Angie McKaig - E-Business Consultant and Entrepreneur
Today in Toronto it was2002.07.22
Today in Toronto it was 34 degrees Celsius. For my American friends, that's 93 degrees. With the humidex, that's nearly 45 degrees, or over 110 degrees Fahrenheit. In case you don't know, 34 with a humidex of 45 feels roughly like 4,000 degrees celsius, or roughly analgous to flying the Enterprise-A into the sun or wearing a turtleneck sweater while sharing tequila shots with the devil in hell (just visiting, of course). So, hot, you might say. Why do I live here? I should work summers in Alaska. Or San Francisco.
SFGate tackles blogging and its effect on journalism: “To a certain extent, bloggers are taking traditional reporters to school, teaching them the importance of digging deep for new facts rather than relying lazily on others' reporting. At the same time, blogs are proving to them that readers want a personal touch, with writers and editors not afraid to express an opinion, get pissed off, make a snarky comment or share their pain.”
What were you in a past life? Okay, I'll admit it, I'm hopelessly addicted to online personality tests. I have no idea why. The funkier the better, too. Apparently, in my last life, I was a:
Frank Lloyd Wright: some design inspiration for your day. Another truly wonderful minisite from the exemplary PBS site. Their locator helps you to find FLW designs in your area, or where you're planning your next trip.
Library Book Sales: A wonderful alternative to Alibris. Some great finds here if you have you have the patience to weed them out.
If you're a freelancer, or looking to be one, WebProsNOW has some excellent FAQs. They're aimed at the business owner rather than the freelancer, but they'll give you some great ideas for how to explain this wonderful world called the Web to potential clients.
Not-so-global Internet: “According to Forrester Research, only one-third of Internet users will even be native English speakers by 2005. Strangely, though, our Web sites don't seem to reflect any of that global awareness.”
Interesting article. Of course, it's not always easy to be local and global and multicultural and multilingual. I know. We went through this recently at Masterfile, where I work. It's not cheap, either. But it can be done, and it can reap huge benefits.
