Topic: Egypt

Ericsson, Orange Sending Solar-Powered Cell Coverage to Africa

While many of us struggle to tear ourselves away from computers and cell phones, communities in rural Africa deal with a different problem: lack of communication. Orange Guinea Conakry and Ericcson announced last week a plan ...READ»

Why not Extraordinary Transparency?

Did you watch 60 Minutes last night? The primary news segment was about the CIA's Extraordinary Rendition program. Reportedly, they basically kidnap suspected terrorists and fly them to countries where torture is allowed, such as ...READ»

21st Century Jewelry

 EgyptThe use of gold jewelry can be dated back to Egypt 3000 BC. Gold was the preferred metal for jewelry making during ancient times. It was rare, it was easy to work with, and it never tarnished.Magnificent bracelets, ...READ»

Career Advice from Fokko Wientjes, Sustainability Director of DSM

DSM is a Dutch-based life- and materials-science company behind MixMe, a powdered multivitamin supplement developed in partnership with the UN World Food Program to ease malnutrition in developing countries. Fokko Wientjes, 45, says the secret to his 20-plus career at DSM is about not staying in the same place.READ»

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Innovative Giving: The Open Architecture Network

The Open Architecture Network is the first collaborative forum to provide access to architecture plans and blueprints online. The second entry in our six-part series on innovative giving.READ»

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Twitter saves man from prison in Egypt

I bet this guy doesn’t think Twitter is a waste of time! From Twitter headquarters: “Last weekend CNN lead with a big story about James Buck, a graduate student in journalism from the University ...READ»

The history of engagement jewelry rings

Engagement jewelry rings are always showing the beginning of a new relationship. It is kind of prospect of a new threshold of life. Engagement was a ritual of a long time ago. In story it was seen as a ritual which shows the symptom ...READ»

Religion and Social Responsibility, Moishe Alexander

In Egypt last week President Barack Obama gave a speech titled "A new beginning." I think that is an unfortunate title for what some consider to be an important speech. Can you imagine a speech entitled "An old beginning." The ...READ»

Some shoes are made by combining both the methods.

In England, the shoe production was superior leading by clog which helps to move the weight from California that is a better made of fabric while the sole remained stilted.Sports shoes have, since 1960s, been generally made in ...READ»

Outsourcing Jobs to Trinidad and the Ukraine?

The outflow of American white-collar jobs to India has been occuring for many years. But India's success is now apparently getting a lot of attention from other countries. This week in New York at the OutsourceWorld Conference, there ...READ»

When being "disruptive" is a good thing

This is a reposting of an article I wrote last week for NextBillion.net. NextBillion is a site that "brings together business leaders, social entrepreneurs, NGOs, policy makers, and academics who want to explore the ...READ»

Work/Life: Labor (Day) Pains

Labor Day is 125 years old this weekend. And the American Psychological Association is urging us all to leave the workplace behind until Monday. They did a recent survey that showed nearly one third of us have trouble balancing our ...READ»

Chapter Seven: From Ecology to Economy

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Peter Gabriel’s YouTube for Human Rights: The Hub

Peter Gabriel's human-rights group Witness embraces social media, creating a YouTube for unseen atrocities. With camera-equipped cell phones, ordinary people suddenly have the means to document their lives and share evidence of rights violations. The Hub allows anyone around the world to submit such clips to a central site where its target audience of activists can connect and take action.READ»

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One Heart at a Time

Problem: How to bridge profound cultural differences in warring regions. Solution: A for-profit food company that unites both sides in commerce.READ»

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Google's Surfing Safari

The search giant is betting that it can become synonymous with theInternet in places like strife-torn Kenya. It has a long way to go.READ»

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Twitter...my secret weapon in business...

I am the first to try anything new out there. Problem is I usually I find that I am bored with whatever the TechCrunch flavor of the week is pretty quickly. Twitter was one of these tools. Microbloging (the act of blogging ...READ»

Call center outsourcing campaign.

http://callcenteroutsourcingcampaign.com/page_builder.php?page=index.phpA Costa Rican call center outsourcing campaign begins with a wise decision on the part of a company to do business process outsourcing (BPO).North American ...READ»

They Put the Rest of the World on the Web

The "tech cowboys" at Webcast Solutions travel to some of the poorest places in the world -- and uncover rich content for the World Wide Web. Have you tuned in to the radio broadcast from Burkina Faso?READ»

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How an Economist's Cry for Ethical Capitalism was Heard

Not long ago, economist Noreena Hertz lived at the lefty margins of her field. But her (widely ignored) prediction of the credit crisis and her call for a more evolved form of capitalism have suddenly put her at the center of the universe.READ»

Al Jazeera's (Global) Mission

Can an English-language news network with radioactive DNA actually be good for Brand America? U.S. business better hope so.READ»

Positive Deviant

Jerry Sternin's job was to help save starving children in Vietnam. Faced with an impossible time frame, he adopted a radical approach to making change. His idea: Real change begins from the inside.READ»