There is also the Portland Twisitor Center , where you can ask where to find the best brunch spot or coffee house and receive instant official responses from the center and anyone else who might be following. True Massage and Wellness in San Francisco, twitters when masseuses have same-day openings and offers discounts. MORE >>

Other cities, like San Jose and Portland, are developing efforts to move their money out of Wall Street banks and into other commercial banks, community banks or credit unions. ” Ethical Economy Featured Movement Open Models P2P Business Models P2P MovementsToday, Greystone generates around $6.5 million in annual sales. MORE >>

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The poor barefoot hikers in Portland would pass out! But a degree of openness is also critical, and not only because people won’t participate in a system they perceive as restricting their self-expression. I've said before that there are three crucial elements of online community policy: Legality, appropriateness, and relevance. Yikes. MORE >>

This list may also be a bit skewed toward those who manage developer communities or open source communities, since these are the types of communities that I have managed. Interests include online communities, open technologies, open source, web 2.0, social media, RSS, blogging, and podcasting. Patience. Networking. Facilitation. MORE >>