friskie
202 Karma Points
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In the Penthouse, a True Garden Apartment view story
3 votes- Submitted by friskie
- about 1 month ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/25...)
Matthew Blesso’s penthouse apartment is part home and part testing ground for how architecture and nature can interact.
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Social technology marketers bullish in face of recession view story
7 votes- Submitted by friskie
- 6 months ago
- (http://blogs.forrester.com/charle...)
Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff of Forrester Research (authors of groundbreaking book "Groundswell") publish research indicating that many marketers will actually increase spending on social media initiatives. Full report costs $$$, but good summary here.
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Controversial Plastic Chemical Is in Canned Food, Too - US News and World Report view story
9 votes- Submitted by friskie
- 7 months ago
- (http://health.usnews.com/articles...)
Bisphenol A is used in the liners of some cans that keep food from spoiling.
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Dalai Lama speaks on environmental responsibility in Michigan view story
7 votes- Submitted by friskie
- 7 months ago
- (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeq...)
During his lecture, dubbed "Earth Day Reflections," the Dalai Lama said it would be a mistake if people came to hear his vast knowledge on the topic. But if people came out of simple curiosity, "that's no problem."
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Can User-Generated Content Generate Revenue? - eMarketer view story
4 votes- Submitted by friskie
- 7 months ago
- (http://www.emarketer.com/Article....)
The user-generated content movement is no longer a fad. In the US, eMarketer projects that the number of user-generated content creators will rise from 77 million in 2007 to 108 million in 2012.
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Marketing to My Ego | chrisbrogan.com view story
3 votes- Submitted by friskie
- 7 months ago
- (http://www.chrisbrogan.com/market...)
I was sifting through my ego feed, which is a set of searches on terms like chris brogan, podcamp, and about two dozen other terms that matter to me and
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Green Apple Festival Features a Variety of Bands - New York Times view story
6 votes- Submitted by friskie
- 7 months ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18...)
This weekendâ's Green Apple Festival, which includes free concerts in eight cities, will feature a nontraditional lineup in the hopes of getting a younger audience.
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Clean-tech bubble? Just wait for the next president | Green Tech blog - CNET News.com view story
4 votes- Submitted by friskie
- 7 months ago
- (http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-...)
Sweeping changes in climate policy are on the way, regardless of who takes the Oval Office, says Terry Tamminen, an adviser to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Read this blog post by Carl-Gustav Linden on Green Tech blog.
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Is this a good corporate social media policy? view story
3 votes- Submitted by friskie
- 7 months ago
- (http://www.socialmediatoday.com/S...)
Beth Dunn writes about the growing number of companies that are developing policies to guide employee blogging, and cites Beth Kanter’s recent call for policy examples, like those from IBM, Sun, and Opera.
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Local Harvest / Farmers Markets / Family Farms / CSA / Organic Food view story
4 votes- Submitted by friskie
- 7 months ago
- (http://www.localharvest.org/)
"Find locally grown produce, anywhere in the country! Just enter your zip code or use our interactive maps to locate farmers markets, family farms, food coops, CSAs, farm stands, and pick-your-own produce in your neighborhood." A truly awesome resource!

