Becky Blab

This video by Erik Qualman, the author of Socialnomics, is a must see! Love the Fatboy Slim, circa high school  No, I’m not Gen Y or Z… but am definitely a social media fanatic!

Stats from Video (sources listed below by corresponding #)

Over 50% of the world’s population is under 30-years-old
96% of them have joined [...]

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An article in the Huffington Post poses the question: Does Technology Reveal a Hidden Imperative Toward Empathy?
Christakis and James Fowler, associate professor at University of California-San Diego in the Department of Political Science, are coauthors of the recent book Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives. They have shown that [...]

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I feel so refreshed after attending NASSCOM Foundation’s workshop with Gaurav Mishra (aka Gauravonomics). It was informative and inspiring. Not to mention I was totally impressed by Gaurav’s humility and approachability, his genuine eagerness to share his business and marketing knowledge for activism and social change.
I have been doing tons of research on how non-profits [...]

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Caught up in the race
of cars, thoughts and rats.
Continuous comparison,
city life of crowds and competition
no space to hear yourself think
others breathing down your neck
the heat grit smoke dust
choking all life around.
The seat of government and diplomacy,
madness and no mercy.
To thrive: a miraculous task;
most just barely survive.
The dream and drive of making it big,
the unbeatable will [...]

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One in eight people in the World already don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. The UN projects that 35% of the global population in 2025 will be affected by water stress or scarcity. India as a whole is expected to be seriously affected impacting agriculture, food security and the whole economy, negating most efforts at poverty eradication. [...]

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