Web stories are, given the immediacy of the Net’s news cycle, prone to typos. That’s still no excuse for poor headline writing — especially when it can carry sexual innuendo. The CBC’s story about a Canadian general’s unauthorized firearm discharge can read like it was written by Bevis or Butthead, and never considered how it [...]

New research indicates that web slacking at work appears to be pervasive. From the story: …Everyone does it, from senior managers to entry-level employees — and researchers figure that means management attempts to clamp down on Internet use may be missing the mark. Indeed, “installing filters to block access to Web sites and e-mail services [...]

It just occurred to me the other day that, upon adding an old friend from high school on Facebook, the back pages of many magazines have changed in recent years. My thoughts swung particularly toward Maclean’s, which runs a feature obituary on its prime real estate. As I was matriculating from high school, it was [...]

Journalists often cast wide nets while searching for information online. And while sites of interest are often bookmarked, content hidden within is usually unavailable — even under the almighty eyes of Google. Here’s a quick and dirty way to find out what’s being hidden — sort of: Good webmasters keep the prying eyes of unwanted [...]