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Making presentations in the TED style

TED has earned a…

I found this great article on a new blog and just had to share it. For the original article, please go here.

We all want to change for the better

Change: it’s something we all want to embrace, but so…

I came across a really useful article on Business Week on best practices for social media use. Here's a little taster of the article.

Social Media Beachcombing: Survival of the Twittest?
Twitter and other social media are quickly entering the mainstream, but it will be…

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Many of you have probably heard about Kiva.org, the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe. Now, please allow me to introduce you to DhanaX:

WHAT IS…

There is this new company called Gazelle which takes in your old gadgets and actually PAY you CASH for recycling them! Gazelle wants to change the world – one cell phone, one laptop, one iPod at a time.

ABOUT GAZELLE
We provide an…

What do you think of first when you see the word "Wiki"?

I think most of us think of two things: Wikipedia and Open Source Collaboration. According to Wikipedia (what else, right?) the definition of a Wiki is as follows:

A wiki is a website that uses wiki software, allowing the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked (often databased) Web pages, using a simplified markup language. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. Th…

Social designer curates and creates smart products that tune into the greater good. You can join the cause by submitting designs for our competitions, weighing in with your opinion, purchasing goods or just simply talking about them. After all, every good idea (and every good cause) st…

There is a discussion about volunteering/voluntourism going on here, Part 1 and here, Part 2.

I decided to add my long-winded and opinionated post obviously tainted by working in Cambodia and being passionate about the responsibility implicit in these issues.

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The U-SPECS (universal spectacles) can be used by everyone, but are primarily meant for children in developing countries. They are easy to use: simply adjusting the knob on the spectacles changes the refraction for each eye from -6 diopter to +3 diopter. Because the focus of the glasses can be adjusted, no optician is needed and the cost for the a…

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WHAT IS SPROUTBOX?
SproutBox invests in entrepreneurs. We represent a new approach to venture capital that is about more than just writing checks. We invest ourselves in a company’s success. Each year, we give four hand-picked startups the team, tools, and resources needed to turn their early stage…

I came across the really fantastic tool called Decide Already that helps organizations through complex decision making processes. DecideAlready is the first company to emerge from SproutBox, an innovative venture company dedicated to fostering software startups in the midwest. Here's some info about the organization:

THE PROBLEM

Making group decisions can be like juggling porcupines.
Mak…