Year: 2008

The Demographics of Search (and A List of The Internet's Most Popular Sites)

TechCrunch recently had a story about a new study which found that  lower-income people tend to prefer Yahoo! and higher-income people prefer Google.  (Shea's reading over my shoulder

Willie P. Bennett (1951 – 2008)

Canadian folk music legend, Willie P. Bennett, died of a heart attack on February 15.  He was 56.  I best knew Willie as the sideman for Fred Eaglesmith

Off To The Spa…

We're off to the Moose Jaw Spa for the night…more tomorrow.

David Lee Roth on "American Idol"

The vocal-only track of David Lee Roth singing “Running With The Devil” has been making the rounds of the Internets but this is the funniest mash-up I've seen

Happy Valenkeg's Day

When I was in undergrad, I was a regular at the Bushwakker Brew Pub for Robbie Burns Night each January.  Every year, they had a draw to go

Automated Genealogy

Just the other day, I was thinking to myself “with all the social networking sites out there, when is somebody going to design an online genealogy site that

Heading Home

For the most part, I've really enjoyed being on the road for the past month and a half (with one month still to go roughly).  In fact, I'm

"Gonna Be (Other) Wars" – The John McCain Version of the Latest Viral Obama Video

I posted an Obama video a few days ago which featured one of his speeches set to music by Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas that was called

CLA Student Article Contest

If you're an MLIS student or recent grad, I encourage you to enter this contest.  (I can't tell you how much fame and fortune I've gained by being

Roger Marin Jr. at the London Music Club – February 14, 2008, $7, 9pm start

Nothing says romance like going to see an awesome independent country-rock artist like Roger Marin Jr.  Check him out on February 14 if you're reading this in London

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