Tag Archives: Canada
The Canadian Blog Directory Goes Live!
Earlier this week at the mesh conference, my partner, Seth Singer, and I finally unveiled The Canadian Blog Directory. It’s a project we’ve been working on for the past few months to help people discover and explore the Canadian blogosphere. … Continue reading
Can Social Media Jump-Start Democracy?
With Canada heading into the last leg of a federal election that hasn’t excited many people, there’s a growing focus on whether social media is playing a major role. There’s definitely lots of chatter and the major political parties have … Continue reading
Less Wireless Competition in Canada?
Now that a federal court has ruled that Wind Mobile’s ownership structure doesn’t comply with Canada’s foreign ownership rules, one of the options being openly discussed by analysts and Wind is the possible consolidation of the wireless market. This could … Continue reading
More Broadband Competition, Mr. Clement?
Amid the uproar about the CRTC’s flawed and misguided decision to allow metered-billing for broadband usage in Canada, the spotlight is finally started to shine on the fact one of the big problems in Canada is the lack of broadband … Continue reading
Canada Needs More Broadband Competition
So it looks like metered billing could become a reality in the Canadian broadband market, which will give ISPs, who already enjoy an oligopoly, another way to make even higher profits as they take advantage of the growing demand among … Continue reading
What Tony Clement Really Meant About Broadband
Tony Clement, Canada’s Minister of Industry, issued a statement yesterday about a CRTC decision that will allow the major broadband ISPs to introduce metered Internet usage – something that could line the pockets of the ISPs but damage innovation and … Continue reading
