Web Search Guide Canada

Communications Technologies

Canadian advantages slipping by Jack Kapica. Globe and Mail (April 28) - Canada's advantage in communication technologies is shrinking according to a study by the Conference Board of Canada. Sweden shares the second-most connected country with Canada.

Broadband competition

Broadband price war? by Jack Kapica. Globe and Mail (April 22) AOL Canada will be selling broadband access through the Best Buy / Future Shop chain. Services include high-speed with wireless (Wi-Fi), home networking and AOL Max Internet software and will be sold at a substantial discount to the Sympatico prices.

Kapica also mentions the problem Jim Elve, of Waterford, Ont., is having with the Government of Canada. He runs Blogs Canada, a web directory of Canadian weblogs. The problem is that the page design is a knock-off of the Federal Government's and it is claiming copyright violation.

Sympatico Service

Sympatico enhances Internet services Globe and Mail Update (April 2) Improved speeds and lower costs for both Sympatico High Speed and Bell Business Internet.

Canadians go4 humour

No Laughing Matter for Americans: Canadians More Likely to Visit Humor Sites comScore Media Metrix Reveals Canadians Are Significantly More Likely than Americans to Visit Humor Sites (March 3) -- ".. nearly 1 in 3 online Canadians visited sites in the Entertainment-Humor category in January, compared to fewer than 1 in 5 Americans". Article lists the funny websites that Canadians and Americans frequent. CoffeeBreakArcade, a site with free Internet games, was in fourth spot for Canadians and no where to be seen on the American top-10 list.