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1. The Guardian Newspaper Delayed Today - If you didn't get your paper by now, heres an update: It's been delayed as per an update tonight at 9pm. ...[More]2. Was I Ever Wrong - Boy oh boy was I ever wrong! Unemployment is up to 11.8%! I guess we took a bigger hit then I was aware of in December! CBC News reports on the biggest rise in job losses in the region was for PEI (1.1% increase in December). ...[More]
3. CBC Now Using Canadian Press Headlines for Atlantic Canada? - Today I noticed the CBC PEI website is no longer showing headlines for Atlantic Canada that were written by other CBC journalist. They are showing third party headlines from The Canadian Press. The CBC hasn't really been good at local reporting during the non 9-7 work hours, in fact updates tot he CBC PEI website are very rare and I was shocked they actually posted the Kyle Bambrick story on the weekend. I hope this isn't a sign of what's to come. ...[More]
4. How The Guardian Views Bloggers - While I do not agree with it all, here is a look at how the managing editor of our local newspaper , The Guardian, views bloggers:
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5. How I Start My Day - The first few processes on my computer always seem to be the same. The applications that load on startup are Skype, Google Chat/Adium, and MacMail (Mac). The first thing I do everytime I boot up the computer to start the day is to open up my Firefox. When Firefox is loaded it autoloads PEIinfo so I can check both The Guardian & CBC News at the same time, click on any stories that may interest me and read the news. The next thing I do is pop into my email program (MacMa...[More]
6. How Predictable Is The Weather When We're Talking 5 Days Away? - From The Guardian's Twitter, the original headline. News Update: Bill on track to hit Maritime region as full hurricane
7. Blogger vs Journalist: Who Should Get a Press Pass and Who Shouldn't. - First off, whats the difference? A journalist writes for a media outlet, a blogger writes for new age media, a blog. At the end of the day they are both doing the same thing. Of course, journalist can also work for a television broadcast such as CBC Television. Both are doing their work for a target audience. Bloggers blog for their readers, and journalist publish their stories in the newspaper and on the internet. Both have an audience and both are a form of media. So why do we differentiate between who ...[More]
8. Barcode+Google Map=Awesome Directions - With the new craze on mobile devices, we've launched a new mobile website which features directional information through the assistance of barcodes. In the future, we will see a closer connection between your mobile devices GPS and the website your navigating on. As such, I've created a new mobile site for Globe World Flavours. The website is going to be promoted in conjunction with a QR Code (2 dimensional barcode) to make better use of ads setup throughout town. On posters or advertisements, a barcode will be displayed such as:
