One Dad’s Travel Tip: Plan Activities, Not Destinations - FamiliesGo!

One Dad’s Travel Tip: Plan Activities, Not Destinations - FamiliesGo!: "I had a conversation about family travel a week or so ago with the Dad of two teenagers. He told me that rather than starting his family vacation planning by picking a destination (as most of us do), he comes up with an activity that he and the kids can enjoy doing together and then looks for a place—often not far from home—where they can do it comfortably and affordably"

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One Dad’s Travel Tip: Plan Activities, Not Destinations - FamiliesGo!

One Dad’s Travel Tip: Plan Activities, Not Destinations - FamiliesGo!: "I had a conversation about family travel a week or so ago with the Dad of two teenagers. He told me that rather than starting his family vacation planning by picking a destination (as most of us do), he comes up with an activity that he and the kids can enjoy doing together and then looks for a place—often not far from home—where they can do it comfortably and affordably"

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picplz | CrunchBase Profile

picplz | CrunchBase Profile: "photo sharing app that makes it easy for you to share your mobile pictures on the Web with just a few clicks. It also makes it simple to add a caption, tag your location and check-in. Pictures taken with picplz are synced to your profile on picplz.com and tagged with your location. picplz integrates with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Posterous & Foursquare. picplz makes it easy see the moments people you follow choose to share as well as to browse photos that were taken in a specific city or place. The app also lets you add great looking photo filters for free"

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Jumo | CrunchBase Profile

Jumo | CrunchBase Profile: "Founded in February 2010, Jumo is a social network connecting individuals and organizations working for global change. Leveraging connection technologies, Jumo enables everyday people to find, follow and support those working toward solutions in their community and in regions around the world.

Jumo is a 501(c)(3) organization founded and directed by Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook and director of online organizing for Barack Obama’s 2008 Presidential campaign."

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Jumo | We connect individuals and organizations working to change the world

Jumo | We connect individuals and organizations working to change the world: "Jumo is combining forces with GOOD to create a powerful online content and social engagement platform. This is an enormous opportunity for our talented teams to build a single community of like-minded people and mission-driven organizations.
When we started Jumo over a year and half ago, we had a simple mission: to use technology to help everyday people have a meaningful impact on the world."

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Community Organizing Platform NationBuilder Raises $6.3M From Andreessen Horowitz; Causes Founder Joins As President | TechCrunch

Community Organizing Platform NationBuilder Raises $6.3M From Andreessen Horowitz; Causes Founder Joins As President | TechCrunch: "Other features include event management with ticketing, volunteer organization, maps, calendars and much more. It is essentially a one stop shop for creating a website for a political campaign. Pricing ranges from $19 per month. Email and text blasts are extra and the startup allows users to try out the platform free for two weeks.

The startup has gained significant traction since its launch last year. NationBuilder has helped over 1,800 leaders organize more than 500 nations with 2 million supporters, including Newark Mayor Cory Booker. Newt Gingrich’s New Hampshire primary campaign used NationBuilder for grassroots organization earlier this year."

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Eduardo Saverin | CrunchBase Profile

Eduardo Saverin | CrunchBase Profile: "CrowdMob 4 1/11 Seed $1M 9
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