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We Tracked Down Our Biggest Troll…and Kind of Liked Him

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Ed Reid

motherjones.com - If you've ever read anything on the internet, chances are you've encountered a troll. No, not the kind that live under bridges, or the ones with a shock of neon hair. We're talking about those anno...

UK driver knocks cyclist off bike, brags about it on Twitter... : TreeHugger

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Green For You

treehugger.com - This one will go into the "no comments" and "speaks for itself" category. If you want more details, you can read the whole (still ongoing) saga here. Thanks to Grist for bringing it to our attention.

Banned on the Hill

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Franke James

indiegogo.com - Get the buzz going! Tell people you're a Free Speech defender! Share any of my images on this Indiegogo page on Facebook, Twitter or Google Plus.   THE BANNED ON THE HILL BOOK I made "Banned on the...

Sometimes Failure Is Your Best Option Feld Thoughts

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Brad Feld

feld.com - This post originally appeared last week in the Wall Street Journal as part of their Accelerators Program in answer to the question “When and how should you wind down a failing business.” Some entre...

Instabeat | Indiegogo

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Brad Feld

indiegogo.com - Help make it happen for the team! Contribute to Instabeat.

How To Ask For A Raise--And Get It | Fast Company

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Co.Lead

fastcompany.com - As Cosmo editor in chief Joanna Coles once told us, nothing can annoy your boss more than over-asking for money that you "need"--you're better off “explaining that you’re worth more.” Begin by know...

5 Ways to Brand Yourself Like David Beckham

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matthew bishop

linkedin.com - It was not talent alone that made David Beckham the most famous and admired soccer player in the world, with a personal brand worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Doing things with a football tha...

OpenIDEO - OpenIDEO Team Notes - Local Group Forms to Strengthen OpenIDEO Ideas

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OpenIDEO

openideo.com - This blog post is from Gary Van Broekhoven [see photo above for his picture], who volunteered as a local coordinator to organise an in person OpenIDEO Meetup in Barcelona. If you’re interested in o...

John O. Dabiri: The Jellyfish Genius - Los Angeles - News - The Informer

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MacArthur Foundation

blogs.laweekly.com - John O. Dabiri, 32, is the impossibly young chair of faculty at the California Institute of Technology, where he studies jellyfish propulsion and fish schooling behavior — just the thing to spark "...

What Steve Jobs Taught Me After I Said "No" To Him | Fast Company

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Co.Lead

fastcompany.com - I worked for Steve Jobs at Pixar Animation Studios in 1997 and '98 before he sold Pixar to Disney. I don't have many heroes in my life, but Steve was (and still is) one of them. Meeting him and hav...

Downloads

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Julie Urlaub

taigacompany.com - Are you a small or mid-sized business marketer? Do you own or promote a green business? Our free guide can help you kick start a successful social media program and generate easy social media succe...

Richard Branson on the Business Benefits of Volunteering

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CDC Dev Solutions

entrepreneur.com - In many parts of the world, spring is in bloom and people are getting off the couch and going outside. This is the perfect time for you and your team to start planning which charity sporting events...

You’re Never Alone When You’re with a Drone

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OnEarth Magazine

onearth.org - Last Tuesday, as I do almost every day, I went for a walk in the woods with Missy, my yellow lab. We were deep in a thicket near the North Carolina coast when I heard the sound of metallic wings gr...

“Miracle garden” brings life, and food, to the urban wasteland

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Green For You

grist.org - Fueled by the recent fascination with all things DIY, community gardening — like brainstorming clever uses for Mason jars and eating like a caveman– has been popular lately. But on a large plot in ...

A Pep Talk from Kid President to You - YouTube

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Mats Lederhausen

youtube.com - We all need a little encouragement every now and then. Kid President, knowing this, has put together a video you can play each morning as you wake up or to share with your friend who needs a kick i...

8 Low Cost Ways to Elevate Your Brand and Increase Job Visibility HR, Recruiting, Social Media Policies, Human Resources, HR Technology Blogging4Jobs

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Tim Mohin

blogging4jobs.com - According to many experts, employer branding is not what HR or your leadership think it is; it’s what your employees and job seekers say it is. Their perception is your reality. What we do in emplo...

Famous Authors’ Handwritten Outlines for Great Works of Literature – Flavorwire

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Franke James

flavorwire.com - Writing a novel (or a story, for that matter) is confusing work. There are just so many characters running all over the place, dropping hints and having revelations. So it’s no surprise that many a...

There’s More to Friendship Than Friending

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Barbara Kimmel

franksonnenbergonline.com - When I was young, my friend let me borrow the red crayon from his new box. So I let him ride my bike. When we got older, my friend defended me in a snowball fight and sat with me at lunch so I woul...

You're Entitled to My Opinion

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Barbara Kimmel

franksonnenbergonline.com - So, you’re a vegetarian? Great. You go to the gym every day? Wonderful. You lost 14 pounds on your newfangled diet? I’m happy for you. You’re voting for the Democratic (Republican or Independent) c...

Data Mining Bike Hate Catches EmmaWay20 - Bike Hugger

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Tom Smith

bikehugger.com - Yesterday in the UK, a Emmaway20 tweeted about running a cyclist off the road. The story popped in my feeds and Carlton Reid picked it up on his blog. The latest update is the cyclist that was hit ...

8 Ways to Turn your Home into a Green Zone

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Julie Urlaub

blog.cleantechies.com - In order to become environmentally conscious you have to start somewhere. Why not start at home? It is true that the first step to any lifestyle change has to start with yourself. Going green is no...

Jennifer Sertl: Proust Questionnaire - rdigitalife

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ReachScale

rdigitalife.com - What is your ideal living environment? I love living where we live, in Pittsford, NY about 15 minutes from downtown Rochester, NY….Being close enough to the city and having privacy and space has be...

After loving to hate Tesla, many scramble to show their love — Tech News and Analysis

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Ed Reid

gigaom.com - Last week electric car maker Tesla hit the goal of delivering its first profitable quarter in the history of the decade-old company, and since then Tesla’s stock has soared and traded at over $90 p...

Eco Actions: Recycle-Upcycle-Repurpose

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Julie Urlaub

pinterest.com - this is a neat project idea♥this is an example of an upcycled item--old spools turned into art. Browse through the rest of the upcycled items on this page for inspiration. For your project, you wil...

4 Networking Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making - Forbes

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ReachScale

forbes.com - Whether you’re looking for a job or not, you’ve probably been encouraged to “network, network, network!” more times than you can count. Are all those conferences and events you’re attending leading...

Why 'Old-School' Customer Service Will Never Be Replaced

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Under30CEO

under30ceo.com - Want to set yourself apart from your competition and keep your customers coming back? Answer the phone. You’ve heard the cliché that you must answer the door when opportunity knocks, yet despite of...

TFF Challenge - 2013

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Thought For Food

tffchallenge.com - Our applause and gratitude goes to all the teams and their mentors who took part in Round 1 of the 2013 Thought For Food Challenge! They have worked so tirelessly over the past several months to de...

How I Wake Up, Work Out, and Get to Work by 8am

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Under30CEO

under30ceo.com - By the time I was a senior in college, I was living on the typical college schedule and doing work until 2-3am and then waking up at 10 or 11am (because needless to say by the time I had the flexib...

Can You Afford the Leap From Employee to Entrepreneur? - LKR Social Media

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Under30CEO

lkrsocialmedia.com - Starting a business is a massively exciting time. You’re working harder than ever, turning plans into actions, and serving the world with your talents. However, unless you’re launching the latest, ...

How Can You Make Your Monday More Manageable? : Under30Careers

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Under30CEO

under30careers.com - Sunday is officially the most depressing day of the week. I don’t have any statistics to back that up – I just know it’s true. Everyone gets that horrible Sunday feeling. The slow creeping dread th...

The Power of a Handwritten Note

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Willie Matis

jarrodgalm.com - With the advances in technology, it’s amazing how impersonal communication has gotten. You can email, SMS, tweet, IM, send an e-card, write on a person’s Facebook wall – all without the benefit of ...

Principles of Powerful Relationships

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Under30CEO

under30ceo.com - “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” Respect is demonstrated by our actions, not our words. When those ...

32 Lessons For Online Video Social Media Marketing Success

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Under30CEO

jeffbullas.com - I have previously mentioned Gary Vaynerchuk’s story and how he grew his family wine business from $4 Million to $45 Million using  online video and social media. He started as the co-owner of a win...

9 Social Marketing Metrics That Actually Matter

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Under30CEO

mashable.com - Even the most social-savvy business owners can get caught up in the numbers game: counting and recounting likes, followers, fans, retweets, shares. Not to say those numbers don't correlate to how w...

Breast cancer bras a no-go for Victoria's Secret - TODAY.com

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NBC News Health

today.com - Strapless, multi-way, demi, the “pushups of summer” – if you want a bra, Victoria’s Secret stocks it. Unless you’re a breast cancer survivor, that is, and looking for a pocketed bra capable of hold...

Live-chat: Belinda Luscombe on the End of Alimony

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TIME Healthland

healthland.time.com - In this week’s issue, TIME’s Belinda Luscombe looks at the wave of alimony reform sweeping across the U.S. and the women driving the change: the first and second wives who think it’s time for the o...

Delivery room drama: Has birth become a spectator sport?  - TODAY.com

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NBC News Health

today.com - Expectant moms thankfully no longer have their mother’s delivery room experience, with Don Draper era dads sitting in waiting lounges until a doctor reports that baby has arrived. But the pendulum ...

An App That Maps The Entire Universe Of Beer

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healthythinker

fastcodesign.com - One night, Kevin Jamieson sat at a bar and drank a beer that was particularly delicious. Maybe he even had a few or a few too many, because the next day, he couldn’t remember the beer’s name. But J...

I Finally Found A Bra That Fits: It's Not The Cutest Thing Ever, But It's So Damn Comfortable

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Aging Research News

xojane.com - You know those women who can open their closets, pull out a few things and voila! they look amazing and effortless?  As a result, if I have an event to look good for, I have to make a plan and lay ...

Microsoft's new TV project: The Music Room on Xbox, a user-driven show - The Next Web

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Dominique Delport

thenextweb.com - Microsoft’s efforts to create in-house content for its Xbox ecosystem appears to be ticking right along. News recently broke that Microsoft intends to release a two-part show for Xbox Live subscrib...

Can Yahoo Ignore Tumblr's Dark Side?

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Katarzyna Przewuska

mashable.com - When my daughter begged me a few years ago to go on Tumblr so she could engage with Harry Potter fandom, I said no. I was worried about what else she might encounter on the vast blogging service. Y...

Brazil's Sky TV Lets Subscribers Record Shows With a Tweet

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john winsor

adage.com - Ever forget to record a TV show and wish there was another way to do it? Brazil's largest satellite provider is testing a way for subscribers to record shows via Twitter. ... Ad Age is committed to...

Six Tips for Business Success from Seth Godin

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a l i s h a

vocus.com - Looking for marketing secrets and shortcuts? Seth Godin has bad news for you: there are none. In his Vocus webinar No Secrets, No Shortcuts, Seth showed us how the era of mass media – where markete...

What is MyPossible?

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Gabrielle Rosario

mypossible.wordpress.com - In 2008 I decided to start a project called MyPossible. The Possible: Cycling the Argus. Why the challenge? Because like many people I have grown up managing a chronic illness and I wanted to find ...