Brian's Big Yap
Blog URL http://www.mulawka.com
Located Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Tags communications, technology, sports, politics, internet, web
Canadian (mostly) conservative politics, tech, communications, sports, or whatever else is on my mind.
Latest Blog Posts
- Unfortunate ad placement (and of a great product, to boot!) on Nov 9, 2009 in Shoe Box
I don’t think this is quite what BioWare had in mind when they agreed to sponsor this page.
- Liberals offended, nay, outraged that Harper wants to win a majority?? on Sep 11, 2009 in Politics Bloc Canadian politics Conservative federal Harper speech Liberal NDP Prime Minister Tory
One of the things that first attracted me to politics in university was how ridiculously passionate we were about policy. We all believed we had the answers that would solve the country’s problems. Just as significantly, though, was the fact th...
- Me and 60,000 of my closest friends. on Aug 30, 2009 in Communications and Public Relations Technology and Gadgets family photos internet traffic photography reddit web business
My 3 year-old son loves to play hide and seek. He’s not the most challenging opponent that I’ve played against, but he absolutely loves the game. My ridiculously compeitive nature means that I sometimes struggle to enjoy the game (and sup...
- Canadian net neutrality debate misses the point (so far). on Jul 6, 2009 in Technology and Gadgets bandwidth throttling Canada CRTC Internet net neutrality policy Politics privacy technology xbox
The Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunication Commission (CRTC) will wade this week into the muddy waters of net neutrality. The familiar voices of industry and privacy/tech advocates have started the predictable debate, but it seems that - in true...
- Is app convergence the next major tech trend? on Jul 4, 2009 in Technology and Gadgets aim convergence facebook gmail google google voice icq instant messenger linkedin myspace phone social media technology twitter
I stumbled across two, unrelated services that seem to be harbingers of one of the biggest tech trends in the next few years. he first is an app called Digsby that is a handy little tool that looks a lot like a standard instant messenger (IM) interfa...
- All politics is local – and now its social, too. on Jun 22, 2009 in Communications and Public Relations Politics Technology and Gadgets Barak Obama campaign technology campaigns elected officals elections Iran election Iranian election voters
If there is a politician or elected official in the Western world who thinks that they don’t need to be aware of social media after the recent Iranian elections, I’d be quite surprised. Its true that many politicians are (wilfully?) ignor...
- I know the Red Wings are favourites, but isn’t this at least a little premature?? on Jun 10, 2009 in Sports finals hockey NHL Penguins Red Wings Stanley Cup
Spotted on NHL.com today (June 10, 2009) two days BEFORE the final game is played. Oops.
