Category Archives: Activism

YouBar Custom Branded Health Food Nutrition Bar With Organic Ingredient Options

Health > Food Summary. YouBars.com lets you custom build and design your own health foods, including food bars, shakes, and trail mix. The YouBar is ideal for organizations, businesses, or individuals wanting a personalized gift for friends, family, or customers. To … Continue reading

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Sustainable Operations Summit – New York City – 2012

Environment Summary. The Sustainable Operations Summit is the premier forum for leading organizations to share best practices that benefit both the environment and the bottom line. The 2012 summit will bring together some of the world’s brightest minds in sustainability … Continue reading

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The Corporatization of Higher Education – Business Models for Academia

Effective Living > Education Summary. The partnership between corporations and higher education can be problematic. Donor Alliances. Historically, buildings and monuments on college campuses would be named after people who had made a significant academic contributions to the institution. Today, … Continue reading

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Iowa City Website Designers and Developers Make Web Design Easy

Iowa City A local directory of Iowa City Website Design Professionals is now available at IowaCityWebsiteDesigners.com with articles and other news about locally designed or launched sites of interest. Enjoy!

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Corporate Philanthropy and the Triple Bottom Line: Genuine Charity or Self Promotion?

Activism Summary. Philanthropic and socially engaged businesses and corporations seem to be competing with (and in some cases surpassing) non-profit organizations and government agencies in the race create a better world. This page offers examples of philanthropic businesses and organizations … Continue reading

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Website Browsing Tracked for Aggregate Consumer Analysis and Advertising

Finance | Consumer Defense Summary. Facebook, Google, and a host of other websites and advertisers track your browsing habits using cookies and other methods. Usually this is to provide advertising that’s relevant for your likes and dislikes. It’s almost creepy. You … Continue reading

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Better World Books Promotes Triple Bottom Line

Activism > Environment Summary. Discarded text books represent a significant source of waste in landfills. Because old school and college text books are not accepted by most recycling programs, they end up getting thrown in with mainstream garbage. Better World … Continue reading

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Fake YouTube Email Spam is Hoax and Fraud with Links to Possible Malicious Website or Identity Theft Site

Consumer Defense Summary. A fake email that poses as being from a YouTube user is circulating. An image of the email is below. The text reads, “Username has sent you a message: Sorry… your email address here Can I place … Continue reading

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Email Spam Fraud and Hoax From Hijacked Accounts to Send Fake Plea for Help

Consumer Defense Summary. You may receive an email that is a desperate plea for help from a friend, colleague, family member, or acquaintance. Before replying, you may want to compare it with the samples below that we’ve received. Many similar … Continue reading

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Pet Adoption PSA Videos from the Ad Council and TheShelterProject.org

Activism  | Advertising Summary.  Creative, fun, inspiring, and funny advertising is much more likely to get watched, and in today’s society of online social networking, these are the ads that will go viral and have the farthest reach. Such ads also … Continue reading

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