Monthly Archives: April 2007

Glenn Gould: Canuck cut-up

Yeah, he played the piano some. And did some of the coolest avant-garde radio work ever. And he wrote perceptively, even prophetically about technology and culture. But in assessing Gould’s talents and contributions, it’s rare to hear much consideration of … Continue reading

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Many (too many?)… rivers to cross

My Mashup of Mike’s Mashup of My Mashup, originally uploaded by cambodia4kidsorg. I was preparing for tomorrow’s virtual session with Alan, D’Arcy, and Jim, doing a search on CC-licensed stuff in Flickr tagged with “mashup,” when I came across the … Continue reading

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“RSS in Plain English” – fun and informative short video

Thanks to Andy for flagging this online video by Lee Lefever outlining the basics of using an RSS reader: Click To Play There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that don’t. This video is … Continue reading

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Glenn Gould gets it

My favorite new media theorist was better known for his work on a piano keyboard. Here’s something he wrote more than forty years ago: One of the certain effects of the electronic age is that it will forever change the … Continue reading

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Clogged up? Or open, connected and social?

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David Wiley Live in Van Rock City!

Ever since I saw him venture out on an Ohio winter’s night in sandals and shirtsleeves without a shiver I’ve suspected David Wiley had some kind of superhuman constitution. Add another tale to the legend — yesterday he gave a … Continue reading

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An open plea to my American friends

Believe it or not, I try to restrict my commentary on American political matters on this weblog. Anyone who knows me is aware what a monumental struggle it is to show such restraint. I’m going to bust out here. Once … Continue reading

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RSS is a gateway format…

…or at least this sordid open content pusher can only hope. The first taste is free. And if we do it right, you can continue to feed your info-addiction without coughing up money as well. We presented our session on … Continue reading

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Quickie screencast – distributed content publishing via blogs, RSS, whatever…

My colleague Novak Rogic and I are presenting at the BCNet conference tomorrow on our shared obsession, which though it lacks a snazzy catchphrase essentially comes down to a distributed publishing model. Content is created in whatever environment the author … Continue reading

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Hockey night after all…

I took a red-eye flight home last night, touching down in Vancouver about 11PM local time, assuming I had missed the Canucks‘ first playoff game in three years. When I emerged from the baggage area and saw the clumps of … Continue reading

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