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Happy 5th Birthday, Firefox!
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-10
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How to Know You Made a Difference
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on October 13, 2009
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In times of "slow" economy, every cent matters. Even the money we put towards charity (if we manage to spare any), needs to be quantified somehow. We want to know that the money we gave gets put to good use and matters.
One of the online charity projects that has revolutio...
The story of the Kiva from its founder
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 22, 2009
Jessica Jackley Flannery, an MBA graduate who founded Kiva, the micro lending website has written the story of she came up with the idea of her company in Stanford Social Innovation Review (It's a bit old, from Sep. 2008, but interesting...the link is here ).
She got obsessed by the i...
Crunchies 2008 评选揭晓
in Wangtam, on 2009-01-11
旨在表彰年度最佳科技公司的 2008 年 Crunchies 大奖 今天揭晓。Google Reader 夺得最佳应用服务奖，Windows Live Mesh 获最佳技术创新奖，年度大奖则由 Facebook 获得。
Crunchies 大奖由几家科技 Blog 和新闻网站 TechCrunch、GigaOm、Silicon Alley Insider 及 VentureBeat 联合评选，超过 17 万人参与了今年大奖的提名，35 万人投票选出了最终获奖者。
颁奖典礼由知名科技 Blogger Erick Schonfeld 主持，风险投资公司 Y Combinator 合伙人...
5 种在线的借钱途径
in Wangtam, on 2008-04-10
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- Kiva.org
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- Prosper.com
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Kiva Loans: Not Charity, Not an Investment, Pretty Darn Satisfying
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on January 11, 2008
I heard about Kiva when it first launched, but had never spent a lot of time checking it out. I guess it got on Oprah recently and you know what happens once you're on Oprah. I read about it again from this article .
Kiva is a non-profit that does microlending, which, as the name sugge...
Microplace and Kiva
in Sox First, on January 9, 2008
Fascinating developments in the world of micro-finance. Online auction giant eBay last year launched a microlending website that lets people invest in entrepreneurs in poor communities around the world and get a return on their money. Website visitors can browse investors by country. They can ...
Cheap But Cool Gift Ideas
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on December 12, 2007
It's going to be Liz Weston day today at Zen Personal Finance, as I'm quoting her column and reviewing her latest book.
I often think articles on Holiday Gift Ideas stink-they're usually either uninspired (offering lame gift ideas that anyone could think of) or too inspired...
What Could You Do With $700?
in Bizinformer, on November 26, 2007
With rising gas prices, inflation and economic hardship; $700 won't go very far. It probably won't buy an ad in the paper or an Advo run. You can't buy much of a computer or pay the salary of an employee for more than a few weeks with $700.
If you were going for a business loan, $70...
Web 2.0-Studie: Banken sollen in den Fahrersitz
in Das CIO Weblog, on 04.08.07
Die Researchabteilung von Deutschlands größtem Geldinstitut stellt ab und zu ganz nette Studien zur Verfügung - und das sogar kostenlos. Die jüngste trägt den Titel " Be a driver , not a passenger - Implications of Web 2.0 for financial institutions " ( PDF-Dowload hier , leider n...
Charitable Social Networks - BringLight And 411Karma
in The Social Networking Weblog, on July 17, 2007
...line costs far less than traditional methods. FULL ARTICLE @ GUARDIAN UNLIMITED Mark Brooks : Kiva.org takes the principals of Grameen Foundation and applies them online. Also see Care2.com fo...
Now you can become a micro lender too ...
in TJ's Weblog, on July 6, 2007
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Certainly it was about time for that to happen - kiva.org is seemingly the worlds first liquid marketplace for micro loans. Actually the site is around for some years now but only now gets a bit...
Grameen Bank Brings to Life Fishes and Loaves Story
in Bizinformer, on April 6, 2007
...ess, expand their business or purchase supplies necessary to enhance their business. You can visit Kiva.org for details and a listing of who wants money for what - but be quick. Most loan requests a...
So, How's Prosper Doing?
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on January 31, 2007
...Week's "A Tale of Two Lenders" , compares and contrasts Prosper with microloan site Kiva.org , which serves poor communities in Africa and elsewhere.
But forget the media---what are ...
Part 1: Does Every Business Need a Plan?
in Biz Plan Hacks, on January 8, 2007
...w shipping from Amazon $3.00 from the sale of each book will go towards micro-business loans via Kiva.org
There is an entire segment of business advisers who say you do not need a business plan. ...
最热门的三个话题 2007年01月05日
in Creative Weblogging China, on 2007-01-06
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Kiva.org: 慈善 2.0 Wangtam
把新的技术和理念用于慈善，是一件相当具有责任感的事情。Kiva 在非洲斯... 阅读全文
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Kiva.org: 慈善 2.0
in Wangtam, on 2007-01-05
...t;，而 Kiva.org 就是一个把 Web 2.0 应用于慈善事业的网站。类似于私人借贷服务的社会化网络 Prosper 或者 FYGO ，主要的形式为资金的借贷或者直接资助。任何用户都可以为了帮助一些流离失所、饱受饥饿或者失学以及灾难区（其中主要为第三世界发展中国家，还记得前些日子被炒得很红的《The World is Flat》么？嗬嗬，平的不仅是资本市场，还有人的责任感）而申请...
End of the week (and year) roundup ...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on December 30, 2006
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A rather large cleaning out of my e-mail today to end the week and year ... here are the headlines of some stories you may have missed.
Google is looking for candidates to help drive their Global Poverty & Sustainable Development efforts.
The United Nations Development Programm...
Wise words to end the year on ...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on December 29, 2006
These wise words from Matthew at the Kiva Chronicles ...
There's a big difference between ideas and beliefs. The last two years we've been battling in the world of ideas and slowly changing minds. Lately I've surprised myself. I've actually started to believe these ideas. Last...
Vikram Akula, SKS Microfinance
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on August 14, 2006
A good interview with Vikram Akula, CEO of SKS Microfinance in Hyderabad, at The Tribune India :
He has been named by Time magazine as one of 'The People Who Shape Our World' for 2006. Vikram Akula, the Founder and CEO of SKS Microfinance, one of the world's fastest growing micro...
My news agency idea ...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on July 3, 2006
(Photo from Don Phelps )
First off, a reminder that we need some more people to vote in the most recent Audeamus awards , something I'm doing here to highlight social entrepreneurs.
Second, I'm starting to get ideas about creating a news agency and I'd like to hear people's t...
Microfinance, defined
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 4, 2006
(Photo from the World Bank )
I've been slowly gathering links on microfinance and in that process I started to wonder how defined those words 'microfinance' and 'microcredit' and 'microloans' are. How different are these words? Are they all just saying the same thing...
Staples uses Kiva Systems solution in delivery facility
in Supplychainer, on January 3, 2006
Kiva Systems Inc. (Woburn, MA) has announced that Staples Inc. has purchased a Kiva Mobile Fulfillment System (MFS). The solution employs hundreds of low-cost mobile robots to bring inventory shelving pods directly to operators. The MFS is being deployed at Staples' Chambersburg, PA, ful...