I have been giving interest free loans through Kiva since Oct 2010 when my really close friend Jay introduced me to what has been one of my life changing experiences ... I try to give on Kiva regularly to redistribute my good fortune and over these 4 plus yrs I have tried to bring my family and … [Read more...]
An evening with Vivek Wadhwa
A little bit about Vivek (borrowed from the TiE Ottawa introduction) Vivek Wadhwa is a Fellow at Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University; Director of Research at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization at the Pratt School of … [Read more...]
Apt613: Case Study in community blogging
In their own words: Apartment613 is a volunteer-run not for profit organization. Our main activity is apt613.ca, an award winning blog dedicated to uncovering the best of Ottawa’s arts and culture. All of our editors, photographers and contributors contribute their time and talents for free to … [Read more...]
Mourning the death of Geocities : A web giant lost
I am not sure how many people noticed it, but Yahoo quietly killed Geocities on the 26th of October. Again not sure how many people know this, but at its peak Geocities was the third most visited site on the web. What happened? …… Really, What happened? How could the website that heralded the … [Read more...]