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Twitter is my Newspaper: explaining twitter to newbies on Nov 5, 2009 in commentary technology newspaper twitter web 2.0 I'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 on Nov 4, 2009 in commentary random reviews I 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...

If I could start with a blank sheet of paper… (part 2) on Nov 3, 2009 in public policy public service sector renewal technology government 2.0 The other week Martin Stewart-Weeks posted this piece on the Australian Government's Web 2.0 Taskforce blog. In it he asked: “…imagine for a moment it was your job to create the guidelines that will help public servants engage online. Although yo...

Toronto Innovation Summit on Open Government on Nov 2, 2009 in open data public service sector renewal technology government 2.0 open government public policy Today I'm at Toronto City Hall doing a panel on Open Government for the Innovation Showcase. If you are reading this before 10am EST you can catch a webcast of the panel at the above link. I've pasted in my slides for those who would like to follow a...

The Stimulus Map: Open Data and enhancing our democracy on Oct 30, 2009 in canadian politics open data public policy mozilla stimulus The subject of the distribution of stimulus monies has been generating a fair amount of interest. Indeed, the Globe published this piece and the Ottawa Chronicle-Herald published this piece analyzing the spending. But something more interesting is al...

Canada’s Arctic Strategy – playing to the strengths of others on Oct 29, 2009 in canadian foreign policy canadian politics public policy arctic International Affairs Northwest Passage Last week I the good fortune of participating in an intimate workshop on Canadian foreign policy hosted by CIGI and convened in preparation for an upcoming issue of the International Journal in which the papers will be published. One of the participa...

Upcoming talk: Toronto Innovation Showcase on Oct 28, 2009 in cool links interesting people open data government public sector social media Toronto Just a little FYI to let people know I'm going to be in Toronto on Monday, November 2nd for the City of Toronto's Innovation Showcase. I'll be doing a panel Open Government with Maryantonett Flumian (President of the Institute On Governance, I remem...