Archive for March, 2009



The heart and soul of Twitter

Published on March 30, 2009

Mainstream media just can’t let it go. On Saturday morning, yes, there was one more newspaper article.  I admit I’m easily annoyed by grumpy, banal Twitter overviews devoid of any real insight – especially considering that Twitter started really hitting the mainstream media over 3 months ago and, for the most part, the same story [...]


Earth Hour 2009

Published on March 28, 2009

Last year, 50 million people around the world, throughout 35 countries and over 370 cities turned off their lights for one hour; in Canada, 10 million participated.
Earth Hour 2009, a global WWF climate change initiative, represents a significant increase in global participation: in numbers released today by organizers, over 2,800 cities in 83 countries “will [...]


Just because: Playing for Change (One Love)

Published on March 18, 2009

Minister Smitherman/Michael Ignatieff

Published on March 9, 2009

Today, George Smitherman, Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, and Michael Ignatieff, leader of the Federal Liberal party will be making separate visits to our offices for editorial board round table discussions.
Both will be meeting with editors of our sister subsidiary publications, and also with editors/journalists of our own media network from the South Asian, [...]


International Women’s Day

Published on March 6, 2009

Thousands of events will take place all over the world on Sunday March 8, International Women’s Day (March 8 being globally recognized since 1913).

Over the years, the day has grown to encompass large-scale events to not only honour women’s advancement, but to remind us all of the “action required to ensure that women’s equality is [...]