Ma.gnolia: Tara Hunt's Bookmarks

Green Students - Green Students Fundraising

missrogue — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:32:59 PDT

Green Students’ goal is to educate today’s youth about the environment and to allow schools and other organizations to carry out meaningful fundraisers. The concept is simple: rather than raise money through the sale of chocolate bars, participants are educated about the environment and sell eco-friendly products such as compact fluorescent light bulbs and Klean Kanteens.

Scary Cow Productions - the indie film co-op

missrogue — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:15:30 PDT

San Francisco Bay Area community-based movie-making machine!

washingtonpost.com: Creative Commons Is Rewriting Rules of Copyright

missrogue — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:02:07 PDT

"No Meaning No" was released under an innovative new licensing scheme called Creative Commons that some say may be better suited to the electronic age than the hands-off mind-set that has made copyright such a bad word among the digerati. So far, more than 10 million other creations -- ranging from the movie "Outfoxed" and songs by the Beastie Boys to the British Broadcasting Corp.'s news footage and the tech support books published under the O'Reilly label -- have been distributed using these licenses. The idea has even won the support of Hilary Rosen, formerly of the Recording Industry Association of America, and Jack Valenti, the past head of the Motion Picture Association of America, who became known for their aggressive pursuit of people who share free, unauthorized copies via the Internet. Interest in Creative Commons licenses comes as artists, authors and traditional media companies begin to warm to the idea of the Internet as friend instead of foe and race to capitalize on technologies such as file-sharing and digital copying.

LinkedIn Wants You to Learn Social Capital Theory : aha-moments

missrogue — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:01:04 PDT

Dr. Nan Lin, professor of Sociology at Duke University, defines social capital as the ability to locate and mobilize resources within your network. It’s not just who you know, it’s who will actually invest effort to help you towards your goals.

Social Networking Stats: Facebook and LinkedIn Surging in US

missrogue — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:48:51 PDT

According to Nielsen Online, Facebook swelled to 29.2M unique visitors in the US, up more than 10 percent from May. Meanwhile, professional social networking site LinkedIn grew more than 20 percent month-over-month to 9.5M uniques. Year-over-year, that represents 77% growth for Facebook, and 187% for LinkedIn, respectively.

Das Magazin » Digitale Beduinen

missrogue — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:48:30 PDT

Article in Das Magazin about coworking. Photo of me. Not bad, either. I look like trouble. BTW...the article is in Swiss, so I have no idea what it says.

E Learning Development | E-Learning Software | ELearning Design | NogginLabs, Inc.

missrogue — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:47:14 PDT

Providing e learning software, development and design solutions for major corporations, universities, and non-profit organizations.

Superstruct! Play the game, invent the future. | The Institute For The Future

missrogue — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:44:50 PDT

This is a game of survival, and we need you to survive. Super-threats are massively disrupting global society as we know it. There’s an entire generation of homeless people worldwide, as the number of climate refugees tops 250 million. Entrepreneurial chaos and “the axis of biofuel” wreak havoc in the alternative fuel industry. Carbon quotas plummet as food shortages mount. The existing structures of human civilization—from families and language to corporate society and technological infrastructures—just aren’t enough. We need a new set of superstructures to rise above, to take humans to the next stage. You can help. Tell us your story. Strategize out loud. Superstruct now. It's your legacy to the human race.

ABC News: Forget Phones: Companies Turn to Twitter

missrogue — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:41:40 PDT

Millions of people call customer service every day, yet few are satisfied with the responses they get. What does a frustrated consumer need to do to get prompt help? Tweet. That's right, tweet. Twitter is the newest social networking Internet site that asks its 50,000 users only one question when they log on: "What are you doing? The trick is to respond in 140 characters or less, which keeps posts short and pithy.

NxE’s Fifty Most Influential ‘Female’ Bloggers at Weekly Articles About Blogging - NxE

missrogue — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:54:49 PDT

As it is often the case with technology, blogging can seem like a boys’ club to many, but the average blogger is no longer (if they ever were) a geeky, twenty-something man from the US. Strong, interesting women are taking over the blogging world. They have the passion, they have the skills, and they are here to stay. Today, we’re listing fifty most influential female bloggers at the moment.

Social Media Club Forms Interim Board To Chart Strategic Direction and Advance Its Goals | Social Media Club

missrogue — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:45:29 PDT

The Social Media Club (SMC), a new media and advocacy organization focused on social media, today announced that 42 well-regarded industry leaders have volunteered to form an interim Board of Directors.

Techdirt: Politician Using Twitter To Ignite Misleading Partisan Fight Over Politicians Posting To Twitter

missrogue — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:44:22 PDT

It's really disappointing to see someone who had embraced the technology use it to try to whip up Twitter users into a frenzy, while misleading them to do so -- and then not using the tools to respond to actual criticisms. The problem here is that the existing rules for Reps is problematic. It's not this new effort to loosen the rules, other than in the fact that the loosening of the rules might not go far enough.

Houstoned Rocks - SugarHill Studios Moves to Caroline Collective

missrogue — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:15:44 PDT

Temporarily, anyway. The long-running Houston recording studio, normally headquartered at 5626 Brock, is shifting all its operations except for previously scheduled recording sessions to the Caroline Collective, 4820 Caroline, between 2 and 6 p.m. this afternoon. SugarHill president Dan Workman will be handling his usual editing and mixing duties from one of the Collective's co-working stations, and the public is invited to drop by.

Dopplr Blog » Blog Archive » New ways of getting your trips into Dopplr: Twitter, SMS and Email!

missrogue — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:04:43 PDT

Today I’m really happy to say we’re taking the wraps off a number of new ways to get your future into Dopplr and share your travel information with those you trust: Dopplr by Twitter, SMS and… Email!

Free up the workspace in your mind - Telegraph

missrogue — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:25:17 PDT

Co-working or co-location is an idea that has evolved as parts of the economy have become increasingly project-based. At its most basic, it refers to people sharing business premises and other facilities, frequently using the presence of other organisations and individuals on site to grow more quickly than would otherwise have been possible. Jennifer Brooke is executive director of the Business Centres Association and confirms that despite an apparently contracting economy, more companies are opting for shared premises.

globeandmail.com: Development needs to reflect new social fabric

missrogue — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:10:23 PDT

"No municipality is really addressing the issue of inclusionary planning. Urban planning does not explicitly identify issues of diversity, and how families and groups socialize and do business in a contemporary city. That needs to be addressed, so you can leverage the social capital that exists in the Toronto area, and have new, recombinant urban forms."

Jamaica Gleaner News - Tackling crime at its roots - Sunday | July 6, 2008

missrogue — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:07:53 PDT

The issue of capacity - whether we can really fund a meaningful social intervention programme to make a dent on crime - is all the more troubling, considering the structural weaknesses in our economy, our small size, import-dependence, tribalism, low social capital and global economic crisis. One thing is sure: There is no easy way out of his crime maze we have found ourselves in.

The art of seduction: or when to call a rake a rake | Sunday Herald, The | Find Articles at BNET

missrogue — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:06:58 PDT

The rake describes the kind of cad who, when he desires a woman, "will go to the ends of the earth for her". Then just when she thinks she's got him - wham, he is "disloyal, dishonest and amoral".

Instant coworkers

missrogue — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:40:53 PDT

They also have sought plenty of advice from a growing online co-working community that communicates in a Google Groups discussion forum. Conjunctured and LaunchPad have both benefited from the experiences of other co-working sites in other cities, many of whom have shared their advice and business plans.

Better Than The Van | Home

missrogue — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:17:20 PDT

A community of free places to stay for bands on tour.

The Fail Whale Fan Club

missrogue — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:47:25 PDT

FailWhale.com is the groupie | PR | Fan Club for one of coolest whales we know... you know... the cute whale and his birdie entourage who show up occasionally on Twitter to let you know that it's time to push back from your keyboard and to go take a break. Ya! that one.

Interview: Flickr co-founder gets ambitious News - PC Advisor

missrogue — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:27:37 PDT

We have a concrete vision to be the eyes of the world, the primary source for sharing and discovering what people see all around the world.

Open (finds, minds, conversations)...: Virgin America's social media fight to exist

missrogue — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:27:08 PDT

Virgin America an internal airline in the US, owes its existence in part to the power of stirring up customer demand via social media (disclosure: my company iCrossing works with some Virgin brands in the UK). In short, it would seem, there was a great deal of resistance to Virgin's attempt to set up a US domestic service, with a lot of the lobbying by rivals focussing on the fact that the company is, well, foreign.

Virgin America woos public in quest to fly. | Washington Times (Washington, D.C.) (January, 2007)

missrogue — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:52:42 PDT

Virgin America says it has registered 5.5 million hits, generated 21,000 online signatures from supporters, and even sold T-shirts and coffee mugs with the "Let VA Fly" logo.

Virgin: 'Let Me Fly' - Forbes.com

missrogue — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:17:02 PDT

Virgin America is planning to take the fight to the passengers. The linchpin of the campaign: letVAfly.com, where people can sign petitions urging Congress and the DOT to give Virgin its wings, is expected to launch next week. The airline will push people there through cheap viral marketing on social media sites Digg, YouTube and Boing Boing, along with a few pricier newspaper ads. To seduce the American public, on Jan. 17 Virgin will invite TV cameras on its planes to show off their interiors, closely guarded until now.

The Yellow Drum Machine » NYC Resistor » Electronics, Hacking, Classes, and Workspace.

missrogue — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:57:32 PDT

I love the stuff that they are doing at NYC Resistor, the co-hacking space in Brooklyn. This little yellow drumming robot is the cutest thing I've seen ever.

Happiness is Your Business Model : Clickadvisor

missrogue — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:10:55 PDT

Tara’s message is not that happiness makes the world go round (it’s money that does that, doh), but that people will pay for happiness. And the bar is so low - many brands (airlines, telcos, and car hire brands get special mention here) are so intent on making customers miserable, that a “surprise and delight” strategy can lift brands from the “axis of misery” to make all the difference (and money).

VW Rolls Out a Backward Hybrid | Autopia from Wired.com

missrogue — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:36:31 PDT

Volkswagen's been toying with hybrids for awhile and got electric-vehicle advocates in a lather over the diesel-electric Golf it unveiled a few months ago. Now the company's promising a plug-in

Life’s Work - A Shared Office Is a Great Escape From Working at Home - NYTimes.com

missrogue — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:36:08 PDT

Co-working spaces, which first appeared in the Bay Area three years ago, are a cross between home, work and Internet-equipped cafe. They are based on the hard-won realization that while avoiding an office is liberating, it’s also energizing to have one to which you can go.

1 Pixel Out » Audio Player Wordpress plugin

missrogue — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:25:49 PDT

What I'm going to be using for some of my podcasts.