November 2005

Got Kids to Shop For?

by alec on November 30, 2005

When we lived in the US, we quickly developed the habit of doing most, if not all, of our Christmas shopping online.  Amazon, and other online retailers, made it just too easy.  Returning to Canada was a real shock.  Amazon.ca, aside from the core books and CD’s, offers nothing like the variety and selection fo Amazon.com.  Well, this year you have an alternative in WowyZowyToys.  It was founded by my friends Mary-Pat and Kevin, and features a great selection of toys — interesting, different and fun — for all ages.

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Nokia N90 Now Has a Blog

by alec on November 30, 2005

Andy Abramson has set up a blog to track traffic about the Nokia N90 cell phone.  There is some major buzz in the blogosphere about this phone. 

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Tories Promise to Re-Open Same Sex Marriage

November 30, 2005

I am slack jawed at Stephen Harper’s latest statement.  According to the Globe and Mail, he will re-open the Same Sex Marriage debate, if elected. The Globe writes: Mr. Harper said he was determined to bring the legislation before a free vote in the House. He told reporters Tuesday he would not rein in cabinet [...]

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We're in an Election (Again)

November 30, 2005

We have another election upon us here in Canada.  For those unfamiliar with our system of government, it’s parliamentary, and modeled on the British system.  One of the many consequences of that is that a political party can form the government without having an outright majority.  Later, if the minority parties band together, they can [...]

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Why I Blog

November 29, 2005

Jeff Pulver posted an idea yesterday that bears some examination.  Jeff would like bloggers to tag blatant self-promotions as advertising.  I wrote a comment to him saying that I didn’t think it would be easy for me to do that.  Some of what I write is opinion, some fact, but not much is pure advertising.  [...]

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Evan Williams on Startups

November 29, 2005

Evan Williams Ten Rules for Startups came to me yesterday.  Wisdom!  Be Narrow Be Different Be Casual Be Picky Be User-Centric Be Self-Centered Be Greedy Be Tiny Be Agile Be Balanced (bonus!): Be Wary By Evan’s scale, iotum is doing pretty well.  We’re not about casual content creation, so we fail on number 3.  We [...]

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Reddit: The New de.licio.us?

November 29, 2005

My traffic went through the roof yesterday, and I couldn’t figure out why.  All I could see was the Google Adsense page impressions number climbing into the stratosphere.  The reason turned out to be Reddit.  Reddit is another social bookmarking site, not based on tags, but votes.  Something like CommonTimes.  The post in question, Hugh [...]

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Google vs Microsoft: The Numbers Speak

November 28, 2005

Here is an interesting thought experiment.  Google is positioning itself as the platform for the web, which is the reason that Microsoft has launched their Microsoft Live initiative.  How real is the threat to Microsoft from Google?  I ran the numbers from publicly available financial information, and extrapolated them forward.  At current growth rates, in [...]

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Canadian Blog Awards: Now Voting

November 28, 2005

I’ve been nominated in the category of Best Business Blog for the Canadian Blog Awards.  Nominations are over, and voting is now underway.  Jump to the ballot page and vote!  Little known fact… if you wish, you may vote once every day.  So, vote early, and vote often

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One Number: What about SMS?

November 28, 2005

Interesting posts over on BP’s Weblog about his experiences getting one-number services to work.  His biggest problem seems to be routing SMS traffic.  Not possible using the VoIP one-number service he implemented on Asterisk.  He also writes about using the Plazes API to determine location for call routing, which is something I’ve been thinking about [...]

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