There are simple ways for all of us to do good and give back, we can: start a contest, build a product for charity or volunteer time at a needing organization. However, sometimes we have a want to give but don’t have the cash or long hours of time to devote to a cause. Raise5 is a fundraising platform that gives people who are short on cash but big on talent a creative way to raise money for their favorite charities and non-profit organizations.
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With TechStars applications being put in by budding entrepreneurs and Y-Combinator accelerator opportunities coming around yearly, those running startups know how useful and important it is to be mentored from the best. Converse is doing something very similar for the music industry – offering bands free recording studio time in a professional studio with experienced sound engineers and producers.
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An influential crowd, brilliant live saxophonist playing in the background, distinguished ladies and gentlemen and a quintessential venue for any event – those were just a few of lasting memories from the sophomore event, Black & Gold, held November 19, 2011 at Toronto’s most prestigious venue , The Carlu by Omega Group. Determined to lead Toronto as an executive social organization, entertainment and events company, Omega Group aims to be the fundamental mouthpiece for Toronto’s new found growing, global significance and stature. The growth of Omega Group in the 6 months since its inception has been spectactular. Its parties have already gained a reputation all their own and become must-attend events, if you can get in.
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Mobile design is growing exponentially and design will become a key differentiator in user’s choice of apps and platforms. Scoutzie is the place to find best in class designers and to understand the future of mobile design.
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Kid’s toys have evolved so much since the days of G.I. Joe action figures and My Little Pony Dolls – now tablets and electronic devices are being coupled with tangible toys to make way for a new level of “play time”. Creative agency Carnation Group has just unveiled a genius design that turns your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch into a lovable, huggable and furry plush toy for children.
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CloudFTP is a recently successful Kickstarter funded project that is now in production. It is able to wirelessly share any USB storage device’s data with your iOS or Android device. USB devices are the most common ways to store digital media, but getting it to connect with many of the modern technologies is much of a hassle because of the need of a computer peripheral for connectivity.
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Technology and software has come leaps and bounds but yet very few enterprises have put out products that take advantage of sustainability by producing products that rely on upgrades. For instance, when your smartphone hits the age of adolescence (2 years), it’ll probably be time for you to upgrade to a new device to keep up with the times. But, when will product manufacturers build products that don’t need to be totally replaced, rather make it simple to upgrade devices by keeping the shell and putting in a new “brain”? Wouldn’t that make more sense for our environment, pocket books and device relationships?
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Are you not much for going to the mall, looking for clothes, trying them on, getting back home, not liking it to much and then having to go back to the dreaded mall and returning the item to a snooty sales clerk? If you are, you’re like many others that might want to check out StitchFix, an online personal shopper that lets you buy clothes but without the pressure of having to neither make a decision at a retail brick-and-mortar nor have to deal with the high-price fees of a traditional stylist.
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Kontest is a turnkey platform to help anyone create social marketing campaigns for multichannel deployment. The application helps you build contests in the forms of sweepstake, instant win, quiz, poll and photo contest – all in a few steps.
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KereKere, is a concept named in Fiji in which a relative or neighbor can request something that is needed and it must be willingly given with no expectation of repayment. What a wonderful sentiment, custom and way of life that hopefully can make its way into every enterprise and local business around the globe. A café in Melbourne, Australia, by the same name, has already taken that custom and is applying it to its community and business.
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