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Slaw.ca currently unavailable

Connie Crosby
March 04, 2009 16:03

The Canadian law blog Slaw.ca is currently unavailable. Those of us on the admin side are aware of the problem, and are working to resolve it.Thank you to readers and contributors alike for your patience. We hope to have the site up as soon as possible.Cheers,ConnieUpdate 10:30 am: The site is...

Understanding the Facebook Terms of Service from Rocketboom

Connie Crosby
February 20, 2009 15:30

Long-time readers of this blog know I am a fan of the video show Rocketboom. At Podcamp Halifax in January I had the pleasure of being able to hang out a bit with Rocketboom's creator Andrew Baron. This video exemplifies why I am such a fan--the show is smart, informative, and entertaining at the...

Government and Public Policy in a New Collaborative Age

Connie Crosby
February 10, 2009 03:51

I have been following the conversations around how social media and collaboration are slowly making in-roads into citizens and government working together toward jointly-developed public policy. Not surprisingly, the road to "Government 2.0" is not always an easy one.Recently in Toronto ChangeCamp...

Wikis as Intranets

Connie Crosby
February 09, 2009 22:59

Today over on the Slaw post Collaboration Through Wikis: Law Firm Case Study I pull together a presentation and a write-up about a project to implement a wiki platform as an intranet by the Toronto-based law firm Hicks Morley. Heather Colman, Knowledge Management Specialist, spearheaded the project...

New Information Management Certificate at University of Toronto's PLC

Connie Crosby
February 09, 2009 22:57

As someone who teaches at the Professional Learning Centre at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, I help to spread the word about their various excellent programs. Their new Information Management Certificate has me even more excited than most! A lot of the work I do touches on...

New Dean Starts at University of Toronto's Faculty of Information

Connie Crosby
January 21, 2009 16:29

I just received the press release below about the new iSchool dean. I have been impressed with the school as of late, all the positive forward-looking changes, and have to admit feeling jealous of the students attending today. They are learning some very interesting things! I find some of the new...

New: Lawyer Addiction Blog

Connie Crosby
January 20, 2009 05:19

For a change of pace my colleague Steve Matthews, known for hard-core legal information blogs such as LegalPubs.ca, Canadian Law Blogs, Florida Lawyers Blog Watch, and the DUI Lawyer Blog Watch, is now giving back to the legal community by using his skills to create and run the new Lawyer...

Seen Reading: Torontonians are still reading books

Connie Crosby
January 12, 2009 05:05

Anyone who rides the Toronto transit knows that people find ways to close themselves off from everyone else, usually either by wearing headphones to listen to music (if you see me with headphones, I'm more likely listening to business podcasts) and by reading. Julie Wilson, who works in the...

Who is Canada's Most Influential Woman in Social Media?

Connie Crosby
December 30, 2008 22:12

Well, I've resisted blogging about this up until now, but my excitement has gotten the better of me. A short while ago Canadian marketer Dave Forde started putting together a list of most influential Canadian women in social media. I was nominated to the list (a fantastic honour!) and then Dave...

2008 Blawggies - Law-related Blogging Awards Announced

Connie Crosby
December 23, 2008 03:05

I recently told you about the upcoming 2008 Clawbies. Well, yesterday Dennis Kennedy released his 2008 Law-related Blogging Awards, i.e. the Blawggies (I love these names!).Not only was Slaw (the cooperative Canadian law blog I help author) named the "Best Overall Law-Related Blog" (wow!), but...