The crowd-powered site NowPublic.com, in partnership with the Vancouver Sun, has published its fourth MostPublic Index which identifies the web’s 20 most visible individuals in Vancouver. I was pleased to find myself on the list at number 13, as well as my colleague at the UBC J-school, adjunct professor David Beers at 19, and my friend Travis Smith at 16. The list is a veritable who’s who of new media

The way The Vancouver Sun covered a recent survey on the news habits of Canadians is revealing. The poll conducted by IDC Canada for the Information Technology Association of Canada concluded that the “imminent death of traditional media has been greatly exaggerated”, stressing that “despite our fascination and reliance on digital content, 95 percent of respondents continue to turn to traditional media (newspapers, radio and television) for general news and