Game Changers Guest Post: SocialVibe

NOTE:  We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards Finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next.  This essay was written by Sara Bordo, Senior Vice President, Marketing of SocialVibe. SocialVibe believes that empowering people to leverage their influence online can create positive impact for themselves, their […]

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Game Changers Guest Post: iStockphoto

NOTE: We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next. This essay is by submitted by Kara Udziela of iStockphoto. iStockphoto In just under ten years, iStockphoto has gone from a small-scale photo-sharing site, to the world’s busiest royalty-free image […]

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Game Changers Guest Post: The Beanstockd Project

NOTE: We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next. This essay is by Sandra Ekong, founder, COO & Creative Director of Beanstockd. Changing the Game for Online Games and Environmentalism Quick stats before we get started: Who we are. […]

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Today’s Game Changer Spotlight: David Dunkley Gyimah

URL: http://www.viewmagazine.tv What: David defines the future of professional journalism: immensely visual, built around video and voiceover, with a strong design sensibility, and production skills unmatched by mere mortals. Nominated for: Story telling Rate Here:  David Dunkley Gyimah Beth LaingBeth Laing is the project manager for iFOCOS, which organizes the We Media conferences, awards and […]

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Today’s Game Changer Spotlight: Born in September

URL: www.borninseptember.org What: A former New York City club hopper and party promoter finds purpose in bringing clean drinking water to Africa, and changes the game for cause marketing by cleverly combining powerful photo and video story-telling with social networking for good. Nominated for: Social Impact, Pattern Change, Story-telling Rate here:  Born in September Beth […]

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Today’s Game Changer Spotlight: Freewheelin

URL: http://www.freewheelinwaytogo.com What: Bike sharing was a hit when launched in Paris in 2007. It was cheap, convenient and eco-friendly. End of story? Not so fast. A U.S. health insurer changed the game and wrote a new story. Humana promotes its business agenda – lower health care costs – through a state-of-the-art bike sharing program […]

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Today’s Game Changer Spotlight: Witness/Witness Hub

URL: hub.witness.org People: Peter Gabriel and others What: Peter Gabriel’s Witness was a visionary game changer when it was created a decade ago: putting cameras in the hands of ordinary people to document and bring world attention to human rights issues. Its video sharing web site, Witness Hub, leaps forward by networking digital photographers and […]

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Today’s Game Changer Spotlight: Innocentive

URL: www.innocentive.com What: An “open innovation community” founded in 2001, Innocentive applied theories of crowdsourcing and “the wisdom of the crowd” to re-invent how pharmaceutical and other science-based companies acquire and pay for basic research. Innocentive connects “seekers” and “solvers.” The seekers – companies with specific research needs – broadcast their needs to a global […]

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