Three New Things Virgin Media Business is collaborating with Contagious’ consultancy arm, Insider, to launch a competition to track down and support Three New Things: cutting edge UK digital innovations that have the potential to change the way we live and work for the better. Contagious and Virgin Media Business are searching for UK companies, ideas and innovations that could change the way we live or do business. If you think your brand or idea has what it takes to impress, please fill in the entry form here by the 17th of February. Everything from a line of code to a totally new piece of tech is eligible for the chance to win a unique package of mentoring and support, including time with Virgin founder Richard Branson, introductions to Virgin Media Business’ network and up to £25,000 in free business telecoms: vital for getting any business up and running. The winning Three New Things will be selected by a leading panel of venture capitalists, digital experts and innovators.
Snooker.org (previously WWW Snooker) BECS > Qui sommes-nous? BECS, c'est quoi ? L'acronyme de Banque d’Échanges Communautaires de Services. Un organisme à but non lucratif. Un réseau d'échanges de biens et de services (TROC). Un mode de fonctionnement simple, souple, sympa, chaleureux. Où peut-on s'informer ? Courrier électronique de BECS : info@becs.ca Site Internet : becs.ca Quels sont les services offerts ? Dans BECS, ce sont les membres eux-mêmes qui apportent leurs propres compétences et qui offrent leurs services. Les services : l'offre et la demande À l'adhésion, le nouveau membre offre un/des service/s, selon ses compétences et ses intérêts. EXEMPLE : Françoise se reconnaît des habiletés en comptabilité, en herboristerie et en décoration intérieure. Cotisations et transactions L’inscription pour être membre de BECS est de 15$ par année et elle est payée lors de la rencontre d’accueil. La valeur des services Au sein de BECS, les services ont une valeur égale, i.e. une heure de service rendu est égale à une heure de BECS. Le mode de fonctionnement
Too old to start a new venture? Take a look at these famous entrepreneurs All the current 20-something CEOs are ruining it for people who may facing a mid-life crisis. These infographics prove why it’s never to late to start your own venture. Check it out below. Did you know? McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc sold paper cups and milkshake mixers till he was 52Harry Potter author J.K.Rowling was a single mom on welfare till she was 31Harrison Ford was a carpenter till his 30sZara founder Amancio Ortega was a shirt shop helper till he was 30Evan Williams co-founded Twitter at the age of 35Niklas Zennstromm was 37 when he created SkypeArianna Huffington started Huffington Post at the age of 54 Still not convinced? Image credits: Funders and Founders Via Digital Synopsis
TZM - Orientation Download Here The Zeitgeist Movement Defined (Full PDF Book) Who profits? Financial Data to see financial transparency info. About: The Zeitgeist Movement Defined is the official, representative text of the global, non-profit sustainability advocacy organization known as The Zeitgeist Movement (TZM). This tediously sourced and highly detailed work argues for a large-scale change in human culture, specifically in the context of economic practice. However, in the early 21st century, these problems have risen prominently, taking the consequential form of increasing social destabilization and ongoing environmental collapse. While largely misunderstood as being "utopian" or fantasy, this text walks through, step by step, the train of thought and technical industrial reordering needed to update our global society (and its values) to enable these profound new possibilities. If you find a Typo, please email media@thezeitgeistmovement.com (1) Preface Document Structure The Organism of Knowledge About
This large-scale building kit helps kids learn about engineering, architecture, and design through play The Rigamajig is a 263-piece large-scale building kit for children, which comes with no instructions or directions, but instead encourages kids to follow their own curiosity to learn about engineering, design, architecture, art, and science, through playing. Sometimes kids learn best through free play, curiosity, and collaboration, and their imaginations can be sparked by just giving them the materials and free reign to create whatever they want. And now, thanks to a new kind of large-scale building kit, kids can get plenty of hands-on experience creating their own structures, machines, and inventions, learning about design and architecture and engineering at the same time. Cas Holman, an industrial designer at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), was asked to design 'play opportunities' for Manhattan's High Line park in 2011, and her solution, described as a "popup playground" was realized in 2011 as the High Line Children's Workyard Kit. © Rigamajig
The Venus Project Top 10 business ideas & opportunities for 2016 Just like the Nerdalize servers, the best innovations look to solve more than one problem at once. Tackling the dual problems of derelict housing lots and a lack of affordable housing in Amsterdam, Heijmans ONE are complete, self-contained two storey living units. They cost around EUR 700 per month to rent and come equipped with all the basic required facilities, including kitchen, bathroom, separate bedroom, living room and outside patio space. The units can be installed in derelict lots in less than a day, breathing life into neglected areas. This means that the accommodation can only ever be considered temporary, but another of this year’s standout startups, Kasita, makes this nomadic lifestyle their central feature.
The Rise of Interactive Quizzes Interactive quizzes involving muppets, home places and House of Cards characters have suddenly become some of the most popular content formats on the web. We look at the share figures. Speaking at the news:rewired conference in London this morning, BuzzFeed’s Editorial Director Jack Shepherd said that the site now treat the quiz as a legitimate story format. Their recent ‘What State Do You Actually Belong In?‘ quiz has just become their most-shared post ever, a week after it was first published. Meanwhile, The New York Times’ most popular piece of content in 2013 was also an interactive quiz (which was designed by a then intern), which attempted to parse readers’ US state of origin through a number of entertaining steps (it seems as though identity quizzes have the most resonance on social media). With this in mind, it looks as though we’re likely to see a lot more interactive quizzes being shared on Facebook and Twitter timelines in the near future. But how popular are they?
STREETS TARGETS YOUTUBE USERS WITH NEW VOGON TECHNOLOGY - PHD Media Australia Unilever, in partnership with Google, PHD and DDB have launched their latest ‘Goodbye Serious’ campaign for Streets ice cream which leverages YouTube’s latest creative automation tools. In the global first, the brand has created a body of work that allows for 50 different user groups to be targeted with maximum relevance and impact, via dynamic audio and visual assets. While all those served the campaign will see Cornetto appear on screen as a not-so-serious newsreader, the news story they see and hear will be selected based on a user’s search terms, channel viewership or even topical news of the day. With this campaign, viewers of political news on YouTube may hear Cornetto’s view on global warming while subscribers to cricket.com might be updated on Golden Gaytime’s unfortunate injury in a recent test match. Other targets include hip hop fans, film buffs, fitness enthusiasts and even those seeking DIY advice. You can check the campaign out at: