http://www.wiseelephant.com/blog Get your stuff together, amplify it, get it moving Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:11:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Internship Alert: We’re Hiring Interns for a Live Music Photo Site We’re currently looking for 3 people to fill part-time (10-15 hrs/wk) internship positions. This is a great opportunity to be part of a live music photo site/start-up site while developing social media know-how and communications skills. The ideal candidate is ... http://www.wiseelephant.com/blog/2010/09/02/seeking-interns-for-music-photo-site/ One of the things we do at Wise Elephant is help launch start-ups and products. Currently we’re heading up operations for one of our clients, a live music photo website. Our roles include overall strategy, marketing and everything from planning workflow to building a team. We’re currently looking for a person ... http://www.wiseelephant.com/blog/2010/08/25/job-alert-we%e2%80%99re-hiring-a-pt-community-engagement-coordinator/ Bicycling just got a shot in the arm as a strong option for public transportation in the US. Sobi, the Social Bicycle System, offers bicycle sharing in a model reminiscent of Zip Car. Sobi is an innovative mash-up showcasing what is possible at the intersection of good design, technology and ... http://www.wiseelephant.com/blog/2010/08/24/social-cycling/ Americans have a romantic notion of being able to walk next door to borrow a cup of sugar, but most people I know don't have that type of relationship with their neighbors. Neighborgoods seeks to change that by setting up a network where you can search for ... http://www.wiseelephant.com/blog/2010/08/20/neighborgoods-in-your-hood/ After watching ice cream trucks all but disappear from streets, the food truck business has made a huge comeback. When a taco truck in Indiana can make it into the New York Times, you know there's a trend afoot. West Coast Tacos in Indianapolis is the perfect example of the ... http://www.wiseelephant.com/blog/2010/08/18/hybrid-business-a-new-mix-from-couture-to-meat/ As news consumption shifts between mediums, the future of printed news comes into question. Somewhere between feelings of nostalgia for the tactile experience and a drive for progress and technology, there's cause for great reflection on the role of newspapers. Lauren DiCioccio creates mixed-media work for a mixed media world, using ... http://www.wiseelephant.com/blog/2010/08/10/sewn-news/ Everybody in Cleveland (and in other places too) is super-upset about LeBron joining the Heat. His decision though is part of a trend-wave that’s been building since we’ve tumbled (nose-dived?) into the recession. People, businesses, organizations have been making tough decisions through the spectrum of what I’m calling the “New ... http://www.wiseelephant.com/blog/2010/07/30/lebron-james-and-the-post-recession-economy/ These whiteboard animations of provocative talks at the 250 year old institution, the RSA (The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), are dead-on in their mash-up of spoken word + illustration  into and online video format. Drafted by the illustrator Andrew Park the animations/videos are visually ... http://www.wiseelephant.com/blog/2010/07/28/rsa-animate/ Jamie Keiles, at just 18 years old, has raised the bar on the student resume, not once, but twice. Having just completed The Seventeen Magazine Project, in which she documented 30 days of living life as advised by Seventeen, she has widened the scope for her latest project, teenagerie.com to ... http://www.wiseelephant.com/blog/2010/07/27/jamie-keiles-takes-on-teen-media/ Seeking a million voices for a cause isn't anything new, but peopleforbikes.org have put together an ambitious nationwide call to action to help create a more bike-friendly environment in the states. If you've ever biked on a busy road, you know how much this movement is needed. They've gotten ... http://www.wiseelephant.com/blog/2010/07/26/the-future-of-biking/