I’m not going to beat the dead horse here – everyone knows that Apple finally put an end to all the rumours surrounding their new tablet and officially revealed the iPad. The presentation was, as far as I’m concerned, anti-climactic at best. Granted, I don’t really see a purpose for e-readers (I’m a book collector) or tablet PCs in the first place, but any new release from Apple usually gets me pretty excited.
Usually.

I had hoped Apple’s newest gadget would have totally blown my mind and convinced me of my need for a tablet. I had hoped it would have been so well designed that whether or not I needed it or had a legitimate use for it, I’d still be compelled to buy it or at least play with it at the Apple store. I had hoped it’s features would have completely revolutionized computing the way the iPhone revolutionized cell phones. I guess I was getting greedy. I guess the Apple lover in me got an ego.

Do you hear a hint of disdain in this fan-girls voice? Well, lets get to it then. Top 5 reasons I won’t buy the iPad. Read more »

We’re just listening to the first track to drop from Caribou’s new album Swim – available for free to all who join the Caribou army with your email.  Odessa mixes big beats with airy vocals and diverse instrumentation, and we’re pretty sure it’s going to be bouncing a dancefloor near you soon.

It’s also nice to see Caribou launching big with their social media campaign this time via Facebook and Twitter and YouTube alongside an ingenious plan to benefit from the inevitable download frenzy with this single.

We’re feeling very privileged to have heard a sneak preview of this track a few months ago pre-mix as Caribou and Stitch are collaborating on our latest project, Redress Remix.  Caribou’s earlier dreamier work has been a perfect soundscape for our ‘living documentary’ and we’re very proud to know that they’re about to take the airwaves over again.

Written by: Dana Herlihey

I read today that Google Doc’s is going to get file storage. Google App and Google Doc users can back up data online and Google is hoping that with this new feature, they’ll replace the USB key. Read more »

Well it only took me two check-ins on foursquare, but I am now the reigning mayor of Stitch Media, Toronto office. I welcome anyone with a foursquare account to challange my mayorship… with no one else checking in, it’s kind of a lonely dictatorship.

Written By: Dana Herlihey

Last week I had the opportunity to attend my first-ever industry awards ceremony – the Canadian New Media Awards. Presented by nextMEDIA, the CNMA’s honour the best of the best in Canadian digital media. Not only was I hyped up to be in a room full of well-dressed nerds, to eat finger food, and to watch Evan be Mr. Popularity – but I was there with my colleagues as nominees. Yup, Stitch Media was nominated in one of the most prestigious categories: Promising New Company of the Year. Read more »

Oh renovations. You and me. It’s like we have a bond. For life. You follow me wherever I go. From the house I grew up in to my own house to the house purchased as the new Stitch Media home. You love me, you torture me, you sing sweet songs of drills and hammers into my brain – day and night. Don’t worry, I don’t hold a grudge. I know it’s for the best. Ah, remember that one time when I was on the phone for work, on a really important call, and you called down to me in a combination of sawing and sanding songs that warmed my heart but rendered my caller nothing but a scorned competitor? I know you only do this to make my life better but did you really have to devise a big plumbing problem as an overture to get my attention?

Well, no sooner did you begin your tireless bang up job for my heart and you were over. Luckily, there was a film crew along for the ride. They captured your loving sounds and tortured wails for the world to see – and thoroughly enjoy. Income Property, the hit HGTV series starring contractor Scott McGillivray stepped in to help save the day. Like a calming force inside a tornado he and his crew made your pining all worthwhile.

Now you are a vision. Of white cabinets and chocolate brown floors. Of spanking brand new tiles and clean, shiny paint. Lighting fixtures and thoroughly modern conveniences.

Stitch Media partners Evan Jones, Skype’d in for renovation overhauls and Victoria Ha, who’s personal home life was turned upside down during the renos live to tell the tale. Income Property premieres our episode on HGTV on Monday, November 30th, 2009 and the following schedule:

Monday, November 30 2:00 PM EST
Monday, November 30 8:30 PM EST
Tuesday, December 1 12:30 AM EST
Saturday, December 5 10:00 AM EST
Sunday, December 6 6:00 AM EST

This morning I had the opportunity to read Steven Levy’s Wired article profiling “How Users took over Twitter“. It was the fire set under me to write down some thoughts about a possible future for Twitter and how it will fit into a future landscape. I should preface this post with the warning that it may steer further into ’speculative fiction’ than business strategy but I haven’t met anyone who’s created a 10-year plan without a little speculation.

The thesis here is that Google is missing out on a major long-term opportunity by not aggressively pursuing Twitter in its quest for more acquisitions. We’ve all seen rumours about talks but the trend seems to be taking Twitter away from Google rather than towards it. I’d like to put forward a hypothesis of what could happen if Google acquired Twitter tomorrow. Although I agree that their current valuation is astronomically high for a service with less users than YouTube gets in a day, I hope this post might explain how that value could rise over time if leveraged properly.

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Stitch is excited about attending the Sheffield Doc/Fest November 4-8. Read more »