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Next Tuesday is Pay a Blogger Day, a paid content initiative from Flattr, the Swedish company who makes it easy to support blogs and other things you care about. Here's more on how Flattr works... Last week I was reading a comment on Maria Popova's Brain Pickings about the desire to fund her site properly. There are sights (like yours), that have the "make a donation" link, and I think, "I should …
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According to Ad Age, Ford is investing in lifestyle content to help drive interest in its $39,995-plus electric Focus hatchback, which is about to roll out in 19 selected markets nationwide. Citing research indicating that nearly half of potential American car buyers don't know the difference among a hybrid, a plug-in car or a battery-operated fully electric one, Ford has enlisted SHFT.com, a "new-media …
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Fall means football. And football means greasy, fatty, barbecue-y, dip-slathered, cheesy treats that taste good, but are bad for your heart. Sterling-Rice Group and their client The Almond Board of California offer an alternative. The “Heart” in this new campaign is played by LA comedian and improv actor, Jeff Galante. …
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz wants action. "We can't wait for Washington. Business leaders have to step up and do our part," he said. Ergo, profits from Starbucks stores in the Harlem section of Manhattan and the Crenshaw neighborhood of Los Angeles will now flow into community organizations that work to improve education and job training for young adults in those areas. According to The Wall Street Journal, …
Childhood lead poisoning is considered the most preventable environmental diseases among young children, yet sadly an estimated 1 million children are exposed to this dangerous household toxin. The most common pathway for lead poisoning is caused by deteriorating lead-based paint (on older windows, doors and trim, or walls) or through improper renovation, repair and painting activities that cause paint to …
Author Jon Krakauer and adman Alex Bogusky want a better energy future for Boulder. There are some interesting lines in Bogusky's pitch. Bringing 650 high paying jobs to Boulder County is a big deal. …
It was a beautiful fall day here in Seattle this past Saturday. And even though I was going to meet someone 8 blocks away, I made a point of going to the Occupy Seattle protest to see what it was all about. And even though I'm more sympathetic than not to many of the issues the protesters are talking about, it still took an extra internal push for me to actually walk down there. Such is the nature of our behavior …
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Mormon prophet Joseph Smith was hunted down by a mob and shot to death while imprisoned in an Illinois jail cell. Because he was a heretic. Today, a less murderous drama continues to play out in communities around the world, and now with two Mormons running for President of The United States, the media is inserting itself into the fray. According to Forbes: Just about everything Joseph Smith said and did …
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