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Entries from March 2009

Live Blogging Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2009 (#w2e)

March 31st, 2009 by Max Gladwell · 1 Comment

Providing live commentary and feedback from the “Power of Less” Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. Part I: Economics 2.0, Highly Effective Strategies for Putting Your Business on a Recession Diet This three-hour workshop from Dion Hinchcliffe explored a number of key topics relating to Enterprise 2.0, including both the opportunities and pitfalls of the [...]

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Tags: Events · Web 2.0

Buy a 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid for $100

March 28th, 2009 by Max Gladwell · 2 Comments

Provided you have the winning ticket, this is what it will cost for this 40-plus-mpg Honda Insight hybrid. Honda is generously donating a brand new 2010 Insight Hybrid to the Liberty Hill Foundation for a raffle to support its environmental efforts, which are focused on the Los Angeles area. Tickets cost all of $100, and [...]

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Tags: Automotive

Ode Magazine: A Much Needed Source of Inspiration and Connection

March 27th, 2009 by greensmith · 3 Comments

Editor’s note: This is the first guest post from Paul “GreenSmith” Smith, a sustainability consultant and prolific green business blogger. Paul is a longtime friend of Max Gladwell and writes frequently for Triple Pundit and Ecopreneurist, two of our favorite blogs. But the easiest way to reach the legendary GreenSmith is to follow him on [...]

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Tags: Green Living · Media

On the Distinction Between Sustainable Systems and Green Tips

March 24th, 2009 by Max Gladwell · 16 Comments

The terms “green” and “sustainability” are often used as if they’re synonymous or interchangeable. This misconception confuses the issues and often leaves us arguing about minutiae when we should be discussing meaningful solutions. If there is one key takeaway from our SXSW panel on accelerating sustainability through social media, it’s that there is a fundamental [...]

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Tags: Social Media · Sustainability

True Innovation is Always Green

March 17th, 2009 by Max Gladwell · 4 Comments

A natural consequence of technological innovation is that it produces green results. Does that make the innovation green? Or is that just the nature of true innovation? Editor’s note: This is our first guest post for Pop!Tech. We’re living in the dawn of the new green age. Corporate leaders, school teachers, politicians, and the media [...]

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Tags: Entrepreneurs · Greenwashing