February 2012
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December 2011
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@ramit here's what I would do
with that virtual assistant you are giving away for free for one year at iwillteachyoutoberich.com. I entered the contest and here is what I would do if I won:
Help me create the huge to-do list for moving to wherever I will be moving in 2012
Help me find freelance jobs (illustration, translation, web content, graphics, lifestyle & fashion & geek style articles) to make some quick money...
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November 2011
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Project Educate - Origins of Pinup and Glamour →
by ^DistortedSmile Pinup & Glamour Week - Origins of Pinup & Glamour 14th - 20th November 2011 is Pinup & Glamour Week in :devprojecteducate: Here is a little about how the whole Art movement started… A pin-up girl is a woman whose physical attractiveness would entice one to place a picture of her on a wall. Pin-up girls may be glamour models, fashion models, and actresses. The term...
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October 2011
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Roundup: Links We Like
DoSomething.Org - Make Art Save Art Art Programs are the first thing to go when schools face budget cuts. DoSomething.org is mobilizing young artists to use your creative talent to help save arts education in schools. We know you Behancers have fond memories of your early art class years - take a few minutes to submit a short testimonial or creative work about the importance of arts...
September 2011
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August 2011
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July 2011
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Random Philantrophy Links
Philantropher daily $1 philantrophy deals (FB, twitter)
Grassroots Philantrophy in Schools (Stanford interview)
Mashable: 7 Easy Ways to Do Good Online Beyond Donations
TED: Katherine Fulton: You are the future of philanthropy
GoogleServe 2011: Giving back around the world
We’re not such a bad species after all.
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TEDx: Overview: TEDx Workshop at TEDGlobal 2011 →
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On Sunday, July 10th, almost 100 TEDx Organizers gathered at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh for the TEDx Workshop at TEDGlobal 2011. TED Translators at TEDGlobal also joined the workshop.
Virtually, around 130 other TEDx’ers were “in attendance”, watching the Livestream of the…
June 2011
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May 2011
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15 incredible sites to visit for design... →
Funnier than you’d think. Via thenextweb.com
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To know helps to feel.
So we installed cables and satellites and created a global network of which we would like to think it covers the whole planet, whereas in reality, there is still lots of divides, such as the knowledge and digital divides. So we globalized our economy, we say “think global, act local”, we interconnected our national networks for the internet, the network of networks and we thought we...
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Reading science fiction for a more critical view...
I am currently working on a research project where I try to prove that reading science fiction can help adolescents to develop a more critical regard of our society. What do you think? How can science fiction serve as an educational tool for aolescents? Is it possible to analyze the dreams and fears of society with science fiction narrations? Can we encourage young people between (12-16) to ...
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Parenting in the age of social media is no easy endeavor.
– 4 Lessons for Parents in a Constantly Connected World
On the one hand, the web has allowed thousands of parents greater flexibility, either by working in traditional jobs from their home or starting and promoting their own businesses with the help of Facebook and Twitter. No longer needing to...
April 2011
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Before I Die: Lively Interactive Street Art... →
The very best public art projects have a way of connecting us to the world around us. They make us look inward while opening ourselves to every other human on the planet. Few projects have had the kind of profound emotional impact that “Before I Die” by Candy Chang has had. This incredible interactive installation in New Orleans helped passers-by both share their innermost desires and...
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March 2011
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What Is Reality? A BBC Horizon Documentary | Brain... →
What walking through walls has to do with tropical fruit and the search for the God particle.
We’re big fans of Horizon, BBC’s iconic popular science documentary series, whose claims to fame include pitting science against God and illuminating how music works. Their latest installment deals with one of the most fundamental questions of human existence: What Is Reality? — an inquiry so deep and...
February 2011
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Journalism in the Age of Data: A Video Report on... →
Journalists are coping with the rising information flood by borrowing data visualization techniques from computer scientists, researchers and artists. Some newsrooms are already beginning to retool their staffs and systems to prepare for a future in which data becomes a medium. But how do we communicate with data, how can traditional narratives be fused with sophisticated, interactive...
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#TED #TEDxAustin Opening Sequence: A Motion... →
PICKED: TEDxAustin Opening Sequence By Maria Popova This past weekend, we had the pleasure of attending TEDxAustin — an absolute pinnacle of thoughtful cultural curation and remarkable production value. We were particularly taken with the event’s opening sequence, directed by Garrett Johnston, a.k.a. One Year Study, in collaboration with one of our favorite tastemakers, Public School. Enjoy — we...
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Seth's Blog: Asymmetrical mass favors, a tragedy... →
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340 Free Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies,... →
Where to watch free movies online? Let’s get you started. We have listed here 300+ quality films that you can watch online. Classics, international, film noir, documentaries, indies. They’re all here, waiting to be watched.
Nice. Going to start with the documentary about Philip K. Dick today.
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MediaShift . How the Kindle Made Single-Story... →
I’ve never seen a “Not for Individual Sale” label on a magazine story. So why can’t I buy most individual magazine articles in digital form just yet?
Selling stand-alone stories has seemed like a potential business model for magazines and other journalism organizations since the rise of iTunes. Observers hyped an incipient micropayment business model for ...
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Make big plans
…that’s the best way to make big things happen. Write down your plans. Share them with trusted colleagues. Seek out team members and accomplices. Shun the non-believers. They won’t be easily convinced, but they can be ignored. Is there any doubt that making big plans increases the chances that something great will happen? Is there any doubt that we need your art and your...
Historypin →
from we are what we do Pin your history to the world”
Great idea.
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Net neutrality expert Tim Wu named senior advisor... →
+ a well-made net neutrality explanation video