Tag Archives: internet

CBC News – Technology & Science – Webby Awards name decade’s top internet stories

CBC News – Technology & Science – Webby Awards name decade’s top internet stories.

High-speed internet coverage for all of rural N.B. in 18 months: Byrne

High-speed internet coverage for all of rural N.B. in 18 months: Byrne.

Saskatchewan moving to 100% high-speed access

Saskatchewan moving to 100% high-speed access.
“As part of a $129-million plan, the Saskatchewan government has pledged to make high-speed internet accessible to everyone in the province within three years.”

Via Rail explores entertainment downloads

globeandmail.com: Via Rail explores entertainment downloads.
This story passed me by last week.  I bookmarked it to my delicious but haven’t had a chance to look at it until now.  Via Rail offers free internet?  And they want to sell content to their passengers as they travel?  My God, someone at a Crown Corporation has a [...]

CRTC to rule on Bell’s throttling on Thursday

CRTC to rule on Bell’s throttling on Thursday.
Update: CRTC allows Bell to continue internet throttling.
Watch this case: Bell is the Canadian version of Telstra.

Internet shopping rises 61% in two years: StatsCan

CTV.ca | Internet shopping rises 61% in two years: StatsCan.
This doesn’t surprise me too much.  Internet shopping is pretty common these days; people are over the worries that stopped them 5 years ago.  It’s really just catalog shopping, and that’s been with us for a very long time.

Australia’s compulsory internet filtering ‘costly, ineffective’

Australia’s compulsory internet filtering ‘costly, ineffective’ | Australian IT.
Ineffective, slow, great!

New internet domain names may be costly

New internet domain names may be costly.
I did a presentation on this eight hours ago.