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It's time to put an end to Internet Peer Pressure

Ever find yourself being bullied by your so-called friends? Maybe not in person, but on the internet? They do it on instant messengers and in your e-mail inbox. This is happening to millions of Canadians as we speak. And it is very concerning.

Joost shows more promise with CBS deal

Joost (pronounced ‘juiced’) has been the talk of the internet for months now, and is really starting to ramp up the publicity as of late. I was invited to beta test Juiced two or three weeks ago and have spent a little bit of time playing around with it. These are my impressions:

Citizendium tries to outdo Wikipedia

A competitor to the venerable Wikipedia has launched today. Citizendium claims to be the first “progressive or gradual fork” of Wikipedia. The project, headed by former Wikipedia Editor-in-Chief and co-founder, Larry Sanger, began a “pilot phase” in November 2006.

10 Sites That Will Improve Your Blog

If you are a blogger, these are ten blogs that should be a mainstay in your RSS reader if they aren’t already. Following these blogs should help you grow your blog in no time at all:

Blogging vs. Mainstream Media

Once upon a time there was the press. And only those who could afford the printing or broadcasting costs could ever hope to play the game. Then came the internet, a world within our own, where the old adage that nothing is free no longer applies. Anyone with even the slowest computer and a dial-up connection can now become a member of the media.

Should you switch to Gmail?

I have been using Gmail as my primary personal email service since June 2006 and I can not imagine using another service. I received an invite for a Gmail account shortly after it was launched on April 1, 2004 and tried it out for a few days before abandoning the idea of leaving my Hotmail account. Over the next couple of years I tried the service out a few times before finally making the big switch. Ever since, I’ve been spreading the word and trying to convert people.