Machine learning, simply explained
Machine learning received two Nobel prizes this fall. We explain what it is, in plain language, for people who use AI tools at work.
By Robert ScalesPrivacy & digital policy
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Quebec's Law 25 in full effect: what a small website must do
The final phase of Quebec's Law 25 came into force this September. We present the five points a small business website should address first.
By Robert ScalesLaunching a health care business in Quebec
A clinic, a home care service or a wellness business requires more in its plan than most startups. Regulation, insurance, privacy and trust must be addressed first.
By Robert ScalesApple's App Tracking Transparency and ad targeting
iOS 14.5 puts one question on every iPhone: allow this app to track you? Most users are expected to decline. Small advertisers need to prepare.
By Robert ScalesAI ethics for business owners, in plain words
This year's major AI ethics principles, translated into practical rules for a small business: bias, privacy, honesty with customers and human oversight.
By Robert ScalesGDPR day: what small businesses have to change
Inboxes are filling with "please stay subscribed" emails, and the GDPR applies tomorrow. Here is what it requires of a small business, and why the work is worthwhile.
By Robert ScalesTop trends for 2018: privacy, video and AI
Privacy, video and AI: the three trends small businesses should monitor in 2018, with an assessment of how certain each one is.
By Robert ScalesGetting ready for the GDPR from Asia
European guests mean European privacy rules. What a small business in Asia should change before the GDPR applies next May.
By Robert ScalesCRTC Public Consultation on Internet Traffic Management in Canada
Jeff Traynor explains the CRTC's 2009 consultation on ISP traffic shaping, why net neutrality matters to open source and the web, and how to take part.
By Jeff TraynorChina Business comes to SXSW Interactive
Kris Krug moderates a SXSW Interactive 2009 panel on the misconceptions and conundrums of doing web business in China, and asks which topics to cover.
By Kris KrugNetizen Power Makes China's Web 2.0
2008 was a year of very rapid growth for Web 2.0 in China, with blogs, video sharing and online communities now central to Chinese netizens.
By Peggy XieNet Neutrality - What does it mean for you?
Net Neutrality pops into the news from time to time, but unless you are a policy wonk it is hard to grok the issues. A primer.
By Dave OlsonSending SMS in China with SMS Framework
How to use Drupal's SMS Framework module to build a gateway module that sends text messages in China, using the WINIC SOAP web service.
By Makara WangGeek early, geek often!
The atmosphere was a bit geekier than usual yesterday evening at the Abbey Road in Shanghai, at Raincity Studios' first geek meetup there.
By Ronan BerderDrupalCon Boston 2008 - China Session Proposal need your vote
A proposed DrupalCon Boston 2008 round table on the state of Drupal in China: who uses it, the community, translation and barriers.
By Robert ScalesFreetheNet.ca seeks to free the devices
The freethenet.ca crew of tech-revolutionaries met up last night to discuss "what's up? what's next how's it going?"
By Dave OlsonFree as in Freedom! Raincity Studios beaming wi-fi in Gastown
A group of community-minded geeks are mobilizing and rolling out free wi-fi for the people of Vancouver, and Raincity now hosts a node.
By Dave OlsonFree Wi-fi for the People of Vancouver
In Vancouver, like many other cities, complaining about the weather is the local pasttime.
By Dave OlsonUnwire your block one Meraki at a time
There's no need to wait for the mythical City of Vancouver WiFi. Build your own WiFi mesh today with a Meraki box.
By Roland TanglaoChina Turns To Big Film Names To Promote Beijing 2008
With Beijing 2008 under two years away, a question mark remains over citizen journalism and blogging from the Games in China.
By Megan ColeThe Paradox of Registering Bloggers' Real Names in China
China's Ministry of Information Industries may soon require all bloggers in China to register their real names if they wish to keep blogging.
By Megan ColeChina Access: September Program Day Two
Day 2 in Beijing: a panel on China's creative industries, from games and animation to the challenges faced by creative companies.
By Raincity StudiosFrom Energy to Software, China Readies for Innovation
Day 1 of the China Access September Program in Beijing: a crash course on China's emerging energy and software markets.
By Raincity StudiosSnapping Shots Along Suzhou Road
At BarCamp Shanghai, the first of its kind in China, Kris Krug of Bryght will facilitate a PhotoCamp and PhotoWalk through Shanghai.
By Megan ColeThe Vancouver Sun: More Words From Scales
Foreign newsprint and blogging on Mainland China: Robert Scales speaks to The Vancouver Sun about the blogosphere on the ground in China.
By Megan ColeChecking in From China Access 2008 Conference in Beijing
Ni hao! Just a quick check-in from the China Access 2008 conference here in Beijing.
By Kris KrugChina Access 2008 Business Forum Reflections
I'm here at the China Access 2008 Business Forum getting a whirlwind business tour of China the day before my first ever business trip to Beijing.
By Kris KrugChina Access 2008, The Chinese Connection
On mentors and business process: how meeting Hal Josephson in Banff led Raincity to China Access 2008, a Beijing Olympics project, and a first trip to China.
By Robert ScalesTalking About a Generation II - Precedence, Practice and the Present.
This panel composed of Stephen Selznick, Narendra Pachkhede and Jamie King covered a selection of key new media @ IP landmark moments.
By Robert ScalesYour business deserves to be found.
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