Ideas That Spread, Win
Entrepreneur and best-selling author Seth Godin speaks at the Greater Baltimore Technology Council.
Category: Graphics, Movie & Video
Platforming Game Training
Picture a landscape where you have a lot of room to move about it but throw in gaps to jump over as well as tall heights that have to be climbed. Obstacle course races feature these characteristics and then some, allowing you to go about activities that are high in intensity. It seems like this great level of action can be seen in certain video games. In terms of jumping, climbing, and things of that nature, I believe that platforming games can be told about.
Can a Green Business Also be a Profitable One?
Can a Green Business Also be a Profitable One?
Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg argues that environmentally sustainable business practices can lead to financial benefits in the long run. Gary Hirshberg talks about Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World. Hirshberg shares the secrets that helped his company, Stonyfield Farm, skyrocket to success. He argues that traditional business practices are counterproductive and have created many of the problems that threaten to make the world uninhabitable. Gary Hirshberg is CEO of Stonyfield Farm and author of Stirring it up: How to Make Money and Save the World.
Why I’m A Weekday Vegetarian
Graham Hill: Why I’m a weekday vegetarian
We all know the arguments that being vegetarian is better for the environment and for the animals — but in a carnivorous culture, it can be hard to make the change. Graham Hill has a powerful, pragmatic suggestion: Be a weekday veg.
Wearing Nothing New
Jessi Arrington: Wearing nothing new
Designer Jessi Arrington packed nothing for TEDActive but 7 pairs of undies, buying the rest of her clothes in thrift stores around LA. It’s a meditation on conscious consumption — wrapped in a rainbow of color and creativity.
What does it take to be a writer?
What does it take to be a writer?
Watch these authors say what they think it takes to be a successful writer.
How I Learned to Find Legitimate ‘Work From Home’ Jobs
How I Learned to Find Legitimate ‘Work From Home’ Jobs
Since I began working from home a few years ago due to my social anxiety, I have been asked hundreds of times about how to find real, legitimate work-from-home jobs. I found legit jobs that I could do remotely from home – and I know with a bit of perseverance and maybe a few tips, you can too. I made this YouTube video about my journey to find work-from-home jobs – but there’s a TON more information I couldn’t include here, so I’ve typed up a companion blog where you can find more tips on job searching, links to legitimate companies and work from home information, examples of my own personal resume, etc! So please, check out the blog and let me know what you think!
Try something new for 30 days
Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days
Is there something you’ve always meant to do, wanted to do, but just … haven’t? Matt Cutts suggests: Try it for 30 days. This short, lighthearted talk offers a neat way to think about setting and achieving goals.
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
This lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.
Warren Buffett’s Best Advice for 2015
Warren Buffett’s Best Advice for 2015
“My advice to the trustee could not be more simple: Put 10% of the cash in short-term government bonds and 90% in a very low-cost S&P 500 index fund. (I suggest Vanguard’s.) I believe the trust’s long-term results from this policy will be superior to those attained by most investors — whether pension funds, institutions or individuals — who employ high-fee managers.”
The key to success
The key to success: grit. Angela Lee Duckworth left a high-paying job in consulting to teach 7th grade math to inner city students. What she found was that intelligence did not predict her students’ performance: it was their level of grit. Here, she explain what kind of grit one needs to succeed.
The Enhancing Use of Graphic Design
Graphic design has constantly played an important job in helping launch and billion dollar companies to show case their abilities and get brand-new customers on board. In the last couple of years, graphics have been significantly made use of in unidentified locations. Professionals feel that this trend would continue in the coming years.