Tag Archives: economics

Saturday Snap – A Nice Father’s Day Surprise

Won a pretty cool raffle prize at the Father’s Day Prostate Walk last weekend…a commemorative jersey and special edition Riders loonie!

Friday Fun Link – World Map of the Most Popular Web Sites In Every Country

Interesting to see which sites are most popular in non-North American/Western European countries.

10 Questions With Dr. Ryan Meili

I recently had the chance to interview Dr. Ryan Meili, author of “A Healthy Society: How A Focus on Health Can Revive Canadian Democracy“. After some back and forth discussion, we decided that the best way to do this would be for me to prepare a few questions then send them by e-mail so he […]

Friday Fun Link – Watch Books Being Bought Live and Worldwide

Pretty cool site that shows books as they’re bought around the world – hard to look away!

Friday Fun Link – What Would You Take If Your House Was Burning Down? (Photos)

An interesting question – people are asked to take a photo of what they’d take from their house if it was burning down.  I mean, obviously, the right answer is “nothing” and “get the hell out as fast as possible.” Also, “make sure my family is out” is an acceptable answer. From the stuff photographed, […]

Facebook & Google: Pictures & Vision

This is a great article which explains that the difference between Facebook and Google is the difference between pictures and vision – both in terms of what drives each company’s culture and how they may evolve in the future.

How To Fix the Google+ Engagement Problem

I don’t log in to Google+ as much as I did when it first launched but I still find it a nice option when the stream of kid and vacation pictures on Facebook gets to be too much (and I’m as guilty of those crimes as anyone.) My Google circles are mostly made up of […]

Omni.com (and Some Thoughts on My Current Digital Life)

Information overload is a well-known condition these days and the situation is only getting worse as more useful web sites, more  granulated social networks and more cool media outlets gain popularity and battle for your attention. I’ve been thinking a lot about that and increasingly, I find myself wishing there was a single web site […]

Music Monday – “Thought you’d do right by me/But who am I kidding/You’re the Sask Party/Shows like Corner Gas/I guess you don’t remember.”

I went to the massive rally by the Saskatchewan film industry at noon today and it was quite the spectacle. In Saskatchewan, when we have protests, it tends to be farmers rolling their tractors up to the Legislature that creates a big scene. But the film community, as you might expect given their skills, put […]

George Carlin’s Greatest Moment

Definitely one of them…