The download dilemma: a solution? Industry players are backing paying sites like Canada's Puretracks. They hope users will, too by Kevin Marron. (Nov 17) Globe and Mail
"Puretracks works in a way similar to several new U.S.-based services, such as Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes, MusicMatch, owned by MusicMatch Inc.of San Diego, Calif.,and Napster 2.0 from Roxio Inc., a new pay site that rehabilitates the old brand. All these Web sites give users an opportunity to search through a huge store of digital files, listen to samples and buy the files on-line for fees of approximately 99 cents a track, or just less than $10 an album. Puretracks' 99-cent fee is in Canadian dollars, while users of U.S. sites pay in American dollars."
Government of Canada offers RSS feeds for news and information targeted to particular audiences - business, job-seekers, immigrants, rural, children etc. There is also news by province. Site also has information about the benefits of RSS, how to use it, and where to get a newreader / aggregator. See Government of Canada Newsroom.
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CNIB online library launches with 10,000 titles by Shane Schick (Nov 13)
Canadian National Institute for the Blind opened a digital library that "will handle production, acquisition, client records, circulation, digital rights management, secure and permanent storage, and delivery to the client". "About 10,000 of the titles available today can be read online, while the others can be ordered in Braille, CD-ROM or other formats."
Microsoft Canada (http://www.microsoft.com/canada/home/) has an online home magazine with how-to articles often related to the computer and the Internet. Its subtitle is "articles, tips + tools for better living". For example -- "organize your household records on your computer", "work wood with the web", "make headlines, create a family newsletter". It has a section on Internet Security. This site is a gem.
Microsoft unveils Home Magazine Globe and Mail (Nov 11, 2003)
The Memory Project -- 85 artifacts from World War I are on view. These were collected in a national call for contributions by The Globe and Mail, The Dominion Institute and the government of France.
CanWest Takes Tiered Approach to Pay Content at Canada.com by Mark Glaser OJR (NOv 10) There will be four tiers: 1) free breaking news headlines for everyone, 2) access to online papers for print newspaper subscribers, 3) pdf for electronic subscribers, and 4) pay multimedia - sometime next year.
Has a chart showing top news sites in Canada as of Sept 2003. MSNBC receives the most Canadian visitors - 2.9 million, with Canada.com network in second place at 2.7 million. CBC and Globe and Mail are at #5 and #7.
Veterans turning to Web to help people remember Canadian Press (Nov 10) There are more web sites with memories of the wars -- Legion.ca, Juno Beach Memorial, Canadian War Museum - newspapers.
JobsFutures.ca By Wallace Immen. Globe and Mail (NOv 5) JobFutures.ca is a web site created by Human Resources Development Canada to help people find the right job. It has a "know yourself" quiz, educational resources, and figures on 226 occupational groups. http://www.jobfutures.ca/
Amazon.ca broadens Web site with used goods marketplace by Marina Strauss. Globe and Mail (Nov 5) - Canadian shoppers will be able to buy and sell used goods at Amazon.ca as can be done at Amazon.com. It's expected to shake up online retailing. Good.
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