Archive for January, 2010

Redsports.sg: Singapore’s ESPN

Sports on January 19th, 2010 1 Comment

Had the opportunity just before I left to get in touch with Les, the creator of redsports.sg. Redsports is a sports news and opinion site that focuses on the Singapore sports scene- from school sports at the different levels, to the national team. You can read more at this page, in which Les describes their [...]

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Doing good, and the personal branding complex

Social Entrepreneurship on January 18th, 2010 2 Comments

Was talking to a good friend of mine who had recently returned to Stanford from a 1 year hiatus. One year ago, he had taken a leave of absence to travel and work in another part of the world, getting the opportunity to see life from the villages to the urban city. This time, when [...]

Pepsi: Refresh only the USA

Uncategorized on January 14th, 2010 1 Comment

Got an email from Do Something about the new Pepsi Refresh the World grant, a new initiative by Pepsi to make a strong push into the social media/activism sphere. It really is an interesting shift in advertising strategy for Pepsi- it has long lagged behind Coke in many areas, especially in online social media. As [...]

Getting Things Done

Tech on January 6th, 2010 2 Comments

Read David Allen’s getting things done (GTD) over the holidays, and it’s basically a productivity system that helps you get your head clear. It does seem too much of a overkill for a college student (it’s mainly geared for business executives) but it does work, and pretty well.
I’ve started to adopt it and it is [...]