Much of the new media buzz this week emanated from TEDxEdmonton, a day of inspirational talks at the Citadel on June 11. I didn’t go, but I’m looking forward to watching the video. The live-stream is archived here, but the sound is kind of sketchy. Twitter was of course alive with TED talk throughout the … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 4
It was good news for wonks when Dave Cournoyer came home from Australia and leapt back into blogging on the suddenly interesting Alberta political scene. Last week alone saw five posts, including a look at the Conservative leadership contenders, the matter of who to blame for teacher layoffs, and the Alberta Liberals’ recent changes.Dave is … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 3
This week I’ve been thinking about a media myth that needs to die. It goes something like this: "It’s all fine and well for bloggers to do whatever they do, but who is going to sit through city council meetings? Journalists, that’s who.“ This reveals a useless and destructive dualism that keeps journalism from adapting … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 2
As an admirer of Edmonton’s new media scene, I thought there might be room for a weekly roundup of what’s going on out there. This notion coalesced after a meeting with The League of Extraordinary Media. It is inspired by the fine daily aggregation done by the edmontonian and the weekly summary put together by … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 1
https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=&visual=true&liking=false&sharing=false&auto_play=false&show_comments=false&continuous_play=false&origin=tumblr This is the speech I gave to the Edmonton Journal newsroom on May 11, 2011, my last day of work after almost 14 years there. It’s a little rough around the edges, but I hope it gives a sense of what the place meant to me. The four people I thanked were Sheila Pratt, … More
mastermaq: (via Edmonton’s Blue Hour Man: Darren Kirby – MasterMaq’s Blog) “It struck me that Darren is doing Edmonton a huge service through his photography, capturing the way the city is transforming physically. “I think it’ll be a very useful, important thing down the road,” he agreed.” Great post, beautiful pictures, and inspiring passion.
maybeedmonton: “Edmonton Alberta in picture postcards, 1890-1950” maybeedmonton shares so many neat images of Edmonton. Recommended Tumblr to follow. (Source: http://maybeedmonton.tumblr.com/)
mastermaq: The Charrette » News Round-up: Warm and fuzzy feelings “The Peter Hemingway pool is back open. Why are we mentioning that in our round-up? Why, it’s an excuse to post a picture of a really interesting public building. The Charrette: breaking our own poorly-defined rules since 2010.”
Here’s my first attempt at using Storify to compile images of Edmonton’s big storm. These are images shared by users of Twitter, Flickr and YouTube. It’s a pretty easy tool (though I’m still struggling with the search), and seems like a great way to put together what our community is talking about and taking pictures of. … More Edmonton storm images, compiled through Storify
I am especially proud that this is our 5th consecutive year on the list. In fact, out of the five years, this year was our highest ranking at number 3. Alberta Venture FAST 50 – 5 Years in a Row – http://www.ChrisLaBossiere.com – a Progressive Capitalist in Edmonton Congratulations to local software company Yardstick Software! … More
Seen and Heard in Edmonton 