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The Science of Character: Hosted by Shaping Youth and Reach and Teach

March 17, 2014 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

Mar. 20, 2014 Premiering worldwide! Attention students of life...“There are 7.1 billion people on the planet, and each one of us has a unique character,” opens The Science of Character filmmaker and … [Read more...]

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Ready For Positive Media? Help HopeMob.org Get Kickstarted!

February 16, 2012 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

Update: Feb 17, 2012 Boom! And that's how it's done. Congrats HopeMob.Congrats world. Feb 16, 2012 Tired of skanky media with lousy messages and negative role models? Prefer to find fabulously … [Read more...]

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Shaping Youth: Freecycling Kids Books Throughout December

December 4, 2010 by Amy Jussel 9 Comments

Dec. 4, 2010 Black Friday? Cyber Monday? Bah. Other than maybe beach towel joke gifts (silly kilt wraps, hula skirts for our wakeboarding tribe) they didn’t get much outta me this round, as I … [Read more...]

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This Valentine’s Day, Fall Madly In Love With Yourself

February 12, 2010 by Amy Jussel 14 Comments

Feb. 14, 2020 An entire decade has passed since I wrote this and the 'self love' movement has blossomed, reminding all that social media showboating of relationships is not intimacy, and "love … [Read more...]

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Grammy Glitz and Gimmicks Galore: Did Kids Watch? Did You?

February 1, 2010 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

Feb.1, 2010 Promise I’ll leave the 52nd Annual Grammy music deconstruction to the review pros, but just wanted to comment on the media and gadgetry of 21st century events in new media style. Where … [Read more...]

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What I Learned From Maya Angelou’s Mark Twain Media Moment

October 4, 2009 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

May 28, 2014 Update Sadly, this time it is true. Dr. Maya Angelou has died at age 86. Original Post: Oct. 4 2009 "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated" is a Mark Twain classic, which … [Read more...]

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Default: The Student Loan Documentary Needs Your Vote On Ideablob!

July 9, 2009 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

July 9, 2009 Update 7-13: 24 hrs. left for them to qualify this round, lend a hand if you can! "Default." Say what? It’s rare that I’d ‘advocate for default’ but in this case, it’s well-warranted, … [Read more...]

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HopeLab Launches “Sticky Notes” Blog To Make Their Thinking Visible

May 31, 2009 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

May 31, 2009 I know our friends at HopeLab have been active on Twitter and their own Facebook group and use SlideShare and all that, but as I’ve said many a time, microblogging and 140 character sound … [Read more...]

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One Week Countdown! Vote For Your Favorite Ashoka Youth Venture!

January 2, 2009 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

What better way to kick off the New Year than a quick click to put fresh faces of change to work on the world’s big issues? Ashoka’s Youth Venture, a global network of over 2,000 … [Read more...]

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Treat Suneet By Voting for Dream Village TODAY At IdeaBlob!

October 31, 2008 by Amy Jussel 15 Comments

Crowdsourcing has become quite the ‘thang’ with ideas percolating all over the globe on how to create healthier worldviews for kids online, offline, and bridging both worlds in between! … [Read more...]

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Dream It. Do It. Youth Grants For Social Change in Virtual Worlds

October 30, 2008 by Amy Jussel 12 Comments

PDiddy-Puff Daddy-Diddy dude step aside, as THIS is the kind of D.I.D.I. initiative that I want to see out there!!! D.I.D.I. stands for Dream It. Do It…An Ashoka Youth Venture effort with … [Read more...]

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