wisdom of crowds

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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Pity Party? We Have An App For That!

August 6, 2009 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

August 6, 2009 Life’s most embarrassing moments, ill-fated bloopers, and misfortunes of OTHER people seem to rank high on kids’ comic-tragedy hit list, so it comes as no surprise that FML would sweep … [Read more...]

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