the system to fit our city...
Sep 24, 2007
Joel Postman has written a insightful piece, which takes the blogging community to task for being ‘elitist’ (a virtual restricted membership club, with its own qualifications, rules and jargon) while purporting to be inclusive (hey come on, everybody join in the...
Sep 10, 2007
I noticed there’s no such thing as stale-dated news in the blogosphere. Probably because most writing is from an individual’s perspective and not from the me-first-deadline-driven pace of MSM newsrooms.In traditional media, stories have a finite arc with a clear...
Sep 3, 2007
‘…So why don’t you?’ So sang Gary Lewis, live from Vegas, introduced by a father who was beaming with pride.Yes, it’s that time of year again. The real end of summer (for as long as I can remember): the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.Where else...
Sep 2, 2007
..the foundation of stand-up comedy. The link that takes you from one joke to another before you’ve even had a chance to notice the comic’s moved on.I’ve always liked segues (no, not the motorized two-wheel scooters). And since I haven’t written anything since my last...
Aug 9, 2007
And I don’t mean blog-convention. Because what came out of the most recent one – the idea of a blogger’s union – is first of all hilarious as a joke but sheer idiocy as a concept.In case you hadn’t heard, it’s buzzing around the blogosphere and even MSM like AP and...
Aug 8, 2007
Do you want to know what it’s like to be at a press conference nowadays? Have a gander at Robert Scoble’s point of view.It’s no longer about a company waiting for rapt attention or PR vying for control. It’s a new scenario with multiple...
Aug 5, 2007
I like blue shirts. I like them a lot.In fact, I have a closet full of them in many hues, tones and subsets. Some are plain, some are striped and the striped ones are further subdivided into vertical/horizontal and thin/medium/wide.And so on.Often, when I’m in a store...
Aug 5, 2007
Have you ever noticed how iPod docking stations make it look like a shrine?Don’t get me wrong, it’s a breakthrough device. I just don’t feel the calling to worship at the altar of the iCon.
Jul 29, 2007
There’s an interesting post by Josh Bernoff about the way tech companies refer to their customers as users.And it dawned on me that if I’m a user then I’m probably being used.I guess that’s somewhat implicit in the symbiotic producer/customer...
