By Mike, on November 30th, 2011
Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software that opens up a new world between whiteboards and slides. The zoomable canvas makes it fun to explore ideas…
TED is a cutting-edge conference featuring “ideas worth spreading”
It goes without saying that people want to be entertained, and video may be the ultimate entertainment. The use of [...]
By Mike, on October 21st, 2010 I’m very excited that on October 28th I will be presenting at the TESL Ontario conference in Toronto. This is an opportunity to refine some thinking I’ve been doing about the possibilities available to teachers and other professionals to harness the power of websites and blogs. My presentation is going to be on the topic [...]
By Mike, on October 15th, 2010 It was with great excitement that one day early this summer a search for “Douglas Coupland” at the Toronto Public Library website yielded an amazing find: “Extraordinary Canadians – Marshall McLuhan.” This is a book by Coupland which explores the life and ideas of a most iconic Canadian. And if you are familiar with Douglas [...]
By Mike, on September 29th, 2010 This could be the zeitgeist moment of Facebook – when the little social network that could really become an all-encompassing behemoth. Already writers and thinkers in the tech world compare its scope and power with Google. It is an incredible phenomenon: it quite reminds me of the game changing killer app that was Napster at [...]
By Mike, on September 17th, 2010 I picked up the September 2010 issue of Wired Magazine and was struck by the amazing cover story and (design!). It boldly declares that the “Web is Dead!”
For those of you who would like my take and synopsis, please read on. (Link at end of this blog post).
The basic premise of the article [...]
By Mike, on June 8th, 2010 Can my site rank higher than Facebook and Yahoo? Yes, in the right circumstances, and with a terrifically crafted post on a specific subject.
The Contact Photography Festival just passed and my blog’s Google rank was higher than EYE weekly magazine and both the Facebook page for the fest and a page in Yahoo Business. [...]
By Mike, on May 3rd, 2010 The annual Contact Photography Festival is taking place through the month of May. Unlike the other famous Toronto festivals, including HotDocs and TIFF, this one is completely free – so there are no excuses – check some stuff out!
This year’s theme is “Pervasive Influence: Exploring the social and political consequences of the medium of [...]
By Mike, on February 12th, 2010 The branding and identity work for the Olympics features some stunning illustration. Kudos to the Vancouver Olympic committee!
Today I fired up Google Chrome and saw the Olympic graphic (or “doodle”) Google created for their homepage. (It’s pictured at the end of this article). The image is subtle and appealing. It doesn’t even [...]
By Mike, on January 28th, 2010 Once upon a time, in the days of university when I was going to school, and playing in a rock band, and booking shows, and doing some fanzines and graphics work, I bumped into a friend of a friend. We exchanged laughs and email addresses. His email address was unforgettable. It was “ican@ucant.com”. I had [...]
By Mike, on January 28th, 2010 Recently I was considering renewing my subscription to Kaspersky’s Internet Security Software after getting a freebie year on a promo disc. I had been happy with the protection I got. Prior to that I had used Zonelabs’ Internet Security Suite for a number of years. A friend uses Norton by Symantec but I always suspected [...]
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