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• Does Facebook belong in the office?

  Last month, a story appeared in many of Sun Media's newspapers regarding the decision by several federal government departments to prohibit the use of Facebook in the office. While this story fell under the radar for the most part, a similar issue has Read More... Posted 03 May 2007 07:37 by Elliott Silverstein | 0 Comments Filed under: Politics, Internet

• Using Facebook to promote

  About two months ago, after much provoking I took the plunge and signed up for Facebook . In that time, it has been great to catch up with over 100 people I haven't seen from University and high school (and in some cases even elementary school). The opportunities Read More... Posted 04 March 2007 18:04 by Elliott Silverstein | 1 Comments Filed under: Internet, Commerce

• Voting for the underdog

  It was only a matter of time before sports became the subject of a post. In a couple of weeks, the National Hockey League will be holding its annual All-Star Game in Dallas. What makes this year's event different from others is that the NHL introduced Read More... Posted 04 January 2007 23:47 by Elliott Silverstein | 6 Comments Filed under: Internet, Sports

• Txt msg n society

  We're currently in the midst of the instant messaging generation. Millions of people are using their mobile phones, and programs like MSN and Yahoo! Messenger to text with their friends and family. There is no dispute that text messaging is a convenient Read More... Posted 12 November 2006 12:00 by Elliott Silverstein | 1 Comments Filed under: Internet

• We've come a long way

  A recent visit to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission website provided some food for thought when it comes to how the Internet was predicted to impact Canadians versus how it really evolved into a part of our day-to-day lives. Read More... Posted 22 October 2006 09:40 by Elliott Silverstein | 0 Comments Filed under: Internet

• Are we ready to vote via the Internet?

  It's no secret that the Internet has played an increasing role in Canadian election campaigns over the past decade. Alongside the Internet's mainstream acceptance in the mid 1990's, we saw the first candidate and party websites emerge during the 1997 Read More... Posted 18 June 2006 16:06 by Elliott Silverstein | 2 Comments Filed under: Politics, Internet