Got a window? Then you can grow your own food. A group of driven, DIY-types from around the world are helping to bring hydroponic systems home. In her TED talk “A Garden in My Apartment” (below), Britta Riley of Windowfarms – vertical food gardens, if you will — shows how a socially-driven community of 24,000 hydroponics buffs [...]
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by Pedro Hernandez on November 29, 2011
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Don’t let the title of Johanna Blakley’s TED talk, “Social media and the end of gender,” fool you. Sure, social media and gender are at the heart of it, but there are other factors that are rewriting the rules of engaging with communities and consumers. Watch the video for some fascinating, research-backed insights that could [...]
Read more Johanna Blakley’s TED talk bodes well for your ecoSocial efforts
by Pedro Hernandez on March 21, 2011
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In covering green IT, or technology in general, I don’t have to look far for people that exhibit ingenuity and passion. (And make a buck, who are we kidding.) William Kamkwamba of Malawi stands apart, and not because he…
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by Pedro Hernandez on October 4, 2009
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