Skyway Recommended May 20th to May 26th

Each Monday we’ll pass on links to articles we thought were well worth reading from the previous week, for those who live where we do (British Columbia, Canada), work like we do (high speed business internet), and think about things we do (internet trends, internet privacy, internet censorship, cutting-edge technology, etc.). If you don’t want to wait ’til Monday, we usually tweet and link to these as we come across them…

IT World Canada  | ‘Bring your own anything,’ says Citrix

Citrix Systems is going mobile. The virtualization and cloud service infrastructure vendor laid out its vision for mobility and a “bring your own anything” world at its annual Synergy user conference on Wednesday, with a series of cloud-related product announcements. Read More…

Business in Vancouver | Rise in TV streaming on devices puts strain on Wi-Fi

The number of Canadians who cut the cable TV cord grew by 1% last year, many of them opting for Internet TV services like Netflix and video on demand, according to a recent Media Technology Monitor report. Canadian TV and Internet providers like Vancouver-based Telus (TSX:T) need not worry about protecting one side of their business (TV) from the other (Internet), however. Not even Netflix thinks that over-the-top (OTT) TV and film streaming will replace cable TV any time soon. A bigger concern for companies like Telus and Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX:SJR) is not competition for its TV subscription business but rather the strain that streaming to second-screen devices (tablets, smartphones and laptops) is placing on Wi-Fi. Read More…

Huffington Post Canada | Arrested Development Premiere May Account For More Than 5 Percent Of Netflix Bandwidth Usage

Between a traveling banana stand, a Seamless promotion that went viral and Tobias Fünke’s sizzle reel, Netflix has made the fourth season of “Arrested Development” the most highly anticipated original show ever to premiere on the media service. Read More…

Engadget | Amazon Announces ‘Kindle Worlds’ Platform for Fan Fiction, paying Royalties to Writers and Rights Holders

Amazon’s taken a number of steps to bring different types of content to the Kindle Store, and it’s now venturing into an area that has a long history with the internet: fan fiction. The company’s today announced Kindle Worlds, a new publishing platform that promises to pay writers royalties for stories inspired by established works. Read More…

 AdAge | Is a Yahoo-Owned Tumblr More Attractive to Brands?

Like a host of other brands, Yahoo has a millennial problem, and its acquisition of Tumblr could be a step toward fixing it. But will new ownership help Tumblr with one of its biggest problems — drawing major advertisers? Read More…