Monday, June 25, 2007100 blogs we love100 Blogs We Love
Here are our favorite stops in the blogosphere, covering everything from high tech to low comedy and all manner of pursuits in between. Read the entire artilce The humble fruit sticker goes tech![]() Dole Organic lets consumers "travel to the origin of each organic product". By typing in a fruit sticker's three-digit Farm Code on Dole Organic's website, customers can find the story behind their banana. Labels: Consumer Trends, Health and Lifestyle, Media Entertainment and Technology Thursday, June 7, 2007The OnionWe Feel FineAustralian Wildlife Conservancy![]() AWC is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation of Australia’s threatened wildlife and ecosystems. AWC acquires land, and works with other landholders, to establish sanctuaries for the conservation of threatened wildlife and ecosystems. AWC now owns 14 sanctuaries covering 917,000 ha (2.3 million acres) in places such as north Queensland, the Kimberley, western NSW and the forests of south-western Australia. See some of the amazing work they do here Labels: Make a Difference The Nelune FoundationThe mission of the NELUNE Foundation is to help ease the burden of cancer patients who may not have the support or financial resources that are needed to cope with this life threatening illness. Visit their website here
Labels: Make a Difference Bravehearts![]() Bravehearts are Australias leading child protection advocates. In May Bravehearts and MySpace announced a partnership project, 'Respect MySpace'. The aim of this project is to provide information to those who may have been exposed to the risk of sexual assault to enable them to access help, support and information in an environment that is increasingly familiar to young people. You can visit Bravehearts website here or the Bravehearts’ MySpace page here. Labels: Make a Difference PM up to speed on broadband![]() Read the full artlice from The Australian here Labels: Business and Finance Internet Visionaries Betting On Green Technology Boom![]() See the full article from the Washington Post here Labels: Business and Finance Telstra hit over virtual Uluru![]() TELSTRA is being investigated by Uluru's administrators and the Sydney Opera House Trust after cashing in on the images of Australia's two most famous landmarks as part of its extensive investment in the online world Second Life. Read the article from news.com.au here Labels: Business and Finance Can your business change the world?![]() Last night, I was in a town hall full of small business entrepreneurs who are committed to changing the world. Hosted by celebrity chef Kylie Kwong, Fair Trade Fiesta was a marketplace of businesses dedicated to ethical, sustainable or fair trade practices. Read the full article from SMH here Labels: Business and Finance 10 Steps to Getting Started on a Clean LifeVirgin Blue goes greenAirline Virgin Blue will today call on the aviation industry to clean itself up amid research projecting an explosion in the contribution of air travel to greenhouse gas emissions.
Read the full article at the age Labels: Green Watch Veiling our true predicament: Part 1 - Global Dimming, by Craig MackintoshEco & Ethics![]() This month, we highlight the trend: the power of all products that have a sense of place, coveted by consumers for a variety of reasons: from environmental concerns to shifting perceptions of what constitutes status. Pretty broad, pretty observational. Let's call it a conversation starter? Read the full post here Labels: Consumer Trends Why Generation Y are the most powerful consumer group in the world...Buying cars online - A US study estimates that 30% of cars will be bought online within just a few years. Well if not already, more than that will at least be researched online before they are purchased.
Read the full post at Peter Sheahan's blog Labels: Consumer Trends Organic develops its international market position![]() The development of the international organic retail trade and supermarket chains is progressing at widely varying speeds. Read the full article here Labels: Consumer Trends Coke Expanding into Whopping Australian Beer MarketCOCA-COLA Amatil has forecast growth in earnings of between 7 and 9 per cent this year on the back of solid sales of its fizzy drinks and premium beer business in the first four months of 2007.
Read the full article at the Daily Telegraph Labels: Consumer Trends Cider Sales Overtake Beer for the First Time![]() UK: CIDER drinkers now outnumber those who down a pint of beer for the first time. Read the full article here Labels: Consumer Trends Super Healing Foods IndexAs more and more research is carried out into foods and the nutrients that they contain, we are seeing that many of the foods we have been eating for generations, and some that are newer to us, are packed full of vitamins and minerals, and many other nutrients with exciting health benefits. Labels: Health and Lifestyle Research to lick obesityTRICKING the tongue into believing apples taste like burgers could be the way to tackle the fat epidemic.
Read the full article at news.com.au Labels: Health and Lifestyle What is Orthorexia?It's great to eat healthy food, and most of us could benefit by paying a little more attention to what we eat. However, some people have the opposite problem: they take the concept of healthy eating to such an extreme that it becomes an obsession. I call this state of mind orthorexia nervosa: literally, "fixation on righteous eating."
Read here for more Labels: Health and Lifestyle Is Sleep Apnoea Hurting your Relationship?Are you a snorer? It's mostly blokes that are afflicted - but watch out, because snoring can be a warning sign of sleep apnoea, a serious condition that can drastically shorten your life - and it could also kill your relationship.
Read the full article at ninemsn Labels: Health and Lifestyle New media means new challengesMuch has been written about the power of the citizen journalism to empower average folk to contribute to the democratic process, by providing a voice outside the mainstream and encouraging more diverse, independent, reliable and accurate news coverage.
Read the full article at online opinion The Twitterization of Blogs![]() Most bloggers prefer mundane tidbits to deep thoughts, and backed by voice transcription and video sharing, the cell phone may soon be the tool of choice. Read more at Business Week Comedy Business Turns to the Web![]() LOS ANGELES - For Will Ferrell, who commands up to $20 million for movies like "Anchorman" and "Blades of Glory," starring in a short Web video may not seem like the best use of time. Labels: Business and Finance Wednesday, June 6, 2007Channel Nine's reluctant frontman![]() FORGET power and influence, Australia's newest media mogul, Adrian MacKenzie, is only interested in profits. Read the full story at SMH Tuesday, June 5, 2007Blog coming soon![]() Welcome to the Launch Group blog Labels: Business and Finance, Consumer Trends, Green Watch, Health and Lifestyle, Just for Fun, Make a Difference, Media Entertainment and Technology |
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