The state of Drupal in China [del.icio.us]
Jacob Redding, John Zhu, and I ran this session. The three of us talked about China, the Drupal project, and why the Open Source community makes so much sense in the Chinese environment.
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How to approach customer service 2.0 [del.icio.us]
As Web 2.0 matures, the line between marketing and customer service is beginning to blur
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Bob Lefsetz on Music Careers [del.icio.us]
Everything fast shortens the length of your ultimate time on stage. Every endorsement, every sponsorship, takes years off your career, just like smoking takes years off your life. Your audience needs to believe that THEY own you, not the man. That if you
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Jantzi Research Jantzi is the leading research house for socially responsible investment in Canada. [del.icio.us]
It all started with a radio show. It was the late 80s, and economics and international relations grad Michael Jantzi had yet to weave his social values into his professional persona—until a CBC broadcaster peaked his interest with a report on socially r
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The Nimble Company The Nimble Company is a thought leading small new media company in Western Canada. [del.icio.us]
For McLean Mashingaidze-Greaves the boundless possibilities of new media were impossible to resist. So he abandoned his lucrative career in television to realize his ideas for the post-television generation. With vision and talent he created a company spe
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Pivot Legal Society is one of Canada’s leading social justice organizations. [del.icio.us]
In 2001, first year law student Katrina Pacey discovered the Pivot Legal Society—an edgy nonprofit serving Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Working from a founder’s bedroom and borrowed office space, Pivot had embarked on becoming a prominent advocacy
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Small Potatoes Urban Delivery SPUD is the largest internet grocer for organic/natural foods in North America. [del.icio.us]
David Van Seter’s “small potatoes” perspective of the triple bottom line endured a harsh reality check at the school of hard knocks. A successful business consultant, David wanted to inspire his clients with a demonstration of sustainable business p
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Horizon Distributors is Western Canada’s largest distributor of natural and organic groceries. [del.icio.us]
During the survival-of-the-fittest mentality of the early 90s, a young Terri Newell found the co-op model refreshing—an inviting workplace valuing each member’s skills and resources. While completing her Masters degree at UBC’s School of Planning, s
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Happy Planet is Canada's premium juice and smoothie pioneer. [del.icio.us]
The kitchen was a hub of activity and inspiration. Fruits and veggies covered counters and whizzed in blenders as organic farmer Gregor Robertson tried yet another juice recipe. Recruited friends and family stood close at hand, gladly tasting blackberry s
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Communicopia is Canada’s leading online strategy and design company for social change. [del.icio.us]
Jason Mogus was an enterprising 22-year-old of the .com boom—drawn to the hip, cultural, storytelling space that the World Wide Web promised to be. An activist at heart, Jason joined with friends under the business name “Communicopia” to create onli
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