PR Briefs - News Items November 3, 2006

Battle for Net Neutrality Comes to Canada - CBC - The telco money grab moves north.
Abundance, and Five Years of Blogging - Ross Mayfield   
The Playmaker's Standard | The Strategy of Influence - Tool to help communicators map out the tricks being used against you, and the strategies you can use in return. Based on the book (which, surprisingly, is for sale.) Link via Andy Lark.
SlideShare - A site for finding and sharing PowerPoint presentations. Sort of a YouTube for PowerPoints. Link via Andy Lark.
Episode II: Revenge of the Portal - Steve Rubel - A personalized start page made up mostly of content from RSS feeds allows people to customize their start page experience. Now, companies are adding this as a way of keeping visitors happy.
Sometimes, the simplest communications are the most powerful - John Wagner - A personal message, delivered simply and with sincerity, can be more effective than a bunch of scripted, planned activities.
BarCampSaskatoon - Notes from the unconference Oct. 28 in Saskatoon.
Wal-Mart says PR firm quit following flap over TV ad - MarketWatch
Does the Internet Suck? Evans vs. Maich - Mark Evans debates Maclean's cover story writer Steve Maich.