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April 28, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

One exciting trend to emerge from the fallout out of the tragic global economic meltdown is a heightened awareness of our connectivity in both the offline and online worlds. In addition, a heightened awareness of the challenges we face thanks to access to information on the Internet and our increased ability to share it through […]

April 14, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXsZYCokL7k At SXSW this year I had the opportunity to talk to Brian Lindenbaum who, with has brother Scott, has launched some very exciting audio technology that has enormous potential for brands, non-profits and individual alike. Here’s how he explained Broadcastr. SM: Broadcastr allows you to geo tag sound anywhere you are which has enormous …

November 24, 2010 by Simon Mainwaring

As many of you know I’m Australian but live in LA with my family. One of the great pleasures of living here is the Thanksgiving holiday. Almost every culture has some annual expression of gratitude but every year I’m struck by the shift in peoples’ thinking and behavior for the few days over Thanksgiving. It’s …

September 14, 2010 by Simon Mainwaring

Starting September 13, Ford will be loaning 12 Ford Fiestas to 12 non-profits. Called the People Fleet project, its aim is to help the organizations save money and do their work. To apply organizations submit their mission statements and must perform services in the Health, Food & Shelter, Arts & Culture, Education, Environment and Transportation or Human Rights …

August 17, 2010 by Simon Mainwaring

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwbX4HUOdE8&feature=related I wanted to share with you this video of a speech by Nicolas Christakis from the Harvard Dept. of Sociology, on the shaping powers of social networks. He does a wonderful job of explaining stastically the forces and dynamics that drive social networks. In this case he uses the case of obesity to demonstrate …