http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog LevelTen's World Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:17:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To Ning or Not to Ning - that's the question around here. Who has the time to join (or start, for that matter) another social network? I have enough trouble finding time to twitter. The subject did come up in a marketing meeting the other day and while ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/general/by-kayla/infinity-infinity/ Everyone here at LevelTen is VERY excited that NationalBreastCancer.org is one of five nominees for Best Charitable/Non-profit sites that "empower and educate people, facilitate civic participation and enable learned pursuits." Working on a project that educates and gives hope to those affected by breast cancer was incredibly rewarding...and quite challenging ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/social/by-kayla/educate-empower-participate-repeat/ I'm back in the office today after a whirlwind trip down to Austin for the SXSW Interactive Festival, and I'm getting LOTS done since most of the office is still down there. This quote from Jason Fried of 37Signals really struck a cord... Interruption is the enemy of productivity; a fragmented ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/general/by-kayla/sxsw-short-and-sweet/ Did you know you could support your favorite charity just by searching the Internet? You can if you use GoodSearch.com, a search engine powered by Yahoo. When founders Ken & JJ Ramberg realized that search engines generated nearly $4 billion in advertising revenue, they started their own, aiming to donate ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/general/by-kayla/the-good-stuff/ The last thing I want to do when I'm sick is go to the doctor. Scheduling an appointment when you need one is almost impossible. Then sitting in a waiting room of coughing patients watching a parade of drug reps go in ahead of you only adds insult ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/girl-about-world/by-kayla/health-20/ http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/girl-about-world/by-kayla/2007-holiday-giving-guide-for/ Websites like Monster and Craigslist handle a large share of recruitment for skilled workers. But most jobs that need to be filled require very little training at all. And finding good store clerks, housecleaners, dishwashers and other menial workers can be as hard as a finding a good lab technician ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/general/by-kayla/internet-revolution-reaches-indias-poor/ TIME Magazine recently dedicated 12 pages to exploring how service and volunteering can transform America. The Special Report, Time To Serve - The Case for National Service examines why service is important to America, highlights activists already making waves on the ground, and proposes a 10-point plan to create ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/general/by-kayla/a-time-to-serve-the-case-for-national-service/ Content syndication, social bookmarking, and now the elimination of global poverty? Web 2.0 meets philanthropy on GlobalGiving.com where the Web "unleashes the potential of people around the world and make positive change happen." GlobalGiving connects donors with social and economic development projects around the world and makes it easy ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/general/by-kayla/give-20/ GrandCentral, the "one phone number for life" initiative that provides permanent phone numbers and unlimited voicemail service to San Francisco's homeless was acquired by Google last month. A phone number might not be the first thing that comes to mind when helping the homeless, but GrandCentral founders Craig Walker and ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/web-development/by-kayla/google-supports-grandcentrals-project-care/