Whether the process of monetary creation could be made to fit an open source paradigm is yet to be seen. Community banking and social currencies might as well end up as just another channel for access to and use of banking services. The banking establishment, however, is keen on the idea that scientific formulae hold the key to sound money creation. MORE >>

  I received a review copy of Joel Sartore's new book, RARE: Portraits of America's Endangered Specie s, and greatly appreciated it. It is published by National Geographic. The book presents 68 iconic images representing Joel’s three-year investigation into the Endangered Species Act. This is very impactful.   MORE >>

Almost no one inNorth America calls him/herself lower-class or upper-class, and peoplewho describe themselves as middle-class (a class which really nolonger exists in North America) do so hesitantly. The principal determinant of ones class in America, andthe hermetic worldview that comes with it, is education. Collaboration. MORE >>

They mention the example of Federated Media crafting a sponsored blog post for Virgin America, in the design-conscious Apartment Therapy blog , that spoke of Virgin’s plush leather seats and soft lighting. Tags: Made by Many opinion adweek apartment therapy virgin america Running a website isn’t completely without its costs. MORE >>

Mining Human Behavior at MIT The Recent Forbes Article, "Mining Human Behavior at MIT ," describes how Pentland lab put sociometers on 80 employees at a Bank of America call center in Rhode Island. The result, Bank of America told MIT a few months later: productivity gains worth about $15 million a year. MORE >>