Monthly Archives: July 2010

The Impact of Traveling Abroad

Posted on July 16, 2010

I mentioned I was contributing to Sloane Berrent’s Cause Its Summer series a few weeks ago — well, my post is now live. The title of my post is The Impact Of Traveling Abroad. Head on over and check it out!

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Online Life is Real Life, Too

Posted on July 15, 2010

I just read 10 Reasons to Stop Apologizing for Your Online and think there is some real meat to it worth reading. I particularly liked numbers 3, 6 and 9: 3. When you take the idea of online presence literally, you can experience your online disembodiment as a journey into your mind rather than out of your body. 6. When you focus on creating real meaning with your time online, your online footprint makes a deeper impression. 9. When you embrace online conversations as real, you imbue them with the power to change how you and others think and feel. Head on over and give the article a read (particularly if you are someone who … Continue reading →

I’m Off to Rhodes and Crete on Monday Night

Posted on July 11, 2010

I’ve been on Santorini for 2 months now, and it’s time for a bit of a change of scenery — and that change of scenery is Rhodes and Crete. Head over to Oh Hey World for the details!

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Why does Labron Need an Entire Hour on ESPN to Announce his Decision?

Posted on July 7, 2010

An hour long special on Labron’s decision – what a joke.

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Oh Hey World for Backpackers is Now Live

Posted on July 2, 2010

I’ve hinted at the fact that I was working on something in the travel vertical — and I’m excited to unveil the 1st iteration of that project — Oh Hey World. Its my latest project in another vertical that I’m extremely passionate about — travel, and more specifically, the backpacking niche of travel. Oh Hey World is starting out as a multi-author blog dedicated to backpacking and travel for Generation X & Y. There’s certainly more of a core feature that is in the works, but I’ll wait to share further details until I have something to show. I’ve been wanting to do this for awhile now, and now that I’m pretty much permanently on … Continue reading →

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Some Scary Stats About Wal-Mart

Posted on July 2, 2010

I’m proud to say that I have never been inside of a Wal-Mart (at least not that I remember, my parents may have taken me when I was an infant) [Via Home Loans]

The Giving Pledge

Posted on July 2, 2010

I bought Fortune on my Kindle (magazines on the Kindle are awesome by the way) this morning and the first article was about the “fundraising” initiative — the Giving Pledge – Warren Buffett and Bill & Melinda Gates are undertaking to convince the world’s billionaires to pledge 50% of their net worth to philanthropic causes by the end of their life. This is probably the biggest fundraiser ever embarked on in history — and it’s being embarked on by two of the richest men in the world. Fortune estimated the campaign could bring $600 billion to charities. That’s a massive massive number and regardless of how many billionaires and millionaires sign on to the pledge, … Continue reading →