Joey's Reading List for January 22, 2017
My daily posts sharing some of what I read today on the WWW It’s Sunday, usually a slow day for new articles. My first (and likely only) edition of this post today is a new article from today, and a post by a London City Councillor from a…
On Blogging – How Talking Makes For Better Posts
Seemingly random unscheduled conversations on the street, in the market, and in the food court are key foundations of good blogging. They serve as a form of editing for the ideas I write. I thought about writing this post earlier today, and I should’ve when I remembered more…
Joey's Reading List for January 21, 2017
My daily post of things I read on the WWW and am sharing with you I’m surprised by how little I have to share today, I figure this is because some much attention is on the Women’s marches around the world that my favourite writers are at, and…
A Faux Populist Politican Who Mistrusts Libraries
Public libraries are one of the great public goods in our society, dedicated to the free exchange of ideas, betterment of persons, and the improvement of our society. Ideas happened to primarily transmitted in book format since the invention of the printing press, they are now transmitted in…
Joey's Reading List for January 20, 2017
My daily blog post sharing links from the WWW In no particular order: Postcards from the end of the Obama era, last night’s Radio Open Source show was excellent, with guests who’ve observed President Obama, and guests who are among his friends. The show gave a good reflection…
How Do Other Municipalities Treat Observers of Public Meetings?
An interesting question was posed to me tonight – how would other municipalities react to having an local independent journalist at almost all their meetings? It’s not a question I cannot answer, because there are no direct comparisons to my work. What I can state is how I’ve…
Joey's Reading List for January 19, 2017
My daily share of readings from across the WWW In no particular order: The cities of Ottawa and Gatineau are working on ‘seamless’ transit. Meanwhile in Hamilton, our Council won’t even consider seamless transit within one city. Redeemer College students can’t get bus service because the Ancaster councillor…
Using the Library Catalogue to Teach RSS, A Workshop Idea!
I love bragging about being the first to get library materials, and I want to teach you how to beat me! I want others to use open tools such as RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to enhance their ability to read a wide range of websites and to become…
Joey's Reading List for January 18, 2017
My daily sharing of articles I’ve read that may be of interest to you I’m starting off with one link, it’s a full day of City Hall meetings, then Library Board in the evening, so I may not have an opportunity to read much today. In no particular…
O'Leary's Facebook Live Announcement Before Media Announcement: Smart Play
Kevin O’Leary’s decision to go live on Facebook to "talk to YOU, the Canadians I’m fighting for" was strategically smart. Also going live on Facebook before speaking to the media lets him define his reality. He’s positioning himself to run against the media and politicians, both groups of…