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November 21 2012
A Company’s Quest To Bring Mindfulness To Black Friday

A Company’s Quest To Bring Mindfulness To Black Friday

Instead of shopping mindlessly, the conscious design company Holstee wants you to block off the day for doing something more meaningful.

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This Is Why You Should Stay Home On Black Friday

This Is Why You Should Stay Home On Black Friday

Nothing says "being thankful" like getting trampled by a crowd of crazed discount seekers.

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These Oddly Lovely Photographs Of Rotten Food Will Make You Rethink Your Waste

These Oddly Lovely Photographs Of Rotten Food Will Make You Rethink Your Waste

Rotten is a series of photographs of all the moldy food that a photographer found in his fridge over the course of a year. He hoped that by documenting it, he’d let it happen less. Will the same thing happen when you look at it?

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Africa For Norway: Watch This Hilarious Parody Of Poverty Porn

Africa For Norway: Watch This Hilarious Parody Of Poverty Porn

It can get quite cold in Norway, so after years of receiving help and aid from the Scandinavian country, it’s time for Africans to give back--by sending their radiators north to warm the freezing country. And, of course, by writing a power ballad about it.

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Silicon Valley + Social Entrepreneurs

Technology Is Useless If It Doesn’t Address A Human Need

Technology Is Useless If It Doesn’t Address A Human Need

Written by: Meagan Fallone

Facebook is great for checking out photos of your exes and all, but for social innovators working in the developing world, there’s no point to new technologies unless they make life better for the people they’re trying to help.

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Unlocking The Power Of Mothers For Social Good

Unlocking The Power Of Mothers For Social Good

Written by: Rachael Chong

Mom bloggers have become an incredibly important facet of the consumer economy. Jennifer James is working on taking that influence and redirecting it toward giving back.

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Silicon Valley + Social Entrepreneurs

How To Create Social Innovation? Fund It Like Tech Startups

How To Create Social Innovation? Fund It Like Tech Startups

Written by: Jacquelline Fuller

Will bringing a Silicon Valley mindset to how we measure success in social entrepreneurs get more results?

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