January 2012
29 posts
The Entrepreneur's Handbook: 101 Resources for... →
http://blog.kissmetrics.com/entrepreneurs-handbook/
The Entrepreneur’s Handbook: 101 Resources for First Time Entrepreneurs
Are you looking to take the leap into starting your own business in 2012? If you’re just starting to think about it, or if you have been planning it for a while, you still may have lots of unanswered questions. The following 101 resources will help you learn more about...
December 2011
34 posts
So You Got a Kindle Fire? Try Our First-Timer... →
If you’ve recently purchased or been gifted a Kindle Fire, congratulations! You’re now the owner of one of the best tablets on the market, in our opinion. SEE ALSO: Amazon Kindle Fire, iPad’s First True Competitor [REVIEW] Now it’s time to begin taking advantage of your device, courtesy…
The Goal: Find every Peace Corps Volunteer and... →
http://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/findthe250k/
The Goal: Find every Peace Corps Volunteer and Staff Member
Did you serve in the Peace Corps?
Are you are former Peace Corps staff member?
If yes to either of the above questions, be counted!
PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORMWhile you’re at it, since we want every current Peace Corps Volunteer to have access to our resources, if you are serving as a Peace...
The State of Online Courseware With The UK's Open... →
The announcement of the MITx initiative last week has several important aspects, but it is nowhere near what we have been doing at the Open University in the UK for decades. It is somewhat premature, lacks any real understanding of the issues involved in assessment, and contains an uneven mix of pedagogy as well.
First, they admit that the announcement is bordering on premature in their so-called...
Mobile Commerce - This month marks the advent of... →
http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/11/10/month-marks-advent-post-pc-era-ibm-says
15% of total traffic to U.S. retail web sites during the holiday shopping month of November will stem from smartphones and tablets, according to new data from the fourth annual IBM Coremetrics Benchmark report. Further, total November online sales will grow by 12-15% compared with November 2010, and among the...
The HappyHap Project: Give a Smile for Christmas! →
happyhap:
This Christmas, The HappyHap Project wants to literally give a lifelong smile to children who were born with a cleft lip. For this reason, we launched Perspectives of Happiness, a photography exhibition that aims to raise funds for SmileTrain, a charity organization that provides cleft lip…
Twitter, Facebook, Google – Social Login And... →
http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/social-sharing-login-trends_b16980
(Source: Janrain. Top image credit: amasterphotographer via Shutterstock.)
Where they live is how they die →
http://opinion.inquirer.net/19635/where-they-live-is-how-they-die
Glimpses
Where they live is how they die
By: Jose Ma. Montelibano Philippine Daily Inquirer
If there is a God, then He will bring disaster after disaster to the Philippines. He will have little choice but to do it. It remains the gentler way through which He can trigger change, much kinder than war and violence for the same...
Law For Change - The Spotlight on Nonprofit Boards →
The Spotlight on Nonprofit Boards Gene Takagi, Nonprofit Law Blog
On December 9, 2011, Martin Lipton’s post The Spotlight on Boards was published in The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation blog. Lipton lists 15 expectations of corporate boards and five requirements for meeting such expectations. While the post focused on major public companies, much of...
Start Some Good: The Blog: This Week in Social... →
startsomegood:
In our “This Week in Social Entrepreneurship” series, each Friday we will feature the top stories in Social Entrepreneurship for the week that we find to be noteworthy, novel, and thought-provoking. What are your favorite stories this week in Social Entrepreneurship? Let’s start a discussion!
20 Million Americans Scanned a QR Code in October →
http://www.comscoredatamine.com/2011/12/20-million-americans-scanned-a-qr-code-in-october/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twt&utm_campaign=5478
Among these mobile users who used their phone to scan a QR code, 59.4% did so from home, while 44% did so from a retail store and 26.6% did so from a grocery store. 21.4% scanned a QR code while at work, while 11.2% did so outside or on public...
in the witch's point of view: Fishing in Baseco →
13thwitch:
A photo i took in Baseco Community, the day after I was at the House of Rep to hear the president give his first State of the Nation Address. The people there were dressed to the nines. It was obvious they were pampered. So much was spent for that one day affair…while somewhere, someone is trying…
Dwolla Loans Users $500 to Make Instant Payments... →
Online payment startup Dwolla has attracted more than 70,000 users with money transfers that are both less expensive and, it says, safer than traditional credit cards. Now, it’s further challenging the plastic in your wallet by allowing you to make such transactions instantly — and on credit. …
SOMEDAY...The Story of Layag Layag Yellow Boat... →
Philippine Funds for Little Kids
Non-Profit Organization · Zamboanga City
click on the link above for this inspiring Facebook video and here for more related videos and information: https://www.facebook.com/video/?id=1130741079
https://www.facebook.com/philippine.funds
Basic Information
Founded
2011
Location
Unit 4, Dian Hap Building, F. Nunez Street, 7000 Zamboanga City,...
Ow.ly - image uploaded by @rictandag (rick... →
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Language computer skills = peace | Inquirer News →
Language + computer skills = peace
By Tonette T. Orejas Inquirer Mindanao
this is just an excerpt:
CLARK FREEPORT—As the government intensified military operations on the heels of attacks by Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels on soldiers in Basilan while peace talks were ongoing, 40 publicschool teachers in Mindanao took the path of peace by becoming better educators and peacemakers.
...
Kickstarter - Katutubong Filipino Project:... →
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You are now an official backer of Katutubong Filipino Project: Vanishing Indigenous Cultures.
Help Jacob Maentz spread the word by sharing this project with your friends:
Katutubong Filipino Project: Vanishing Indigenous Cultures
A Photography project in Cebu City, Philippines by Jacob Maentz
ABOUT THIS PROJECT
Summary
The Philippine archipelago is home to a diverse...
Language computer skills = peace | Inquirer News →
only an excerpt:
LARK FREEPORT—As the government intensified military operations on the heels of attacks by Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels on soldiers in Basilan while peace talks were ongoing, 40 publicschool teachers in Mindanao took the path of peace by becoming better educators and peacemakers.
Saralyn Sakilan says those roles are easier said than done.
Midway into the weeklong...
Bamboo bikes find export markets | MALAYA Business... →
this is an excerpt:
HECKY Villanueva was taking up his doctorate degree in Anthropology at the University of Arizona when he heard about the bamboo bike business in the United States.
The idea of making bike frames out of bamboo fascinated him.
Hecky surfed and searched the internet about anything related to bamboo bikes, since he wanted to start a similar business in the Philippines. He was...
sign the Paris Appeal for Responsible Microfinance... →
In association with a collective of partners, Convergences 2015 has written the Paris Appeal for Responsible Microfinance.
To answer the excessive commercialization of microfinance and other drifts brought about by such commercialization, the Paris Appeal brings back fundamental values to the sector and offers a series of actions aimed at improving practices and impact.
Officially launched...
Seek No More: Hapinoys' Sari-Saring Offers →
Kahanapbuhay Program helps Support local microproducers @Hapinoys’ Sari-Saring Offers Cheaper access 2 goods @markruiz http://seeknomore.blogspot.com/2011/12/hapinoys-sari-saring-offers.html
Hapinoys’ Sari-Saring Offers
Posted by Kirhat | Tuesday, December 06, 2011 | Sari | 0 comments »
There are a couple if unique things that travellers will definitely notice first when...
Zappos becoming downtown's magnet for startups -... →
this is just an excerpt: Zappos becoming downtown’s magnet for startups
Christopher DeVargas
Keller Rinaudo, of Romotive Inc., and co-founder Peter Seid, at right, give a demonstration on how their robotic platform works, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.
By Joe Schoenmann(contact)
Friday 2 December 2011 2 a.m.
Romotive’s Robots
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Zappos putting its...
SXSW 2012 - Breaking Language Barriers with... →
the power of the crowd; harnessing for transformative causes and “otherwise”:
http://www.ted.com/talks/luis_von_ahn_massive_scale_online_collaboration.html
100 million translating the web for free!
http://www.youtube.com/user/duolingo?feature=watch
Duolingo Intro
From: duolingo | Nov 29, 2011 | 12,348 views
http://duolingo.com — With Duolingo you learn a language for free, and...
Duolingo →
http://www.youtube.com/user/duolingo?feature=watch
via Ohad Benjamin Sternberg
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Duolingo Intro
From: duolingo | Nov 29, 2011 | 12,348 views
http://duolingo.com — With Duolingo you learn a language for free, and simultaneously translate the Web. Video by Pomp&Clout.
Our private beta has started! Due to high demand, we are gradually inviting new users. If you haven’t done...
TOMS is Giving in the Philippines →
Twitpic - Share photos and videos on Twitter →
Rick Passo
http://twitpic.com/5fvuuo
Looking forward to meeting Clair and the DHMovement Team later today here in Las Vegas!! Clair L Byrd Captain Chatter Community Happiness Action Team Lead Delivering Happiness www.deliveringhappiness.com
twitter | @DHMovement | @theclairbyrd Where: Mandalay Bay Parking Lot, Big Happy Bus, in the VIP Zappos area in “Finish Village,” near...
Hapinoy Blog Entry 2 →
Startup Form « Wahooly →
START-UP SIGN-UPAPPLICATION
Wahooly Start-up Application (2012)
For 2012, Wahooly is looking to introduce 200 start-ups to our initial user-base of 25,000 social influencers. We’re in search of tech-based start-ups that can appeal to the masses. While the spots are limited, we plan to expand quickly. We encourage any type of start-up to apply.
In addition to helping establish an...
Meetups FAQ | Tumblr →
Meetups FAQ
What’s a Tumblr meetup? A meetup is a public event or gathering organized by Tumblr users who want to get to know other Tumblr users in person. They can have as many people, run for however long, and organized in any format — be it hanging out in the park or an open mic at a bar. You can request to organize a meetup and receive meetup kit here:...
Rixar Garcia, World’s Happiest Cabbie, Part II —... →
this is just an excerpt:
Rixar Garcia, World’s Happiest Cabbie, Part II
by POLLY on 08.24.11
When we left off last week, Rixar had created a huge Twitter following for his taxi company, Taxioviedo, and garnered all sorts of media attention and extra business. But he wasn’t through innovating yet! (Want to catch up on the tale of Rixar Garcia, World’s Happiest Cabbie? Click here.)
Having...
Fooducate: Scan Barcodes at the Supermarket to... →
this is an incredible example of an app which has the educational and business impact of Human Nature’s Read the Label Campaign in the cosmetics industry http://blog.fooducate.com/2011/11/29/the-fooducate-app-10-millions-scans-later/:
http://techcocktail.com/fooducate-2011-12/fooducate-infographic#.TtmTt7LKdkY
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