by John Horn | Jun 29, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
This is a post about the vancouver riots, sensationalism in the media, the plight of youth in a chaotic world, nega-community, and how they all fit together in a ridiculous way. It will take you a while to get through it all – and your head might spin –...
by John Horn | May 30, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
A very cool and educational event took place this weekend during UBC Alumni Weekend. UBC Career Services and Alumni Affairs celebrated 10 years of Tri-Mentoring at the school. Here is a superawesome video that highlights some of the best components of this unique and...
by John Horn | May 29, 2011 | 100 Community Builders, Business & Entrepreneurship
Who are you? I’m Rochelle and I’m the CEO of BookRiff. What that means first and foremost is that I focus on delivering rockin’ digital media and social experiences that make lots of money for content owners, creators and contributors, AND that are fun and flexible...
by Kurt Heinrich | May 27, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
Just as video killed the radio star, now Netflix is killing the video store. And I most certainly do not feel fine about this. Don’t get me wrong. I love Netflix in some ways. I recently enrolled in their “program” and have been immersed in a steady...
by John Horn | May 17, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Aboard the Editor's Pirate Ship, Business & Entrepreneurship
“Don’t let’s waste waste” – that’s the rather awkward title of an article from the The Economist that just flashed across my Facebook news feed. I skimmed it (Barack Obama is setting up an e-waste task force), but it got me thinking...
by John Horn | Apr 19, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
From bad customer service experiences to oil spills to mean-spirited political attack ads, each day failures impact our communities. And, each day, leaders at Telus, BP and/or named Michael Ignatieff try to dodge failure or, even worse, turn it into a success. Role...
