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Twitter is my Newspaper: explaining twitter to newbies by eaves.ca on Nov 5, 2009I'm frequently asked about technology, the internet and web 2.0 and in the course of the discussion the subject of Twitter inevitably arises. People are frequently curious, often judgmental, and almost always bewildered by the service. This isn't sur...

I get by with a little help from my readers: crowdsourced corrections by eaves.ca on Nov 4, 2009I have always been grateful to readers who, in emails or in the comments below, have pointed out typos, grammatical errors or even factual errors in my blog posts. By taking the time and making the effort to let me know (for nothing more than a thank...

Out of Context: Artists and Web Inventories by Serial Consign on Oct 27, 2009I'm almost done porting my older Rhizome articles over to Serial Consign and it is only fitting that the below piece (published last January) had already been degraded by a moderate case of linkrot. On any given day, the average web user may log into...

The Sad State of Vancouver’s Entrepreneur of the Year Awards by eaves.ca on Oct 19, 2009Last week I noticed Business in BC published its Entrepreneurs of the Year Awards list. The list is filled with deserving candidates and excellent candidates as well as inspiring stories of businesses that are thriving and innovating in a difficult b...

Spark Interview on VanTrash – The Open Source Garbage Reminder Service by eaves.ca on Oct 16, 2009A couple of weeks ago I was interviewed by the CBC's Nora Young for her show Spark:  a weekly audio blog of smart and unexpected trendwatching about the way technology affects our lives and world. The interview (which was fun!) dives a little deeper...

I'm Not Here To Make Friends by Serial Consign on Oct 15, 2009[Rich Juzwiak / I'm Not Here To Make Friends! / 2008] The above video is a supercut-edit that stitches together scenes of reality television dramatic tension where contestants assert their independence. I'm not here to make friends - a bold declarati...

I'm Not Here To Make Friends by Serial Consign on Oct 15, 2009[Rich Juzwiak / I'm Not Here To Make Friends! / 2008] The above video is a supercut-edit that stitches together scenes of reality television dramatic tension where contestants assert their independence. I'm not here to make friends - a bold declarati...