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Four Days at Social Cities of Tomorrow Conference

02.21.12, 12:15pm Comments (0)

The Social Cities of Tomorrow Conference was a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and experience between diverse participants, stakeholders, and experts. Read more »

Design It Yourself

By Benjamin Winter

02.21.12, 6:59am Comments (0)

Benjamin Winter offers a step-by-step guide to plotting your own DIY design process. Read more »

Code For America's Vision for Peer-to-Peer City Governance

By Paul M. Davis

02.20.12, 6:13am Comments (0)

With teams on the ground in eight cities, Code for America works to make city governments more efficient, accessible, and representative. Read more »

Have Your Cake and Sell It, Too

By SELC

02.21.12, 10:56am Comments (0)

California recently took a step toward joining the 31 other states in the U.S. that have cottage food laws which allow people to sell certain foods made at home. Read more »

This Week in Sharing

By Malcolm Harris

02.16.12, 2:27pm Comments (0)

Before we get into the links this week, I was hoping, dear reader, that you would take a few minutes of your time and fill out our reader survey here. If we get more information about what you want to see on the site, you might just see it. Read more »

Greencitizen Confronts the Global Electronic Waste Crisis

By Sarah Brooks

02.13.12, 10:41am Comments (0)

Much of our hazardous electronic waste is exported to developing countries. Greencitizen tackles this problem by repairing old tech for reuse and sustainably disposing of toxic parts. Read more »

Co-ops are Big: Charles Gould on the Int'l Year of the Co-op

By Jessica Reeder

02.13.12, 9:08am Comments (0)

Think you know what big business looks like? Think again. According to Charles Gould, co-ops are poised to be the fastest growing business model by 2020. Read more »

A Collaborative Economy in a Centralized Country?

By Shabnam Anvar

02.08.12, 9:56am Comments (0)

The 20th century’s claim to fame was top-down centralization. We watched TV, listened to the radio, borrowed money from banks, and elected politicians. Read more »

Feds Vote To Defund Bike & Pedestrian Programs

By Beth Buczynski

02.04.12, 11:36am Comments (0)

Despite evidence that they make communities safer and cleaner, a House Committee recently voted to end Federal funding for biking and walking programs. Read more »

VC Fund Backing a Shared Future Turns One [VIDEO]

By Neal Gorenflo

02.04.12, 10:17am Comments (0)

The Collaborative Fund is the only venture fund focused solely on startups that help people share and collaborate offline. They shared this video to celebrate their one year anniversary. Congratulations CF, and may you have many more! Read more »