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Microlending for the rest of usBy Howard Rheingold, 12 years 15 weeks ago.
In the latest Cool Tools, Kevin Kelly offers a number of options for individuals to get involved in microlending. Only a few of the options are listed in the excerpt here. See his site for more:
Mining Projects OnLine.By Brian Ohanlon, 12 years 15 weeks ago. MIT video "New Insights into Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship"By Marc Dangeard, 12 years 15 weeks ago.
Beyond the technologies of cooperations, there is also the process and how these technologies are implemented to create successful results.
Mobile phones and job creation in AfricaBy Howard Rheingold, 12 years 15 weeks ago.
(Thanks, Rich!)
Mobile Africa is an interesting resource for those who are tracking the impact of mobile phones in Africa. This post about the role of phones and job creation is of particular interest: Monday lecture at Stanford: Online Dispute ResolutionBy mikelove, 12 years 15 weeks ago. If you are in Palo Alto tomorrow around lunch time, there is a free lecture at Stanford: The Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society (CIS) and Online Dispute Resolution, Democracy and the EBay Experience with Colin Rule April 10, 2006 Movie Directing and Software ProgrammingBy Brian Ohanlon, 12 years 15 weeks ago. I responded to Paul here: http://many.corante.com/archives/2006/09/02/social_publishing.php Music as cooperation/language enablerBy Howard Rheingold, 12 years 15 weeks ago.
Post-Gazette.com reports on scientific speculation that "Caveman crooners may have aided early human life," signalling availability for cooperation and perhaps laying down the neural substrates for language. This hypothesis was first elaborated with extensive citation by William Benzon in his book, Beethoven's Anvil.
My thoughts for the day that's in it.By Brian Ohanlon, 12 years 15 weeks ago. Nanotech searches for cooperative limitsBy Kevin Jones, 12 years 15 weeks ago. New study on altruistic punishment: people prefer groups that punish free-riders, if punishment increases profit to membersBy Howard Rheingold, 12 years 15 weeks ago.
Study Links Punishment to an Ability to Profit is the New York Times headline about recent research results, published today in Science:
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