A little bird told me the other day that Michael Smith, the LA decorator in charge of designing President Obama’s private quarters has tapped an unlikely supplier for his chandeliers. [...]
I had a conversation with my older brother the other day and it reminded me why I write for SocialEarth. At ages 23 and 22, my brother and I are [...]
You’ve heard the saying, “every little bit makes a difference.” Well, HP has taken that concept and ran with it. Recently, HP releas ...
Today we kicked off our morning with an energetic and informative conversation with Tracey Turner, founder of MicroPlace. We’d like to take moment a ...
Named one of Time Magazine’s most influential people in 2006 and founder of one of the largest and most successful microfinance networks in the world, Vikram Akula genuinely understands the [...]
I recently got the chance to speak with Jolkona Foundation’s inspirational Executive Director and co-founder Adnan Mahmud. Adnan is a very busy man, besides the executive responsibilities at Jolkona Foundation, and [...]
Today, Kiva announced that lenders will now be able to make loans to microentrepreneurs in the United States. The online microfinance platform, which connects entrepreneurs in developing countries with lenders [...]
Facebook recently announced the winners of its 2009 Facebook Fund Competition recently renamed the fbFund REV. We’d like to take a moment to highlight one winner in particular that operates [...]
The future is here, Masdar City plans to be the model for the world to follow by being the planet’s first carbon neutral, zero waste city, powered by 100% renewable [...]
The number 350 is the limit that scientists have determined is a safe level of Carbon Dioxide, (CO2), to be in our atmosphere. Measured in parts per million, (ppm), we [...]
“On a round trip to Thailand with my family in 2007, I got the idea for Mentory,” says Natasha Friis Saxberg, founder of the global mentorship platform. “I felt so [...]
The much anticipated Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, led by Sonal Shah, was officially launched yesterday at the White House, despite the fact that the office has already [...]
As is somewhat typical on the music scene, Wilco could have thrown a fit when they learned their latest album was leaked online prior to its release state, but instead, [...]
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