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by GigaOm
The Knight Foundation, a non-profit entity that is one of the biggest funders of journalism and media-related projects in the United States, announced the winners of the first round of its Knight News Challenge on Monday in Massachusetts — a contest...
by Mashable
The recent JOBS Act has made it easier for small businesses to use the Internet to raise investments from family, friends, the community, and even complete strangers interested in their venture. The process, affectionately known as crowdfunding,...
by The Next Web
Crowdsourcing work has begun to translate thousands of Web and technology-related terms to Arabic, as part of a volunteer-led project to create a ‘Web 2.0 dictionary’ in the language.
by Nikolai Stieglitz
US Bank cardholders will have the chance to win up to $10,000 in its MAKE IT HAPPEN promotion by registering their cards between October 15th and November 15th. If you’re a US Bank customer, take the opportunity to win money for your favorite cause...
by Eric Johnson
This question, by Friendfeed co-founder Paul Buchheit, solicited more than 270 replies on a Friendfeed discussion thread over the weekend: Assume that I’m going to get rid of $20,000 and my only concern is the “common good”. Which of these is the...
by Kristen Cambell
  The ever-intelligent Wikipedia defines a New Year’s Resolution as “a commitment that an individual makes to a project or the reforming of a habit, often a lifestyle change that is generally interpreted as advantageous.” Advantageous?... to whom...