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Grammy Winners Use Music to Uplift the Heart On Memorial Day

May 23, 2009 by Amy Jussel 8 Comments

May 23, 2009 I love the fusion of media and marketing when we can epitomize positive uses to merge the two and glean celebrity role models to boot. I haven’t heard this much buzz in musical circles … [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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Adina’s Deck World Premiere, Health 2.0, Me to We, instant ridesharing

October 27, 2008 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Been a busy week with the digital advances transpiring at the Health 2.0 national conference in S.F., (full debrief on kids Gaming4Health panel upcoming) plus this weekend’s Adina’s … [Read more...]

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