dipity

I'm a technology writer and blogger based in Toronto

Created by twitter_mathewi on Oct 2, 2008

Last updated: 06/04/10 at 11:35 PM

• new post by me at GigaOM: "4chan's Founder on Why Anonymity Can Be Valuable" http://is.gd/cCPfb t...
  Jun 4, 2010 2:39 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/15443985392

• really, @TimOBrienNYT? even if links carry a cognitive load (which I think is mostly crap) it is...
  Jun 1, 2010 8:40 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/15225991548

• @marshallk: yes, I'm not saying I would never pay for anything on the iPhone -- just probably not...
  Dec 18, 2009 2:20 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/6810291988

• When Paul Bradshaw was interviewed, he asked the reporter if he could post the Q&A -- she refused...
  Dec 18, 2009 1:37 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/6809178302

• @StevenHodson: yes, I totally agree -- a lost opportunity
  Dec 18, 2009 11:07 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/6805254591

• RT @jayrosen_nyu: My reply to the "aren't you being a bit elitist here?" question about Demand Me...
  Dec 18, 2009 6:44 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/6797806235

• Ryan Chittum at CJR (@ryanchittum) responds to criticisms of his piece on AP's microformat strate...
  Jul 27, 2009 6:43 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2881835562

• @nickbilton: that's a nice lightning shot
  Jul 26, 2009 6:45 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2862432227

• if you're following the bizarre case of the four women who drowned in the Rideau Canal - family m...
  Jul 23, 2009 11:48 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2803270150

• Michael Geist launches a site focused on helping Canadians speak out about copyright: http://bit....
  Jul 23, 2009 6:41 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2798170151

• @MsBeat: yes, I agree -- there's no question that comments are difficult, and moderating them is ...
  Jul 22, 2009 12:33 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2783637469

• RT @kevinsiu: Lots of pet lovers sharing their stories on this essay: My father shot the family d...
  Jul 22, 2009 12:20 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2783398696

• yes, had to send it out through Twitter (@innonate live on http://twitcam.com/6bt)
  Jul 22, 2009 11:49 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2782864776

• @johnrobinson: true - but I have thought stories were old and tired, only to see them build as th...
  Jul 22, 2009 8:37 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2779649903

• figure we already have Twitter ads with canned tweets like: "Just got #appname by Company FREE in...
  Jul 20, 2009 3:52 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2747181266

• RT @xarker: "Objectivity without transparency increasingly will look like arrogance. And then foo...
  Jul 20, 2009 6:37 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2738601942

• .@gilliebee: did I say goof advice? damn iPhone keyboard :-)
  Jul 20, 2009 6:18 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2738364015

• [ironic re-tweet] RT @tremendousnews: It's annoying that tweets with no inherent value get RTed a...
  Jul 9, 2009 3:11 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2557688626

• a personal milestone: have been re-tweeted by @GreatDismal, one of my favourite authors of all time
  Jul 9, 2009 2:44 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2557287921

• RT @TimOBrienNYT: Tear gas fired into Lelah Park; Iranian police beating protesters in Revolution...
  Jul 9, 2009 7:56 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2551191731

• thanks to @NiemanLab for the link to this video blog from New Jersey Star-Ledger - excellent exam...
  Jul 8, 2009 9:08 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2534373678

• @carr2n has written a superb column on the Washington Post selling seats at Weymouth's table http...
  Jul 4, 2009 7:34 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2469645162

• @mmasnick: fair enough - but I think if it looks bad, for a newspaper like the WaPo that's pretty...
  Jul 2, 2009 2:33 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2443655090

• @mmasnick: not sure, but I think if it is publicly available, even if it costs money, that's diff...
  Jul 2, 2009 2:28 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2443583510

• apparently I won something called "Twitter of the day" for my Canada Day tweet: http://twitteroft...
  Jul 2, 2009 10:26 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2440114979

• today is my friend Rob Hyndman's birthday (hint: he is really old) so please spare a tweet and se...
  Jul 2, 2009 6:48 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2437004905

• RT @aliasA: If you can estimate the date on archival news footage by Peter Mansbridge's hairline....
  Jul 1, 2009 3:35 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2427419827

• @amcafee: Neil Young; Feist; Arcade Fire; The Guess Who;
  Jul 1, 2009 8:58 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2421852459

• @davefleet: I agree that driving in them is not one of the things I enjoy doing with thunderstorm...
  Jun 28, 2009 6:29 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2380075266

• RT @ksablan: "Today news is broken on Twitter, guaranteed. Then it goes to the Web site, then the...
  Jun 26, 2009 6:28 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2343661535

• LA Times says city and law enforcement officials confirm Michael Jackson has been pronounced dead...
  Jun 25, 2009 3:20 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2333514064

• @blogdiva: it's unfortunate if she thinks that -- I just found her openness to Twitter and other ...
  Jun 18, 2009 12:58 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2227252103

• Just got finished a 5K race down by the lake at Port Union Village -- perfect morning for a run.
  Jun 13, 2009 8:22 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2154438828

• @danielbachhuber imagines the newsroom as a cafe: http://bit.ly/BrV2A - which reminds me of this ...
  Jun 12, 2009 12:23 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2135450742

• a stop-motion short film created using nothing but Post-It notes: http://bit.ly/n6wu3
  Jun 12, 2009 12:16 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2135361149

• Fantastic opportunity from the Sunday Times for budding foreign reporters: http://bit.ly/j0hBd (v...
  Jun 11, 2009 5:56 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2116488413

• NYT's Represent now includes twitter posts of elected officials, too: http://bit.ly/s15tz [via @d...
  Jun 9, 2009 5:32 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2088841368

• Can newspaper ownership by a nonprofit foundation be worse than ownership by a chain? It's a tie,...
  Jun 5, 2009 6:45 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2042724281

• [very cool] RT @tamamic: Smart Navigation for Google Street View - be under a bridge, nudge a bui...
  Jun 4, 2009 11:41 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2032740918

• @SeanMoffitt @pageby_paige: I'm going to get right on that "I stop for @mathewi" T-shirt idea :-)
  Jun 4, 2009 11:33 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2032638692

• to reiterate, the NYT is recommending that people *not* install the single best tool for using Tw...
  Jun 3, 2009 3:07 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/2021896212

• @mcorsano: criteria for inclusion in the list was "interesting Twitter people whose names I could...
  Jun 1, 2009 2:52 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/1996310309

• @ajkeen: not a fan of free speech, Andrew? Would you like Facebook to censor other things as well?
  May 12, 2009 5:39 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/1772899635

• our other big Monday feature: Get inside Brian Gable's head as he goes from doodle to finished ed...
  May 11, 2009 6:29 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/1762977002

• some info about a couple of the very cool features coming Monday to globeandmail.com: http://bit....
  May 8, 2009 6:19 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/1742475075

• the most helpful Star Trek tweet thus far: RT @chuckwelch: There is no scene during or after the ...
  May 8, 2009 12:30 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/1740558596

• @ivortossell gets a well-deserved shoutout from @michaelgeist for his final Globe column: http:/...
  May 8, 2009 7:34 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/1737953903

• @alexblonski: it sounds like Hulu's ban covers all proxies, but there may be some loopholes -- wh...
  May 6, 2009 2:13 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/1720631997

• RT @brodiefenlon: Texas confirms first death of state resident due to swine flu. More to come
  May 5, 2009 1:21 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/1709596293

• @hartleyglobe: thanks a lot for ruining everyone's lunch, and possibly their entire day :-)
  May 5, 2009 8:01 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/1706697958