October 2008
13 posts
Serendipity at Dopplr →
“Serendipity is looking in a haystack for a needle and discovering a farmer’s daughter.”
- Julius Comroe Jr.
The trendy folks at Dopplr have tried to build elements of…
Lovely Company: JustGiving →
JustGiving has been around since 1999 (that’s a long time online!). Their goal? “To help people raise as much as they can for charity by providing an excellent service to as many people as…
Freed Fashion Launch Party Tonight! →
Do you live in London? Are you free tonight?
If so, pop down to 6-8 Manor Road any time after 7pm for the Official Freed Fashion launch party! The nearest tube station is Finsbury Park. Click…
Innocent Founder Spotted On TV →
One of the founders of innocent drinks appeared on TV recently talking about good value, integrity, giving a percentage of profits to charity and the time he tried to steal a bra advert from his…
Lovely Dave McClure →
Behind lovely companies there are lovely people… Dave McClure is a Silicon Valley veteran with a remarkable sense of humour. He’s been in the Valley for over 20 years, in which time he has started…
Inspirational: Freed Fashion →
I caught up with a friend of mine recently and found out more information about the company she is starting. Her name is Rosie Dobby and we’ve known each other since we were small. Together with her…
FundItFrog: Shop Online, Raise Money for Charity →
Here’s a great idea: when you shop online with the FundItFrog Facebook application, they get paid a commission which they share with the charity of your choice. Simply do your shopping through …
Have you heard of TED? →
One thing that makes a company lovely is sharing knowledge. There are few organisations out there that share knowledge quite as well as TED. TED is an annual conference held in Long Beach,…
Microlending at Kiva →
I first came across Jessica Flannery of Kiva.org when she spoke at Thinking Digital earlier this year. The success of Kiva is a truly inspiring story and the project has had a significant impact…
The MOO Christmas & Holiday Card Caption... →
Have some fun on the MOO blog by entering their Christmas caption competition. Get involved - there’s free MOO stuff up for grabs!!
Click here to check out the first picture and dream up a…
An Environmental Challenge from Zac Goldsmith →
Zac Goldsmith, former editor of The Ecologist and advisor to David Cameron, was featured on Times Online recently saying:
“Marrying the market with the environment is the defining challenge…
Discovering loveliness at McDonald’s →
There are few icons of global capitalism quite like McDonald’s . Many people are quick to criticise the fast food chain including various high profile (moustachioed) campaigners such as José…
A transaction makes a customer - Signal vs. Noise... →