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This Is Not a Bubble -- It's a Wave, and You're Not on It

Beverly Macy | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Wipeout, Solomo, Social, Banzai Pipeline, Mobile, Big Wave Surfing, Facebook IPO, Ibm Social Business, Tube Ride, Cloud, Local, Solomoclo, Business News

In surfing, it's the 'tube' ride or 'cracking the barrel' that creates heroes. There's an aura around those who've mastered this skill and they say th...

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Some Tips Before It's Facebook Official

The Nevada Sagebrush | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Twitter, Facebook, Media, Social, Retweet, Social Media, Relationships, College News

Social media hasn't stopped at just affecting the legitimacy of our relationships -- it's completely altered how they function. while I don't have answers, I do have three tips to help you and your partner get over the social media hump.

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PHOTOS: The Best Hotels For Mixing And Mingling

Tablet | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Socializing, Hotels, Tablet Hotels, Hotel News, Social, Travel News, Photo Galleries, Vacation, Travel, Top 10, Slidepollajax, Best, Tablet, Mingling, Mixing, Travel News

These hotels are social spaces, with lobbies and lounges that are made for mixing. It's easy enough to simply turn up and see who you meet, the old-fashioned way.

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The Right Place at the Right Time

Irene Tanner | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Spokespeople, Changing, Social, Evolving, Learning Annex, Attitudes, Wisdom, Aging and Wisdom, Life Lessons, Life Wisdom, Lessons Learned, Healthy Living News

A close friend of my mother's generation used to insist that a woman who reveals her age will reveal anything. Since I say that I am devoted to transparency, isn't this the right time and place for me to fess up to every one of my god-given gift of 85 years?

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The SoLoMo Manifesto: A New Era in Media and Marketing

Max Gladwell | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Momentfeed, Social, Restaurants, Mobile, Local, Solomo, Marketing, Retail, Technology News

Social. Local. Mobile. These are the sweeping trends in marketing today and for the foreseeable future.

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Renaissance for Change: A New Civil Order?

Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D. | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Healthy Living, Consciousness, Mindfulness, Social, Renaissance, Sustainability, Community, Future, Civil Society, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News

A renaissance for change is coming into being, and it heralds an epoch for opportunity like none other.

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Solitude: Alone or on the iPhone

Stanton Peele | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Connectivity, Loneliness, Technology, Solitude, Social, Unplug and Recharge, Healthy Living News

Human beings are social animals -- they are also solitary ones. Many things in modern life are done alone, even within well-integrated families and social groups.

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Google's Freshness Update: New SEO Opportunities

Philip Keightley | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Google, Marketing, Search, Engine, Media, Relevance, Social, Freshness, Technology News

Google's plan is to create the most effective Internet search engine in the world. The latest algorithm update takes Google another step closer to this target by adding freshness criteria to search engine results.

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UNESCO: Libya's Cultural Sites In 'Serious Danger'

Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Libya Unesco, Unesco, Irina Bokova, Libya World Heritage, World Heritage Site, Property, Libya, Middle East World Heritage Site, Art, Libya Culture, Cairo, Social, Ethnic, Looting, Damages, Theft, Middle East Unesco, Video, Arts News

The current political and social upheaval in Libya has brought worries the destruction of its cultural property. Libya has five UNESCO World Heritage ...

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WATCH: Ping-Pong Gets A Makeover At SPiN

Crane.tv | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Off-Broadway, Tournament, New York, Todd Oldham, Club, Jonathan Bricklin, Andrew Gordon, Ping Pong, Spin Galactic, Cocktails, Jazz, Social, Dj, Sport, Susan Sarandon, Franck Raharinosy, Arts News

New York City's SPiN Galactic is a multidimensional social club offering up cocktails, good food, unique entertainment and ping-pong. Take note, the...

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Facebook's Video Calling Plugin Is a Trojan Horse

Matt Schlicht | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Facebook Video Calling, Matt Schlicht, Google, Video Chat, Facebook, Social, Technology News

Every time a company important to me launches something I try and think through their reasoning and see the bigger picture. Aside from what they annou...

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Google+ vs. Facebook: What They Have In Common

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Sergey Brin, Google, Tech, Google vs Facebook, Social, Google Plus, Google+, Slidepollajax, Google Social Network, Mark Zuckerberg, Social Network, Larry Page, Technology, Facebook, Silicon Valley, Google Plus vs Facebook, Technology News

This hasn't been Google's best year for social. First, word got out about an internal memo in which a senior exec warned that the company was behind i...

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Getting Big Press

Josh Tetrick | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Poverty, Crowdfunding, Green, Nonprofit, Conservation, Liberia, Personal Branding, Media, Press, Blogs, Social Enterprise, Social Media, Education, Recycle, Social, Social Entrepreneurship, Advertising, Service, Nature, Africa, Environment, Trash, Sustainability, Startups, Marketing, Social Good, Branding, Fashion, Development, Blogging, Global Warming, Impact News

Remember: Simple, personal, and genuine. And a little tenacity, especially in the world of impact and social good, goes a long, long way.

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How to Launch a Social Enterprise

Saul Garlick | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: Business Education, Business, Entrepreneurship, Social Startup, Small Business, Startup, Social Entrepreneurship, Social, Social Entrepreneur, Thinkimpact, Small Business America, Business News

My social enterprise has gone through many changes and iterations over the years and would better be described as having evolved. At some point in time, it did get started. How does one start?

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CicLAvia: The Streets Are Alive With the Sounds of Liberty

Aaron Paley | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Downtown, Social, Health, L.A., Environment, Ciclavia, Los Angeles, Bicycling, Community, Open Streets, Cause, Ciclovia, Impact, Los Angeles News

The second rendition of CicLAvia is this Sunday, April 10. You can expect to see thousands of your fellow Angelenos enjoying their city in a way that just isn't possible the rest of the year.

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Taking Back the Term 'Social'

Jerri Chou | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Enterprise, Social Innovation, Social, Impact News

For "social issues," this means that the paradigm is no longer of outsiders looking into situations but offering the means for individuals to address their own needs, and better their own lives.

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Cairo Sunshine All Around -- Reflecting on the Rebirth of My Birthplace

Raffi Cavoukian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Social Media, Social, Egypt, Creativity, Internet, Raffi, Cairo, Pyramids, Censorship, Mecca, Tahrir Square, World Peace, Berlin Wall, Music, Global Warming, World News

Egypt's revolution is humanity's. And as a revolution enhanced by social media before the state silenced them, the Cairo scenario begs a question.

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Banks Still Don't Get Mobile, But Neither Do Researchers...

Brett King | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Payments, Organization Chart, Social, Gap, Mobile, Banking, Millennials, Y-Gen, Engagement Banking, Generational, Celent, Business News

I read with interest a post pointed out to me by @JenRBoyd posted on Mobile Commerce Daily highlighting a recent Celent report comparing US and EU inv...

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Innovation From, By and For Africa

Jerri Chou | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Enterprise, Social Good, Corporate, Innovation, Social, The Open Innovation Africa Summit, Impact News

Imagine an attempt at galvanizing an entire continent to collaborate for societal change and innovation and the task seems daunting, difficult, if not impossible.

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What Education Is Needed to Change the World?

Stefania Lucchetti | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mediation, Change, Education, World, Social, Life, World News

I am in an airport lounge, traveling from Europe to the US. And I keep thinking that doing what I am doing is not enough. I feel an extreme need to d...

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Using Social Media For Weight Loss

Bill Liao | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Support, Shame, Social, Twitter, Will Power, Community, Fat, Weight Loss, Help, Diet, Obesity, Home News

Even though I felt fine physically, I intellectually and emotionally knew I was fat. The stigma of that made me desperately want to hide it.

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Home for the Holidays: Explaining Your Major to Friends and Family

Hack College | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Holidays, Awkward, Friends, Social, College, Questions, Explaining, Major, Family, College News

College can be stressful, and finals can pale in comparison to the stress of holiday smalltalk. But, with a smile, an ability to sound moderately enthused, and enough eggnog (or a flask), they can be gotten through.

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Unraveling the Latino Paradox

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Latino Epidemiological Paradox, Population, Education, Deaths, Social, Health, Dr. Braunstein, Income Levels, Latinas, Mortality, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News

Latino health is thriving despite disadvantages in income, education and access to health care.

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The Value of Connecting With Others for True Happiness

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Meeting, Friendships, Friends, Relationships, Social, Fun, Structure, Groups, Resolutions, Accountability, Happiness, Healthy Living News

One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself.

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Nice eBook: Can I Touch It?

New York Times | AUSTIN CONSIDINE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nook, Social Media, Bookworm, Style, Social, Kindle, Books, Ereader, Ebook, Ebooks, Ipad, Books News

"People approach me and ask to see it, to touch it, how much I like it," he said. "That rarely happens with dead-tree books."...

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