Webtips: november 2008 Archives

Dopplr är en site där man kan sätta ut info om hur man reser etc. och jag har var medlem där sedan Oktober 2007. Eligt dem har jag rest totalt 96 dagar sedan dess och jag har rest totalt 98780 Km. Min hastighet i världen är 9.26Km/h vilket är samma som en fjäril :)   

I tidningen igen: Svensk teknik bakom nya Googletjänsten   

Är livet enklare i Luleå?

 

Intressant artikel om Google i Århus och utvecklingen där. Här är min kollega Lars Bak.

 

Lite press:

DN

Hällekis Kuriren

Metro

Computer Sweden

MacWorld

 

I just love this comment on TechCrunch about Talk Video and Marratech:

So maybe in another 18 months we’ll see the Marratech’s cool whiteboarding feature incorporated into Gmail as well (see the old Marratech product shot below)

 

Det är artiklar om oss i hela världen och här är en i NyTeknik med bild på mig :)

 

Nu har jag varit duktig och lånat ut 50$ via Kiva.org via två lån. Kanske du också skulle ge ett lån till någon av Kivas låntagare?

I just made a loan to someone in the developing world using a revolutionary new website called Kiva (www.kiva.org).

You can go to Kiva's website and lend to someone in the developing world who needs a loan for their business - like raising goats, selling vegetables at market or making bricks. Each loan has a picture of the entrepreneur, a description of their business and how they plan to use the loan so you know exactly how your money is being spent - and you get updates letting you know how the entrepreneur is going.

The best part is, when the entrepreneur pays back their loan you get your money back - and Kiva's loans are managed by microfinance institutions on the ground who have a lot of experience doing this, so you can trust that your money is being handled responsibly.

I just made a loan to an entrepreneur named Suk Mon in Cambodia. They still need another $350.00 to complete their loan request of $600.00 (you can loan as little as $25.00!). Help me get this entrepreneur off the ground by clicking on the link below to make a loan to Suk Mon too:

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=72149

It's finally easy to actually do something about poverty - using Kiva I know exactly who my money is loaned to and what they're using it for. And most of all, I know that I'm helping them build a sustainable business that will provide income to feed, clothe, house and educate their family long after my loan is paid back.

Join me in changing the world - one loan at a time.

Thanks!

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What others are saying about www.Kiva.org:

'Revolutionising how donors and lenders in the US are connecting with small entrepreneurs in developing countries.'

-- BBC

'If you've got 25 bucks, a PC and a PayPal account, you've now got the wherewithal to be an international financier.'

-- CNN Money

'Smaller investors can make loans of as little as $25 to specific individual entrepreneurs through a service launched last fall by Kiva.org.'

-- The Wall Street Journal

'An inexpensive feel-good investment opportunity...All loaned funds go directly to the applicants, and most loans are repaid in full.'

-- Entrepreneur Magazine

 

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