February 2009
“Yesterday between noon GMT and 01.00PM the Twitchhiker project took off. Sunday...”
– Travel by Twitter: #Twitchhiker is Taking Off - First Leg #Amsterdam | Happy Hotelier
“By enabling any developer in the world to build tools that directly integrate...”
– Donor Power Blog: Kiva lets any old weirdo shape their message
“Een bijstandsuitkering krijg je niet zomaar maar een uitkering houden gaat ook...”
– DWI heeft nog steeds moeite met tijdelijk werk. Het accepteren van tijdelijk werk terwijl je in de bijstand zit, kan je van de regen in de drup helpen. Dat ervoer ex-sportleraar Ivan Rose. Rose (57) kwam het laatste halfjaar drie keer in conflict met de Dienst Werk en Inkomen (DWI) en zat een paar...
“Hoe kun je ervoor zorgen dat er zoveel mogelijk mensen met een lastig lichaam...”
– Wij denken: door het met elkaar te doen. Aangezien er vaak over, in plaats van mét de doelgroep wordt gesproken, en wij beseffen dat we de wijsheid niet in pacht hebben, hebben we besloten ons BP online te schrijven met alle partijen die ermee te maken hebben: werkgevers, medewerkers (met een lastig...
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“Anything come to mind when you think of traveling to India? The Taj Mahal,...”
– How about a tour of an authentic Indian slum? That’s right, a slum. This seems to be a viable tourist option now, and gaining speed due to Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire. You can sign up for a merry jaunt through the poorest sections of Mumbai. To take in the poverty and sorrow?
Slumdog tours: A...
“You’re not going to be impressed,” warns desk clerk Steve Nuñez,...”
– Carter wears smudged crown as USA’s ‘dirtiest hotel’ - USATODAY.com
“After making do over the years with offices that were never just right for his...”
– Before and After: Barren Attic to Programmer’s Paradise
No shitting on the toilet →
Vertrutting van Nederland om hoge nood
Wie hoge nood heeft tijdens een reisje met het fiets-voetveer Vlissingen-Breskens, moet nog even zijn kleine of grote boodschap ophouden.De toiletten kunnen niet worden gebruikt. Lees verder
“Here are some positive ideas I picked out of a newsletter from Dr John...”
– Traits of a self-reliant society - Traits of a self-reliant society | MINDZ.com
“Jessicah Mah is a 17 year old serial entrepreneur and blogger who started her...”
– Jessicah Mah: “Recommendations are crap!” - The Next Web
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“The energy around a startup, whether it is technology related or focused on...”
– Servant of Chaos: For Startups: From Zero to Brand in 48 Hours
“Blue Ocean Strategy is a business strategy book that promotes creating new...”
– Blue Ocean Strategy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Here is an amazing tale from late last week, when an Irish freelance web...”
– What happened when a blogger decided to take on Ryanair : Tips from the T-List
“80% of blindness is curable or preventable, yet 36 million are needlessly blind....”
– Eliminating preventable blindness is one of the world’s most urgent problems and one that persists due to a lack of funds. At KAYU, we believe that no person should remain blind if they don’t have to. That’s why KAYU collaborates with Unite for Sight, Inc. (www.uniteforsight.org)...
At Work →
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boston.com/ the big picture
“When the economy makes big news, many photographs of people at work come across the wires, usually to help illustrate a particular story or event. By collecting these disparate photos over the past few months, I found that a global portrait emerged of we humans producing things. People assembling, generating, and building items small and large, mundane and...
“This sign in the bathroom of the Hoxton Hotel in London is just one of the...”
– Dopplr Blog
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“On January 8, 2009, a tweet went out asking other cities to join in hosting a...”
– Twestival Raises Over $250k and Counting
“In essence Twitter is a status update service and it’s a very powerfull and a...”
– Does Twitter become the new google? : Tips from the T-List
“As the recession continues, there is no doubt that there is worse to come in...”
– Companies still travelling – just differently-19 February, 2009
tweetminister →
“Launched just last week, Google’s Internet Bus aims to educate Indian...”
– Google roams India in internet demo bus - Springwise
“Best-selling crime author James Patterson will write the first and last chapters...”
– Author’s next thriller will be cowritten by the crowds - Springwise
“Twitter users pass along job notices and even volunteer their resume-proofing...”
– Twitter’s JobAngels lends a hand in the employment hunt — baltimoresun.com
“Surgeons send ‘tweets’ from operating room”
– Surgeons send ‘tweets’ from operating room - CNN.com
“In spite of tough economic times, the microblogging site Twitter continues to...”
– Travel Technology: How will Twitter impact the Travel Industry?
“Je zoekt iets speciaals? Geen doorsnee slaapadres? Je wilt je partner bijzonder...”
– Waarslaapje
“Workspring introduces a new way to work away from work. Discover a truly...”
– Workspring
“Practice what you Preach.”
– MINDZ Weblog - Practical Wisdom op TED 2009. A Must See. | MINDZ.com
“Facebook’s terms of service (TOS) used to say that when you closed an...”
– Facebook’s New Terms Of Service: “We Can Do Anything We Want With Your Content. Forever.”
“Here’s another case study to add to the list of examples of distributed...”
– New York Times lets users build things with its content (open API) | Online Journalism Blog
“Last month, unemployment rates surged to 7.6 percent. As the jobless population...”
– End Homelessness - Change.org: The Coming Crisis: White Collar Homelessness
“Ondernemen in 2020. De klant is de baas.”
– De ondernemers in Nederland zijn het economisch kloppend hart van de samenleving. Inmiddels telt Nederland 1.000.000 bedrijven, waarvan overigens ruim 500.000 eenmanszaken. Vorig jaar zijn er weer veel bijgekomen. Een derde van alle nieuwkomers, haalt overigens maar het vijfde jaar. Wist u dat...
“We all make mistakes running our websites. However, the nature of those mistakes...”
– 10 Harsh Truths About Corporate Websites | How-To | Smashing Magazine 