International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Canada has made strong efforts to be a leader in this field, hearkening back to 1989 when…
Know Your Audience - the Public
In my last post, “ A 1.0 World versus a 2.0 World”, I mentioned that a 2.0 World is not just about the web. In fact, a 2.0 World includes…
Obama Administration Rolls Out 'White House 2.0'
The Obama administration’s recently launched official Flickr photostream was just the beginning. On Friday, the tech-savvy administration announced…
Google Feels That News Publishers Don't Understand ...
A few weeks ago newspaper and magazine publishers signed a declaration to limit access to their website content. The declaration stated that…
Moving House: Structure, Design, and Features
We’ve spoken a lot about moving over the past few days. In the real world, you’d prepare your family for a move; in the case of a website migration…
Don't Template the Life Out of Your Content - How Structure and Creativity Intersect
Creativity and structure may appear to be polar opposites. The truth is that structure can help creativity flourish -- but a template is the wrong way…
2014 – The Year that Will Be
Over the past week or so, we've looked back fondly at the year that was in 2013. We wrapped up the year discussing social success stories…
Wear a Blue Hat Today in Support of Web Standards
Today - November 30, 2009 - is Blue Beanie Day! Wear a blue hat, cap or toque in support of web standards. Why are web standards important…
Writing the Foundations of a Drupal/Islandora Partnership - Part One of an Interview with Susan Brown
Digital Echidna has been working with a number of partners on a project called the Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory (CWRC), a project that…
Bill C-81: A Paper Tiger or Real Change? For Your Business it Doesn’t Matter
It’s hard to criticize “progress,” but when progress comes with quotes around it, sometimes the perception of moving forward can be more detrimental…