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InfoChachkie | Hands-on startup advice for emerging entrepreneurs. Almostgotit.com | So, kids are mostly raised & I've just gone back to work… Marian Schembari. Making A Big Fat Bet on this Generation | Social Entrepreneurship | Change.org. A Farm Grows in Brooklyn (On a Rooftop in Queens) on EcoCentric | Food, Water and Energy Issues. Fail Spectacularly! (SM) — Don't be afraid to live your story.

This We Know: Explore U.S. Government Data About Your Community. Digital Diplomacy. At Google, and later at YouTube’s headquarters, Ross and Cohen stressed the political power of viral videos and the potential for mobile phones to become widespread public tools for education, banking and election monitoring (an idea borrowed from Sierra Leone and Montenegro, where volunteers used S.M.S. to report on voting irregularities). It is fair to say that Ross and Cohen are obsessed with mobile phones; they speak at length about telemedicine, tele-education and something called telejustice (the details of which they haven’t quite worked out yet).

At an early-morning meeting in Palo Alto with mobile-banking experts, they looked for ways to expand a successful pilot program used to pay policemen via mobile phones in Afghanistan to another conflict zone in Congo. In both cases, as truckloads or planeloads of cash meant to pay policemen dwindled on their way from the capital cities to the provinces, so did the chances for lawful governance. Yes Yes Y'all. World's Largest Independent Travel Magazine -- MatadorNetwork.com. Flavorwire. The World's Best Ever: design, fashion, art, music, photography, lifestyle, WEREHAUS. 10 Things Happening on NYC Tech Scene in '10. ReadWriteStart Weekly Wrapup. With the first week of 2010 in the books, we thought we would take a look at the most popular posts of the new year in ReadWriteStart - our channel devoted to entrepreneurs.

In this ReadWriteStart Weekly Wrapup, we've got tips for funding advice, keeping organized and building loyal communities, but be sure to check out the newest post in our new series "Never Mind the Valley," highlighting thriving startup communities outside of Silicon Valley. 5 Web Apps To Keep Your Startup Organized In a world where emails, phone calls, texts, and Tweets constantly bombard us, it is getting harder and harder to manage the firehose of data and information being thrust our way. For young companies to succeed this environment, it is imparitive they become organized and efficient lest they fall behind and quickly become overwhelmed. 5 Great Blogs For Funding Advice The best advice we can give you is to know your audience. Community First: How Wufoo Created a Captive Audience. Eco-business.com.