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  1. Supply chain intimacy + mirror neurons -- if we could see the people harmed by the stuff we buy, would we be more ethical consumers?
  2. About to meet VS Ramachandran in La Jolla. Curious to know how mirror neurons might help reduce poverty by getting people to give/help more
  3. "Long-bodied, dented, wordly, and impatient" -- Slate remembers Mr. Dahl and reviews Mr. Fox: http://bit.ly/5Ic7Mf (via @l2k)
  4. speaking with OLPC about #microwork - great story: "I went into a village offered to buy barefoot kids shoes, but they asked for YouTube!"
  5. 100 things I'm thankful for - my only holiday tradition goes digital on @socialedge: http://bit.ly/7wtIq5 #thanksgiving
  6. Help @samasource fight hate speech on YouTube. Go to http://bit.ly/89FnwS and leave a comment or report haters. #socent
  7. RT @jessmccarter: Alex stayed up all night tooling on @samasource "Give Work, Give Thanks" e-cards - http://su.pr/2bs6Qf. Snaps to Alex!
  8. Really scary, racist hate speech on our #YouTube videos for @samasource. Some people are threatened by giving work, not handouts. #socent
  9. At dream inn in santa cruz prepping for talk at UCSC w/ @l2k from crowdflower on digital work for those who need it most #samasource #socent
  10. I think @samasource just received a donation from the CEO of Lala.com. We heart Lala, and Geoff and Andrea Ralston, for their generosity.
  11. Glad to be working with @nagutron in our SF HQ and @msipus in Nairobi, newest members of the @samasource team
  12. RT @SocialEarth: India + The Economica Proj on Women in the Global Economy http://bit.ly/8fRnNr - a lot of overlap w/ @samasource
  13. yank sing dimsum and much-needed hotel vitale staycation = best way ever to start the week.
  14. Heading to east oakland boxing association fundraiser - amazing org providing afterschool programs for youth: www.eoba.org
  15. Heading to #techawards conference. Still reeling from human rights watch dinner (met adam hochschild, author of king leopold's ghost)
  16. RT @ehrenfoss: @Samasource is looking for a salesperson in SF. Experience w IT sales or BPO needed. Please RT. http://su.pr/1C4wJY
  17. Used the term "Jugaadist," from Hindi word "jugaad," in speech last week. Meaning: one who does more with less. e.g., Macgyver.
  18. still haven't found a TV to watch @samasource news piece on CBS Channel 5 in SF (tonight at 7:20pm!) can someone tivo it for us? #socent
  19. RT @RisingPyramid: Approaching the BoP as suppliers instead of strictly consumers (like @samasource) http://www.risingpyramid.wo...
  20. Playing w/ http://www.gwap.com/, Luis von Ahn's games to solve microtasks. Wondering how much each one's worth as income to a refugee.