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Université Lille 1 - Sciences et Technologies Stanford Social Innovation Review: Ideas for Socially Responsible Businesses Welcome to SkollWorldForum.org former Social Edge users! Social Edge was an online community created by the Skoll Foundation from 2003 - 2013. The site has since closed as we have focused efforts on the new Skoll World Forum platform. However, if you were a Social Edge user, you will be pleased to know that all of your articles and comments have been saved and can be browsed below. We have moved over 2000 posts from SocialEdge.org to SkollWorldForum.org, and are constantly adding new, relevant content. Feel free to browse through our contributors and original content, or visit our homepage and customize your experience by filtering our content for exactly what you're looking for. We hope you enjoy your time on the site! Sincerely, The Skoll World Forum Online Team

Shaping the Future - University of Westminster Our movement We are a nationwide network of over 700 community-led organisations. Together, we form a powerful movement for social change. “Because it’s member-driven, Locality is one of the most effective and influential organisations in the country.”Clare Gilhooly, Chief Executive, Cambridge House Community enterprise, assets and social action At Locality we run a wide range of projects supporting our members to create community-led change and local regeneration in their neighbourhoods. We believe in social action and self-reliance through community enterprise and community asset ownership. Our movement is ambitious for change in local communities. Join Locality Locality’s members work in some of the most deprived communities in the country. Join our movement and become part of this network of expertise, gain hands-on support from Locality staff and help shape the national voice of community-led organisations.

How Reddit Built Its Empire On 500 Bucks, Stickers, And Giving People What They Want Back in 2005, my college friend Steve Huffman and I got $12,000 from Y Combinator and moved into an apartment in Medford, Mass. In our wildest dreams we couldn't have imagined that now, six years later, our website, reddit, would be getting 35 million unique visitors and over 2.8 billion pageviews per month (at the time of this writing). We launched the site without any categories--just one big front page of links about anything the community wanted. Today, the community is made up of thousands of awesome subreddits, ranging from topics like cute animal photos to politics to male fashion advice. And this marvelous community of communities owes its existence to a massive advertising budget of...$500. Yes, stickers (pictured on the lamppost, right): the soundest investment I ever made. "Please sticker responsibly!" Whether it's a sticker, a t-shirt (the standard startup swag), or a luggage tag (see the benefit of starting a travel company with a cute mascot? (Yes, that's Wil Wheaton.)

Qu'est-ce que le Fonds pour les Femmes en Méditerranée ? Objectifs Participer à l’amélioration de la condition des femmes et à la promotion de l’égalité des sexes dans l’ensemble des pays du bassin méditerranéen en contribuant au renforcement du mouvement des femmes de la région, tant au niveau local que régional. Mission Fournir ou aider à trouver les moyens financiers ou techniques nécessaires aux actions décidées par les groupes, les associations, les organisations et les individus qui œuvrent pour l’égalité entre les hommes et les femmes dans les pays du bassin méditerranéen. Stratégie Les stratégies du Fonds sont définies en étroite collaboration avec les associations et les réseaux créés par les femmes du pourtour méditerranéen. Programme Le Fonds développe un programme de renforcement du mouvement des femmes en trois volets : Programme d'appui aux associations Depuis 2009, le Fonds a soutenu plus de 65 projets issus d'associations situées sur l'ensemble du pourtour méditerranéen. Promotion d'espaces de réflexion stratégique

Responsive Web Design: What It Is and How To Use It Advertisement Almost every new client these days wants a mobile version of their website. It’s practically essential after all: one design for the BlackBerry, another for the iPhone, the iPad, netbook, Kindle — and all screen resolutions must be compatible, too. In the next five years, we’ll likely need to design for a number of additional inventions. When will the madness stop? In the field of Web design and development, we’re quickly getting to the point of being unable to keep up with the endless new resolutions and devices. Responsive Web design is the approach that suggests that design and development should respond to the user’s behavior and environment based on screen size, platform and orientation. The Concept Of Responsive Web Design Ethan Marcotte1 wrote an introductory article about the approach, “Responsive Web Design992,” for A List Apart. Transplant this discipline onto Web design, and we have a similar yet whole new idea. Adjusting Screen Resolution Flexible Images (al) (vf)

Une interview de Jay Cross, l'auteur d'Informal Learning Jay Cross, Chief Scientist à l’ Internet Time Group, est l’auteur de Informal Learning: Rediscovering the natural pathways that inspire innovation and performance (Apprentissage informel: A la redécouverte des voies naturelles inspirant l’innovation et la performance), publié en 2006. J’ai demandé à Jay pourquoi il avait écrit ce livre, et il m’a répondu que peu de choses avaient été publiées au sujet de l’apprentissage informel en milieu professionnel, bien que ce soit ainsi que l’essentiel de l’apprentissage se déroule. Les chiffres ont démontré qu’environ 80% de l’apprentissage en milieu professionnel est informel, mais que peu de professionnels de la formation s’y intéressaient. Le livre de Jay développait des idées inédites. [note: DONNER UNE VISION. Jay m’a expliqué à quel point les choses ont changé depuis 2005. Lorsque je lui ai demandé si l’on devait essayer de formaliser l’apprentissage informel, Jay a répondu en disant que ce n’était pas la bonne question à poser.

webMathematica: Key Advantages Solutions in Minutes, Not Months, of Development Work webMathematica makes all of the functionality of Mathematica available for website development. This easy access to the latest high-level computational algorithms as well as to powerful data analysis, graphics, and typesetting functions means that you can concentrate on solving your problems, not on programming solutions yourself. Regardless of the size of the application you are creating, developing it in webMathematica will cut your development time and make your application more robust as well as easier to use and maintain. Key Advantages of webMathematica for Developers Integration of Mathematica and HTML webMathematica allows a site to deliver HTML pages that are enhanced by the addition of Mathematica commands. Standard Server Technology webMathematica is based on two standard Java technologies: Java Servlet and JSP. Connection Technology Other software can readily be incorporated into webMathematica with MathLink technology.

Mathematica: Technical Computing Software—Taking You from Idea to Solution With energetic development and consistent vision for three decades, Mathematica stands alone in a huge range of dimensions, unique in its support for today's technical computing environments and workflows. A Vast System, All Integrated Mathematica has over 6,000 built-in functions covering all areas of technical computing—all carefully integrated so they work perfectly together, and all included in the fully integrated Mathematica system. Not Just Numbers, Not Just Math—But Everything Building on three decades of development, Mathematica excels across all areas of technical computing—including neural networks, machine learning, image processing, geometry, data science, visualizations and much more. Unimaginable Algorithm Power Mathematica builds in unprecedentedly powerful algorithms across all areas—many of them created at Wolfram using unique development methodologies and the unique capabilities of the Wolfram Language. Higher Level Than Ever Before Superfunctions, meta-algorithms...

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