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Category Archives: Upstanding Citizens

Upstanding Citizen: Pandora

I remember the first time I heard about Pandora. Mike Arrington had just come back from the first BarCamp in Palo Alto and he had witnessed a demo of the ‘not yet in public beta’ version. His enthusiasm for Pandora was infective. I submitted my name to the beta sign-up and eagerly awaited the launch.
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Upstanding Citizen: Obvious Corp

Ev and Biz’s latest move to buy back their assets from their investors has signaled a shift in this era.
You see, all sorts of hubub goes around in the media (new and old) when ‘big’ stuff happens. Someone gets millions in funding or someone gets bought for billions. But what everyone keeps missing is [...]

Upstanding Citizen: SilverOrange

It’s always good to have heros and to be able to identify those folks whose good acts are worthy of imitation. They provide lessons to learn from, a prototype to tweak and a refreshing outlook on what’s possible.
From time to time, we’d like to chronicle those who inspire, excite and offer leadership for citizen agents [...]