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  • teresa 12:34 pm on December 18, 2009 Permalink
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    Earth.org now connects to Facebook. Just one password, one username, one click. 

    Earth.org has released a new feature: Earth.org travellers can now log onto http://www.earth.org with their Facebook account. Joining our  Earth.org community has never been so easy.

    With one password, one username and one click. Facebook Connect matters. It is changing how we integrate our daily lives with Facebook and throughout the web. For millions of people, Facebook has become their single, most important online identity.

    Earth.org now enables every user to take their Facebook identity with them. Earth.org travellers can now create their new account or log onto http://www.earth.org with absolute convenience – simply by connecting with their Facebook account.

    And that is how it works.

    • You are new at Earth.org? There is no need to create a new account on Earth.org. Just click on “Login” and you will see the button “Facebook Connect”. Enter your email and password that you use for Facebook and you can start exploring Earth.org.
    • You already have an Earth.org account? Log in with your Facebook password and email and we will check your existing account. You can then log in with your Facebook account every time you visit http://www.earth.org.

    Please note: When you log out of Earth.org using Facebook Connect, you will be logged out of Facebook as well. Your privacy settings that are provided on Facebook are retained on Earth.org.

    Many thanks to our web application developer Emran Hasan from Bangladesh, who has realised Facebook Connect for Earth.org.

     

  • teresa 12:40 pm on December 11, 2009 Permalink
    Tags: blog post, responsible travel,   

    Inspiration, support and friendships – the Earth.org partners 

    The Earth.org partner page presents a collection of partners and like-minded friends of Earth.org. A small dedicated page to credit befriended responsible projects as well as those websites and organisations who help to make Earth.org a success!

    This week I’d like to introduce ekoVenture to you, a social marketplace for experiential travel that lets you find and book more than 10,000 approved trips around the world or in your own backyard. It’s about discovering a more authentic travel experience. Kellie Brown from ekoventure: “We enthusiastically donate 10% of our profits to support local communities through initiatives such as providing clean drinking water, preserving our reefs and rainforests, and much more. We wholeheartedly believe in doing everything we can to change the world through experiential travel.“


    At Earth.org we know: Experiential travel can enrich our lives, traveling responsibly gives something back to the places we visit. We say: Don’t just look at it, live with it! That’s why we like ekoVenture’s approach. We are always happy to find like-minded friends and websites, it’s a great chance to support each other. We are very open to discuss any partnerships. In case you know an interesting website or organisation which go along with Earth.org’s aims – tell us!

     

  • valentinyeo 8:08 pm on December 8, 2009 Permalink
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    On built-to-program product development, avoiding meetings and keeping people up to date via skype :) 

    So basically product development and usability and i think for the most part also tech does not do meetings anymore. Especially not recourring regular ones. At least i encourage everyone not to do them and try and lead by example.

    Here are some reasons:

    Very often i found myself discussing stuff in meetings that was not relevant to TODAYS version of Earth.org. It’s like Otto says: No more concepts. The time for concepts is gone. We are now working on what edo is RIGHT NOW. Baby steps all the time. We all know what edo has to become… no need to discuss it ALL the time.

    Alfreda, Slobodan and me have reduced the planning to features that are IMMINENT. That means the time for planning almost completely overlaps the time for the programming. Or in other words we plan while we program. Corrections are made ON THE FLY.

    I use the same paradigm for MEETINGS. That means whatever has to be discussed needs to be discussed RIGHT NOW and must be relevant to the situation of EDO today.

    With a huge project like ours you will find that all planning into the future is very very unreliable and 99.99% never is on time (apart from when slobodan pushes it through at all costs ;) . I’ve seen people try that for over 10 years now. Stick with what is today and right now and you’ll be a happier person.

    This was the main problem with TRPs (oh which btw. i havent read a single one FOR LIKE MONTHS) they simply have nothing todo with what edo is today. Thomas and i were recently working on the toys concept. We reduced it from a multipage document to i think like 2 wire frames that are IMMEDIATLEY ready to implement. Thomas is happier b/c less concepting and programmers are happier because no bloated feature that is not thought through. And ultimatley user is happier -> simpler feature.

    So anyway… why don’t we need to do scheduled regular meetings then: because if the meeting is about stuff that is important right now and needs to be discussed right now, WHAT could be more important???? Thats right: Nothing. SOOOOOOOOOOO lets get in touch on skype RIGHT NOW and discuss what is important RIGHT NOW!

    Be realistic: EDO is all about BABYSTEPS. Don’t plan huuuge meetings with loads of parties reccourring every week. Planned agenda and all that. Talk to me… now. Lets clarify it now!
    You work for EDO, i work for EDO, it must be important right???

    Since i am doing it like that i find myself working only on important stuff!

    The role of Skype in this aka. Skype the MAGICAL TIME BRIDGE :D
    What to do when the person you wanna talk to is NOT online. Thats where Skype (and in the future WAVE) comes into the mix. Send me an offline message. I will get it ONCE WE ARE ONLINE AT THE SAME TIME.

    So instead of scheduling a meeting with me on google calendar (which i mostly don’t use anymore) send me a offline or online message on skype and i get back to you once we are online the same time or via another offline message.

    If you want a meeting with a lot of people (costs some money you know… hourly wage x people x hours spent) then send a message to a group of people via skype. SAME THING only with lots of people.

     

    • Otto 11:48 pm on December 8, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Great post v.!
      “No more concepts” is not my invention – and “just do it” neither.
      Love the magical time bridge via Skype – and I use it very often these days :lol:

    • Rob 9:04 am on December 9, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Good post indeed. Viva la Skype, viva la Earth.org :)

    • Mathias 10:12 am on December 9, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Thanks V., good abstract :-) I still dig out my old plan of 30 min of bug free surfing on EDO, this is the target and not big new features for now! And today I expand this target to 30 min of bug free AND highest usability surfing! This will require many small steps. If we reach this target we can start with bigger new features!

    • danwtmoon 10:51 am on December 9, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Good to hear someone else use Skype this way and it’s good you’ve set it out in black and white… I use skype this way but others don’t and so I send the messages and they say they didn’t reply because I wasn’t online and so book a meeting!!! aaargh! :p

      The business slang for “no more concepts” etc around here is JFDI… Google it ;)

    • danwtmoon 10:55 am on December 9, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      PS Would be good to have a Skype group for EDO setup and push it out to everyone so we all have each other? Don’t think I can do this on Skype for Mac.. Only Windows version does it afaik…

  • teresa 9:11 am on November 20, 2009 Permalink
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    “I’ve joined Earth.org to become a citizen of the world beyond the boundaries of countries.” 

    Babu Mohanan is Earth.org Ambassador of Kerala in India. He talked with Rafael, who coordinates the worldwide network of Earth.org Ambassadors, about the Ambassadors mission.

    Rafael: Babu, you are living in Thiruvanathapuram. Can you explain us the long name?

    Babu: Long place names are very common in this part of world. In the Colonial days, the English might have found it difficult so they called the city Trivandrum. The Name “Thiruvanathapuram” can be split into three words “Thiru”, “Anantha” and “Puram” Puram means city. There are at least two opinions about the meaning of the word “Anatha”.Some say it was derived from the the famous temple in the city. Some say it has roots in Jainism. The first word “Thiru” is an honorific which modifies a noun like a persons name (or a place name in some cases). The usage is something similar to the English “Mr.” or the French “Monsieur”. Learn more here

    Babu_EarthRafael: You have joined the Earth.org team as second Ambassador for Kerala State in India. You will cooperate with Mathai Fenn, also Ambassador of Kerala. What expectations do you bring with you?

    Babu: I want to work on providing more knowledge about Kerala to the world. I want to tell the world about its unique cultural past. I also want to post many pictures about its attractive geography.

    Rafael: You are working in the field of customer support. Perhaps you can share with us ideas how to improve the usability of the Earth.org website and how to improve the project?

    Babu: We need to attract more people to our site and also collect feedback from them about its usability.

    Rafael: Why did you join Earth.org? What was your motivation?

    Babu: To become a citizen of the world beyond the boundaries of countries.

    Rafael: What place we have to visit beeing in Kerala State?

    Babu: I will say that this depends on the visitor. Many come here to see the greenery and the backwaters. Some come here to get Ayurvedic treatment. A lot of people are attracted to its culture and dance forms.

    Rafael: And a last but not least question: What is your wish for Earth.org?

    Babu: Earth.org should become a place where people meet and share their knowledge about places in the world.

    Rafael: Thanks for joining Earth.org, Babu!

    You would like to become Earth.org Ambassador for your city or region?
    Join in!

    And now feel free to contact rafael(at)earth(dot)org or via Skype (rafael.michalczuk)

     

  • imogen 5:39 pm on November 19, 2009 Permalink
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    From the Writers Corner: New names, new content and site feedback 

    Hi EDO,

    Thought you might like a round-up of what’s been happening here in Writer’s Corner….

    1) First, a Who’s Who.

    Content Coordinator: Me (Imogen). It’s my job to make sure that the content going live is high-quality. This is now a single role, rather than being split between Ute and me, so I am working with all our writers -  except for the Ambassadors who work directly with Rafael.

    Core Writers: Barry, Grant and Fereal

    New faces: Aimee, Maura, Rod and (as of next month) Mena and Manuela.

    This makes a team of eight, plus Ambassadors like Radha who is uploading GREAT content at a rapid rate!

    2) What’s happening this week

    Maura is taking on the big job of including more content for Moscow, while Aimee is getting started on the Czech Republic.
    Rod is continuing with his mammoth efforts on all of the places he has visited, and Fereal is contributing more articles to Vancouver while Grant continues to battle with getting internet connected at his new apartment.

    Barry is continuing to populate the Hong Kong location guide with content, and Rafael and I are sharing head-scratching sessions over the various spreadsheets, guides and potential screencasts that need to be combined in an easy-to-use Starter Book for EDO new-comers… It’s a work in progress!

    3) What’s coming up

    I am getting to know all of our writers… This is a group of talented and motivated people, and it is a pleasure to be working with all of you.
    We’re all becoming familiar with the new site, as well as taking care of the little things like new usernames before the blog is migrated to WordPress.
    As locations are finished, it will be time to start marking them off – and officially announcing them here! True, a location will never be ‘finished’ but it will be nice to see a few of them ready to be floated, and marketed.
    Rafael and I will finish putting together Everything You Need to Know When You Join EDO. Actually, I’m dreaming about the ‘finish’ part, but it never hurts to be optimistic!

    3) Some site feedback (@tech i guess?)

    These are all thanks to Rod, who has been diligently writing for Tokyo, New York and Vancouver, as well as others I am sure! Please note that the new site looks great, and is a huge step forward. Criticisms are given in the spirit of improvement and congratulations :-)

    • Under “Fast Facts” for each city, “inhabitants” is spelled incorrectly (typo)
    • The population figures in “Fast Facts” would be more readable if they had commas (example: 7,000,000 vs. 7000000). I realize that many Europeans don’t use commas in that way, but since it’s an English-language website, it’s probably wise to follow the conventions of English. French speakers will still get the idea.
    • Under population, it might be an idea to break out the figures for the city and the metropolitan area that surrounds it. I tried earlier, but the software wouldn’t let me. Paris, for example, has a population of something like 2 million, but the metro area is something like 11 million — big difference. It could look something like: Population: 2,000,000 (Metro: 11,000,000). “Metro” could show up in gray in editing mode, and not show up later if the editor chose not to put in a figure.
    • I’m not sure how helpful it is to get information on a country’s languages when you’re looking at a particular city within that country, for the simple reason that there are wide regional variations. For example, if you look at the entry for New York City, it tells you that Hawaiian is an official language of the state of Hawaii. True enough, and very important info if you’re planning to travel to Hawaii. But few people going to NYC would care. The problem, as I’m sure you’re aware, is that the overall country info is being rolled into the city info, which saves time from a programming POV, but isn’t helpful to travelers.
    • When searching for “Victoria, BC”, the search results provide a long list of Victorias, each of which is identical. There’s no way of knowing which link to click. A solution might be to provide at least the country or regional info, as well (I think it was like that before the upgrade, but I’m not sure).
    Have a great rest-of-the-week, see you round the ‘office’
     

    • David Garcia Watkins 6:18 pm on November 19, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Imogen, I took care of the two issues with “Fast Facts”: fixed inhabitants and formatted numbers … it will probably be deployed tomorrow.

      • Imogen 7:15 pm on November 19, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Hi David… Wow, that’s fast! Buenos Noches, y gracias :-)

      • David Garcia Watkins 3:32 pm on November 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        I’ve discussed the other tech issues with the team and we have to leave metro population and country languages for a later stage.

        As for searching Victoria BC, we will be adding breadcrumbs to search results so that the difference between Victorias is obvious

    • Mathias 7:41 pm on November 19, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Thanks for this nice introduction Imogen!

    • Rafael 6:52 am on November 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      You have done great work, such an update/overview is very necessary not to get lost in the writers corner. Thanks!

    • Anne 7:38 am on November 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Thank you Imogen, all this sounds great!

    • otto 1:18 pm on November 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Good & clear words!

    • AhsanShankar 2:21 pm on November 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Nice article and thanks for sharing

    • Alfreda 3:22 pm on November 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      thanks Imogen, criticisms much appreciated. @usability will pick up the other points.

    • Alfreda 4:14 pm on November 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      “When searching for “Victoria, BC”, the search results provide a long list of Victorias, each of which is identical. There’s no way of knowing which link to click. A solution might be to provide at least the country or regional info, as well (I think it was like that before the upgrade, but I’m not sure).”
      >> @ tech can be pls help check this? I thought we always display City, Region, Country as search results. I totally missed this in the review, can we pls have this implemented soon?

      • david 5:58 pm on November 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        @alfreda Can you review the search results in the test server and let me know your opinion?

        • alfreda 8:59 am on November 21, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

          @david: thanks. the path helps but it’s extra information. Can we make the actual blue link include the longer region and country? and then remove the path. so
          Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (whole thing in blue link)
          Category: City travel guide
          also, one more question, how are these results ordered now? any criteria in particular?

    • David 7:54 pm on November 21, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Try now, its looking much better. As for order, I believe its relevance.

      • Thomas 8:02 pm on November 21, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        i personally really like the foursquare solution http://foursquare.com/search?q=earth&x=0&y=0 just by showing the categories it becomes much easier and faster to grasp

      • alfreda 4:51 pm on November 22, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        @david: thx much. exactly what i’d like to have.. at least for search Victoria, B.C., this works.
        Can we push this live first? so we don’t have all the duplicates that people don’t know what to do with now?

        Since you’re so good at this, here’s some more :p
        1, we had said if there is an exact match to a location, we would direct people to the TG directly (like how Wikipedia does it). so if I type Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (and there’s one and only exact match), then that TG page will show up directly, won’t see search. possible? We can do this ONLY for Location, might be too complicated for places.
        2, I tried search for “Hotels in Munich”, “Hotels, Munich”, but am only seeing places but not Munich > Hotels category, can that come up as the first item in that search case?

        again.. great work.. thanks much :)

    • radha 9:43 am on November 25, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      hey imogen,teh style guide looks really neat and helpful ~ how to login for the googlesheet? we need the name@earth.org email to login ~

  • valentinyeo 2:40 pm on November 17, 2009 Permalink
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    The New Site Design: Evolution of Usability on Earth.org 

    This week Earth.org has just launched a new site design that is mainly focused on improving on usability issues that the old design had. The challenge with Earth.org is that it is such a massive site already. The amount of different templates in use is mind boggling.

    Ultimately we want to make the site ultra usable. Which means that everyone – in every country and of every age (whether they have disabilities or not), will find the site easy to use and navigate. We still have quite a long way to go but this has been the first massive massive step!

    However even though this design improvement is a big step forward a lot of work is still planned. So most of the features that i will show you in this blog post are still early versions of what they need to become.

    Simplified Homepage

    We went for a much simplified Homepage that now also gives a sense of activity on our website through the Recent Activity Stream. What you see there is latest contributions of our members in a continous stream. Eventually that stream will become real time. Also we have Highlights of the travel guide. These are currently selected maually. These too will become eventually automatically selected by certain criteria like visits, etc.

    Earth.org home page: http://www.earth.org

    Universal Contribution Process (UCP)

    The vision here was to come up with a consistent way of adding content. So that no matter where on the site you decide to contribute to Earth.org you will be always presented with a consistent layout. We haven’t unfortunately fully succeeded in finishing the process to a degree where it is completely satisfactory to us. So what you see now is a version that still needs a lot of improvement in usability and also diversity of acceptable media types (i.e. maybe videos). The ucp also shows for the first time the dynamic search that shows you all existing places in the DB starting with the letters you just typed. Sweet :D

    Example: http://www.earth.org/contribution/Bangalore/

    Simplified Category Structure

    The category structure of Earth.org is one of the main differences to normal wikis. However with it comes a great deal of complexity when trying to make the site ultra usable. We decided to drastically reduce the amount of hierarchies and subcategories. This allowed us to reduce the amount of categories one can initially see when entering the travel guide to 8 or less.

    Example: http://www.earth.org/travel-guide/Bangalore

    New Gallery Function

    Obviously pictures are a big part of making the travel guide more interesting so we came up with a simpler and pop-up-free, way of displaying our pictures. Loading time was a big concern. We managed to minimize loading time by using java script to only change the actual image and the url when you brows through the images. That way browsing becomes ultra quick.

    Example: http://www.earth.org/travel-guide/Bangalore/parks-green-zones-gardens-zoos/Lalbagh-Botanical-Garden/image-gallery

    There are tons and tons of minor corrections and bug fixes. Alfreda has reworked almost every template. Also there are many more technical novelties. Slobodan and his team kept improving the site on all levels during the whole process. One of the biggest features was the introduction of Amazon S3 for storage of image which was mostly handled by Julian.

    Massive thanks to Alfreda for masterminding the usability changes :D AND to
    Slobodan who as always takes on impossible deadlines that threaten his harm and sanity. I guess thats how you get stuff done haha!

    Bugs

    If you find bugs please put them in a ticket. http://trac.earth.org/newticket

     

    • Rob 3:07 pm on November 17, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Great overview! I took the liberty to tweet about some of the highlights as well :) http://twitter.com/earth_dot_org

    • Rob 4:16 pm on November 17, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Dugg it too on Digg: http://digg.com/d31AHf6

      Can you Digg it? Yes YOU can! -> just click the link :)

    • Mathias 5:55 pm on November 17, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Thanks Valentin for summing up all the changes :-) Surfing on EDO is great now! So let’s get more content on the website now…

    • Cristiano 11:48 pm on November 17, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Great job! Thanks guys.

    • Rafael 9:23 am on November 18, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Super clear! That is what we need: changes, pushing the project forward and transparent information. Great! Will send a link to the overview to all Earth.org Ambassadors to keep them up to date.

    • otto 11:57 am on November 18, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      I love to see how these usability improvements were done: It is not only Alfreda and Valentin, it is a result of a very narrow work between design – usability and tech. Great to see the result of your common effort. And it also shows in hard numbers: The bounce rate on our site has dropped drastically in the last 36 hrs. Thanks to all of you!

      • Rob 1:40 pm on November 18, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        I saw the bounce rate analytics too indeed! Still some work to be done, but excellent to see that the latest improvements are immediately paying off! GREAT JOB :)

      • Rob 1:46 pm on November 18, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        And have you seen the Pageviews, they have DOUBLED in the past 36 hours! Wow, really good stuff!

  • rafaelmichalczuk 1:02 pm on November 11, 2009 Permalink
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    How to tegister for the blog and add a nice picture to your profile 

    The Earth.org blog is so much more than a blog. It is the where we all talk to the other people in our ‘office,’ and it doesn’t need to be serious posts only. The only rule is that it needs to be POSITIVE! There is enough bad news in the world, so the blog is where we share our daily activities, offer constructive ideas and give eachother plenty of encouragement.

    It is great to post every day on the blog – we all work together and it is good to know what the other teams are doing, as well as getting to know the names and faces.

    Don’t be shy – all voices and faces are welcome here.

    How to start blogging?

    You can sign up to the blog here: http://blog.earth.org/ and clicking on the ‘Register Here’ link on the right-hand side of the page. This will take you to a WordPress signup page.

    Choose your username and enter it in the top box (try to keep it simple, like your first name, so that other EDO team members will recognise you). In the second box, enter your email address and a link will be sent to you to activate your blog account. Once you have signed up, it is time to post your first EDO blog! Go to http://blog.earth.org and click ‘Sign in’ on the right of the page. Sign in to the WordPress page and you will be taken to a dashboard that looks like this….

    You can either write a post from here, or do it the easy way… Click on ‘Visit Site’ (in the top left corner of the page, next to ‘Earth.Org – meet the team’) and you will be taken to the blog, with a big friendly space for you to post a note…..

    Now you are part of the blog. Tag your posts, so that others can follow up your contributions.

    Adjust your blog profile and upload a nice picture of you.

    For the picture create an account at Gravatar and associate image to your email. After some time it will auto pop on the blog:

    GRAVATAR – your picture for the blog

    What is a Gravatar? It is a profile and picture that is stored in one place. A Gravatar is associated with all WordPress sites, which means that any time you post something on a WordPress site (like the EDO blog) your picture will automatically come up. That saves you having to create a new profile every time you join a WordPress site.

    To create a Gravatar, go to http://en.gravatar.com/

    When you click ‘Get Your Gravatar Today’ you will be asked for an email address. Type in your email and a link will be sent to you that you need to click to register with Gravatar.

    Once you have clicked this link, you can click on ‘My Account’ on the top left of the page, and add the picture that you think best represents you.

     

    • Rafael 1:04 pm on November 11, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      @imogen – thanks a lot for the description, you have done a great work! We are actually working on guidelines for travel guide writers and Ambassadors. But I thought this part is of general interest, now we can link to it and things should be clear. For more transparency, more visibility and better usability at Earth.org

      • teresa 1:25 pm on November 11, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Hi Imogen and Rafael, thanks!
        As you can see, I added 2 tags to your post! If someone considers writing a longer blog post (like this one above) – please don’t forget to tag it with..
        1. “blog post” – so that it appears on the right side bar in “Full length blog posts”
        2. any other tag related to your topic (PR, Earth.org Ambassadors, Earth.org volunteers, tech, usability, …)
        THANKS!!

        • Rafael 2:36 pm on November 11, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

          Hi Teresa, of course – I had edited the post so fast that I have forgotten about the tags. Going to add them…

      • Babumohanan 5:53 am on December 15, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Thanks Rafael, I added a new picture

    • Cristiano 1:37 pm on November 11, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      This is really good.
      Thanks Rafael and Imogen.

      If you have time I would ask you a second episode on the use of the side bar, the dashboard and plugins.

      THANKS!

    • Imogen 3:06 pm on November 11, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Rafael, my hero! You made it pretty and readable, many thanks! :-D …. @Cristiano, will do, thanks for the ideas

    • radika 4:05 am on November 12, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      i was just looking for this info ~ THNKS!

    • Eva 7:45 pm on November 12, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Rafael this is great! As you can see I still need a picture… Thanx !

  • teresa 10:26 am on November 11, 2009 Permalink
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    In the news! 

    Hey! I am starting my EDO-week with some good news. Sophie, PR volunteer in the UK team, published an article about Earth.org in a local newspaper in Plymouth / UK.

    Thanks! Great work!

    Sophie Chaffe _ PR volunteer at Earth.org

     

  • teresa 2:00 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink
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    Fresh support for the sales team: Welcome, Ed! 

    Hey team! Say HELLLOO to Ed Ockelton, who has just joined in! Ed will do sales for Write&Plant together with Dan and Matthew. We are happy to have fresh support in the team!

    Here some words from Ed:

    “I studied Psychology at Nottingham University, and after graduation in 1996 I worked for a few years in market research, had a brief stint at the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and then worked for a large marketing organisation as an account manager.
    edIn 2002, my wife and I set up a ski holiday business, White-Peak Holidays (www.white-peak.com), and we moved out to French Alps to give it a go. Now, nearly 8 years and two kids later, we love living in the mountains, and we love where we’ve got the business to.
    I am now keen to become involved in a worthwhile and challenging project outside of the ski holiday world which is why I have started working with the Earth.org team. I also hope to find time to become an Ambassador for the French Alps.
    Unsurprisingly, given where I live, I love all things mountain – skiing, ski touring, climbing, mountain biking and hiking. My ambition in life is to see as much of the world as I can, while I can.
    I’m really looking forward to working with everyone and helping this great site grow.”

     

    • Cristiano 2:14 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Welcome Ed!

    • valentin 2:16 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      welcome ed :D w&p yay :D

    • otto 2:31 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Heeeeelloooooo Ed! A good start at Earth.org!

    • Rob 2:47 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Welcome Ed! Cool picture :)

    • steve 2:51 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      welcome to the team Ed! nice passion n beautiful photo!

    • ute 4:17 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Greetings Ed and welcome. I am green with envy…………..you live in an awesome place.Hope you have a fantastic winter season.

    • Ed 4:28 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Thanks for the warm welcome folks. I’m really looking forward to working with you all, and pushing the fantastic W&P project…

    • Hans 8:05 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      hi there Ed. Welcome to the team.

    • dmitriy 2:02 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Ed, welcome on board! :)

    • Rafael 9:24 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Ed, welcome on board! Great intro! Just feel free to contact me rafael(at)earth.org! I´m taking care of you Ambassadors all over the world. Hope for a fruitful cooperation!

    • alfreda 9:30 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      your pic totally caught my attention, big welcome! i’m a huuuuge snowboarding fan. awesome you’re on board!

    • Anne 9:34 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hello Ed, indeed what a nice picture!

    • Mathias 11:21 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Big welcome to you from Munich too!

    • cat 1:26 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Ed, welcome! Great project that you’re joining and I know Nottingham well…I was at NTU :-)
      Cat (Brighton, UK)

  • teresa 8:44 am on November 4, 2009 Permalink
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    Eva, welcome to Earth.org! 

    Eva Müller is joining Earth.org! Together with Dan she will take care of the sales/ business developement.

    Eva, we are happy to have you with us!

    Hello to everyone!
    I am Eva and from now on I am gonna support Earth.org. Together with Dan I will find local sponsors for our lovely project. Since a lot of you are already involved for a long time in Earth.org, I am sure you can support me with a lot of  ideas and thoughts and answer all the questions, I have in the beginning. Thanx!

    Eva_kleinBut before I can really start supporting you, Iam going on a great adventure: This saturday I am moving from Germany to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to live there for (hopefully) two years. So in the moment I am kind of busy saying goodbye to my friends and to my family and preparing the last things for South-America. But from next week on, I am 100 % available, 100 % working and 100 % Earth.org!!!

    Before I decided to move to Buenos Aires, I lived for six years in Berlin (Hamburg and Toronto), where I studied “Strategic Planning and Marketing” at the University of the Arts. This summer I worked for an online startup (real estate). I was responsible for the sales. By the way, that’s also where I met Otto, who used to work in the same office as me. And this is how I came to Earth.org. And now I am here. And I am happy. And I hope you are too.

    Greetings from Germany!
    Eva

     

    • steve 9:49 am on November 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Eva! Great to have you in the team! Welcome!

    • otto 11:16 am on November 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Eva, will miss to sit in the same office like you, will enjoy working with you :-)

    • Mathias 12:26 pm on November 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hello Eva, welcome! Great to know that you start 100% next week!! Have a good trip to Argentina!

    • valentin 2:14 pm on November 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      hi eva. welcome to edo. :D

    • Anabel 3:13 pm on November 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Eva congratulations for your decision!!. Let me say that I was born in Buenos Aires and I can help you with everything you need to know. I started to talk with Anne about this PRJ yesterday I studied Economist and I have too a mastery in Strategy Planning and I was working in Marketing and new Business Development areas for more than 10 year. So lucky with your move to Buenos Aires and I can give you the wellcome if finally I joint to the EARTH team. All the best for you. Anabel from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    • Anabel 3:17 pm on November 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Then Welcome to the EARTH team!

    • Cristiano 3:35 pm on November 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Bienvenida EVA!

    • Rafael 12:27 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Eva, nice to see you again! Working colleagues again… A warm welcome to our adventure!

      • Rafael 12:30 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        and greetings from the real estate team!

        • Rafael 12:32 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

          and just contact me to put you in touch with our Earth.org Ambassador of Buenos Aires, Natalia.

  • teresa 6:05 pm on November 2, 2009 Permalink
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    “We can do it remotely, in the spirit of Earth.org” 

    Gaita Wamucii is Earth.org Ambassador of Nairobi in Kenya. He talked with Rafael, who coordinates the worldwide network of Earth.org Ambassadors.

    Gaita-WamuciiRafael: Gaita, I have learned that Nairobi means “the place of cool waters”. Is it right? How is life in the capital of Kenya?
    Gaita: Yes that’s right Rafael. The nomadic Maasai people, who moved almost across the entire area across the mid and southern regions of Kenya, in search of pasture and water, used to refer to this region as Enkare Nyirobi, which in the beautiful language of the Maasai means “the place of cool waters”. Life in Nairobi, compared to other East African Cities is relatively fast and very much infused with energy. People don’t smile as much as in rural Kenya but nonetheless there is a general spirit of warmness amongst the city dwellers.

    Rafael: What is the “must do” in Kenya?
    Gaita: Must do in terms of ? If you mean a “must do” in terms of having a true Kenyan Experience, then I would, without hesitation say travel in a Matatu (Public Service Vehicle) and get as far away from the city as you can towards interior rural Kenya.

    Rafael: What has motivated you to apply for the position of an Earth.org Ambassador?
    Gaita: The whole idea is superbly noble and it irresistibly appealed to me especially the goal of having objective/reliable travel information availed by people who know their locations quite well. Personally I would love to access this information, so, why not make it possible for others to do so?

    Rafael: Gaita, you are working for a travel agency in Nairobi? What would be the favorite tour you would suggest me? .
    Gaita: Yes. That’s right Rafael. I´am working with africapoint.com, an online travel agency serving various destinations in Africa- the continent of vast contrasts. Favorite tour? That is a hard one given that various tours have uniquely rewarding experiences. However, if you really press me to suggest one, the Mara migration Safari, that includes a chance to witness the Great annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture crossing into Kenya is simply amazing.

    Rafael: What can we do together to improve the Ambassador Program from your point of view?
    Gaita: The active interaction amongst the Ambassadors is very important to nurture teamwork. If people working everyday together, interacting day in day out require team building, you can imagine what is required for people working remotely. But even this can be done remotely, in the spirit of Earth.org.

    Rafael: What is your wish for Earth.org?
    Gaita: That for all travelers, wherever they may be on this beautiful planet may have Earth.org as the starting and finishing point of each and every travel experience. Most importantly it´s my wish that Earth.org may grow earning the trust of travelers as the home of useful and reliable travel information.

    Rafael: Thanks for joining Earth.org, Gaita! I´m looking forward to our cooperation.

    The Earth.org Ambassadors are based in more than 50 cities all over the world! Want to join and take care of YOUR city?

    And now feel free to contact rafael(at)earth.org or via Skype (rafael.michalczuk)

    We would be happy to hear from you!!

     

    • otto 9:41 pm on November 2, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Nice interview Gaita :-) – and best regards to Nairobi!

    • Rob 10:24 pm on November 2, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hey Gaita! Great to have you on board and a wonderful interview indeed. How I would love to witness the Mara migration one day! It must be truly amazing :)

    • steve 7:00 am on November 3, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      hi gaita! welcome to the team. very nice introduction, really makes me want to visit kenya :)

    • Rafael 8:56 am on November 3, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Gaita, great to have you on board! Looking forward to our cooperation! :) @teresa – thanks for publishing!

    • Mathias 11:15 am on November 3, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Gaita, I’m very glad to have you with us! Looking forward for a long and fruitful cooperation :-)

    • Gaita 4:28 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Thank you everyone. I appreciate!

    • Gaita 4:34 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Rafael,Teresa, Great Job!

  • teresa 7:50 pm on October 31, 2009 Permalink
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    Earth.org has gone Google. Why? 

    In the very early stage of Earth.org we’ve started using Google Apps. Why?

    A 100% remote team needs some easy tools to share and store stuff (Docs&Spreadsheets), to communicate (Gmail) and to organize everything (Calendar).

    A few days ago Google has launched a small campaign asking companies: “Who has gone Google?” -

    Well, and we do so! And we thought: why not shooting a short clip explaining why Earth.org has gone Google!?

    So here we go :-D

    We have sent that video to Google – and hey, maybe there’s a chance that it will be featured somewhere on their site or blog…
    ;-) And maybe in the future we will show you the unofficial outtakes of Otto shooting the video in Bali, Indonesia. Hehe.

     

  • teresa 11:26 am on October 23, 2009 Permalink
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    Earth.org team says helloooo to Emran from Bangladesh! 

    Hey all! Come and meet Emran from Bangladesh, who is joining our tech team.

    Emran, enjoy your time at Earth.org, we are happy to have you on board!

    Emran at work :-)Hello All,

    This is Emran from Bangladesh and a warm greetings to you all! I’m really excited to become a part of the EDO, especially the great open culture of sharing :)
    A little about myself: I’ve been doing programming from early college days in 2001. For the last couple of years, I’ve been working with PHP and i’m loving it very much. I have worked with a few exciting companies and have developed a few communities where hundreds of users     interact with each other on a daily basis. Some of you may recognize Pageflakes among them.

    emran_speaking_at_garageRegarding my studies, I’ve been a student of business altogether, completing my Bachelor in Business (BBA) in 2007 and now doing my MBA on a on/off basis.

    So guys n gals, looking forward to a great time ahead with you all!

    Cheers

    Emran

     

  • teresa 10:53 am on October 22, 2009 Permalink
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    Join in a new project: Gandhi.in 

    Earth.org has a long history with and in India (that’s where it all began) and has acquired the domain Gandhi.in.

    The idea is to make a wiki website around Gandhi – which can be filled up and which gives deep background information of Gandhis life. And is always expending due to the Wiki character of the project. A good plan could be that after 3 years online we would like to donate this website to one of the Gandhi foundations in India (it should have reached a level of self sustainability). Maybe users vote to which Gandhi foundation it goes.

    We need a volunteer project manager to realise this project. The volunteer manager has the task to find:

    1. Another volunteer to make the concept for the page (or he makes it himself)
    2. A designer who will do the design for free (we might have connections).
    3. An IT-Services company to programming the website for free (maybe we have connections).
    4. Promote this project and lead it through the 3 years.

    You like the sound of that project? Contact work(at)earth.org and we will be happy to tell you more details about Gandhi.in.

    IMG_6731neu

     

  • teresa 9:39 am on October 20, 2009 Permalink
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    "My dream is to make Earth.org the ultimate online travel guide in the world." 

    Devanik Saha is Earth.org Ambassador of New Delhi in India. He talked with Rafael, who coordinates the worldwide network of Earth.org Ambassadors, about the Ambassadors’ mission.

    Rafael: How is life in the cosmopolitan centre of India?
    Devanik: Its really lively. Like basically the main thing about India is the food. People here are just crazy for eating… One can get any type of cuisine one wants like Chinese, Indian, Thai, Oriental, Mexican,etc… Other than food people are crazy for movies or the BOLLYWOOD as we call it. You can hardly get a place in the theaters if you dont book in advance. So thats pretty much about India.

    Rafael: Why have you decided to join the worldwide network of Ambassadors on Earth.org?
    Devanik from New Delhi, IndiaDevanik: I really love my city Delhi and I feel that people worldwide still haven’t understood the cultural diversity and heritage of Delhi. They only visit the shopping malls and other shopping places which don’t represent the traditional Delhi. Therefore I want to spread the culture and tradition of Delhi worldwide.

    Rafael: You are engineer in New Delhi, how does the city look like from this point of view?
    Devanik: From my point of view, though we don’t have any spectacular buildings constructed recently, smany malls and hotels have come up which can be compared with the best in the world. Like the Taj Mahal Hotel, Leela Kempinski, Hilton, etc. There is a mall called the SELECT CITYWALK which is truly world class and we have the best of the brands available..

    Rafael: Your idea is to link Earth.org Ambassadors together in attempt to connect the virtuality with real life. Please describe your wishes and dreams.
    Devanik: I have many ideas in mind regarding linking Ambassadors like we could have an annual conference where we all meet and get more ideas for Earth.org. Then we could have head of each continents like Head Ambassador, ASIA or maybe Head Ambassador, Europe. This would further motivate our ambassadors to work. My dream is to make Earth.org the ultimate online guide in the world. Like for example Google is regarded as the best search engine on the internet. Similarly, my dream is to make Earth.org as good as Google as a travel guide.

    Earth.org AmbassadorsRafael: What can we do to improve the Ambassador program? Any suggestions?
    Devanik: We need to be more active, organize some more activities like I mentioned above linking all Ambassadors and all those things. And one thing we can do like we could put the photo of each Ambassador on Earth.org and pins on the world map representing the Ambassadors.

    Rafael: Your message for other Earth.org Ambassadors?
    Devanik: Well, my message to them is that we need to work as a team and be active. Only then we can realize our dream for Earth.org. I would like to work with all of you other Ambassadors. So please mail me at devanikthegreat(at)gmail.com with your views and ideas. My skype id is devanik.saha.

    Rafael: Thanks a lot, Devanik!

    At the moment the Earth.org Ambassadors are based in more than 50 cities, regions and countries all over the world.     You would like to become Earth.org Ambassador for your city or region? Join in!

    And now feel free to contact rafael(at)earth.org or via Skype (rafael.michalczuk).

     

    • Rafael 9:58 am on October 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      @Devanik – great to have you in team, i hope your new ideas will get feedback soon. @teresa – thanks a lot for publishing

    • teresa 10:22 am on October 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      We share the same dream :-D

    • Rob 10:25 am on October 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Great stuff Devanik! Namaskar to Earth.org :)

      I’ve lived in Kerala and Bangalore for a total of 1,5 years and I’ve been to Delhi a couple of times. I was especially charmed by the mumbo jumbo of the streets around Chandani Chowk as well as the magnificent Jama Masjid!

      Regarding your ideas for the Ambassador community: fantastic suggestions indeed! Let’s hope we once can organize such gatherings in real life. For the time being we’ll have to do with online meetings, which will be equally interesting I’m sure :)

      Looking forward to reading more about your city on http://www.earth.org/travel-guide/New-Delhi !

    • otto 2:39 pm on October 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      @Devanik: Thanks, wonderful interview.

      You will be astonished how many of our team have been long in India :-) And Earth.org started in India. A warm welcome!

      One of you points is more communication, so get an account here on our blog and join the discussion with us! Comment our new design screens and just everything you would like to add to make Earth.org to the ultimate travel guide!

    • valentin 3:33 pm on October 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      awesome intro devanik. looking forward to be working with you !!! :D

    • steve 4:03 pm on October 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Welcome Devanik! glad to know more about you through this nice interview

    • devanik 9:38 pm on October 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      hey people thanks all for your support…By the way I would like to inform you that I am chalking out a plan according to me for the ambassadors as well as earth.org..so please let me know your views at my id..we need to get active..

      • otto 7:14 am on October 21, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Great Devanik! Best you speak Rafael with regard to Ambassador ideas. He is having a great amount of ideas here.

    • Chandramauli 9:48 pm on October 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      great intro devanik……….ur sketch of delhi life is quite right…………

    • Cristiano 11:10 pm on October 20, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      This is pure great stuff. Pure, refined fresh energy.
      Earth.org is the place where such energy does not get wasted at all.
      Welcome Devanik and good work.
      I believe that we all share the dream of having a proportion 1 to 1 google with Earth.or.
      Let’s continue to dream about is and work to make it real!

    • Thomas 3:02 am on October 21, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Devanik — I spontaneously got appetite while reading your India-sum-up! :-) Great enthusiasm and ideas, welcome to Earth.org!

    • Carolyn from Omaha 4:38 am on October 21, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      I am on board…hope its an awesome ride.

    • devanik 9:04 am on October 21, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      hey
      @carolyn,thomas,cristiano and all others if u have any ideas and suggestions mail me and moreover we can have a great discussion…

      • Rafael 9:46 am on October 21, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Hi Devanik,
        it is so cool seeing how warm your ideas have been welcomed in our team. You see people are having the same energy as you and it will be a great challenge to combine our working power and go for it.

    • Mathias 10:49 am on October 21, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Devanik, last but not least also a warm welcome from me… I’m glad to see your ideas and your committment to the project :-)

    • Adrian 5:05 pm on October 21, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Great Ambassador ideas Devanik.
      Ambassador profiles, photos etc are a must to show other potential ambassadors that there is a community and other like minded people to bounce ideas off. Ambassadors are probably one of the most important factors when it comes to the image and the message. Lastly welcome from a fellow ambassador in Italy!

      • Rafael 5:56 pm on October 21, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Hi Adrian – great to see you here again! Hope you will exchange ideas with us… Could you send me the posts you mentioned (in email to Adrianne) directly rafael(at)earth.org

  • teresa 11:21 am on October 7, 2009 Permalink
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    Earth.org is looking for an Online Sales Manager 

    Earth.org is hiring!Earth.org is currently looking for an Online Sales Manager (part time, remote); Earth.org is going to establish a limited sponsorship model with selected, responsible partners. You are working on the development and sales of this specific Earth.org sponsorship model. Direct sales activities and sales deals with online media agencies are both possible ways to market our inventory. The US, the UK and Germany will be our core markets. You have your own responsibility and you have a high degree of freedom. You coordinate your work with one founder of Earth.org.

    Get the full job profile here

    See all job profiles

    In case you know someone who would be interested, contact anne(at)earth.org or send an email to work(at)earth.org.

    THANKS!!

     

  • teresa 2:55 pm on October 2, 2009 Permalink
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    Now online – the super new&nice Earth.org video! 

    Hey all, get that!

    Earth.org’s new video is now online.

    Thanks a lot to Cano Rojas! He is Earth.org’s Video Volunteer and based in  New York. He did a great job and we are very happy with that video. Yeah, we love it!

    You like it? Share it on Facebook, Twitter and anywhere else! Thanks!

     

  • teresa 12:16 pm on September 25, 2009 Permalink
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    Hi Earth.org team (and everybody else out there)

    You may have noticed already :-) It’s THE NEW place to be: http://blog.earth.org – it’s P2, where you meet the  Earth.org team!

    In case you are not 100% sure if your message is “ready” for the public, please note:

    Earth.org is open. Be it tech related topics, design, usability or marketing. We don’t have any secrets.

    Now you have 2 opportunities:

    • You can post short updates directly on top of the page (“Hello good morning Earth.org :-) “, interesting links for the team, updates on your work, questions, start discussions … well, FEEL FREE to write anything you want!)
    • Write a longer blog post on the WordPress dashboard (latest news from tech, updates from marketing or beautiful issues from design): http://blog.earth.org/wp-admin. Would be cool if you SHORTLY explain in the post why your topic is important for Earth.org. And please tag the longer blog post with “blog post” – it will automatically appear on the right side bar in “Earth.org NEWS”.

    edolaunchwishes2_1In case you did not enter the fabulous world of P2 so far, please log in on the right side bar – enter a username and your email address – and you will receive the password via email.

    That’s it that’s all.
    Any questions? Contact me:  teresa(at)earth.org

    Meet you at P2… ehh…  here!!!

    From Austria,

    Teresa

     

  • teresa 4:50 pm on September 24, 2009 Permalink
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    "Now I look much closer at beautiful Piedmont!" 

    Adrian Petersen AmbassadorAdrian Petersen is Earth.org Ambassador of the region Piedmont in Italy. He talked with Rafael, who coordinates the worldwide network of Earth.org Ambassadors, about life in Piedmont.

    Rafael: Adrian, you are living in the region of Piedmont in Italy! How’s life there?
    Adrian: Great thank you, we moved here from the UK two years ago and are enjoying a new life in this beautiful region of Italy.

    Rafael: What are your most favorite places in Piedmont?
    Adrian: Turin, Italy’s first capital, the vineyards that cling to hillsides in the Langhe and Roero, hilltop castles, panoramic views and two of Italy’s most beautiful lakes, the classic Maggiore and tiny Orta. I could go on… but you have to see it for yourself!

    Rafael: Why did you join Earth.org?
    Adrian: Because I like the simple and positive philosophy, the non profit approach and the fact that Earth.org is independent from business interests.

    Rafael: How did that change your way of living in Piedmont?
    Adrian: It certainly makes me look closer at the many beautiful places in Piedmont.

    Rafael: Do you have your own blog? Maybe people would like to get in touch and support you and Earth.org with collecting insider information about Piedmont!
    Adrian: Yes, I am the editor at “Casa Dolcetto: The Blog” which is our Italian journey offering insights & reflections on Italy. It is for travellers and settlers alike and dedicated to all things Italian. The aim is simple, to provide quality information about Piedmont and Italy whether it be where to stay, where to go or what to see.

    Rafael: Do you have any tips for other Earth.org Ambassadors? How do you find out about best places in Piedmont?
    Adrian: There are three answers, research, research, research!

    Rafael: What is your wish for Earth.org?
    Adrian: That it achieves its goal to provide travellers with a community for responsible travel information.

    Rafael: Thanks for joining Earth.org, Adrian!

    You would like to become Earth.org Ambassador for your city or region? Join in!

    And now feel free to contact rafael(at)earth.org or via Skype (rafael.michalczuk)

     

    • otto 4:54 pm on September 24, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Welcome Adrian – nice to have you in the team!

    • Anne 6:35 pm on September 24, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      coool hello Adrian!! thanks for your introduction (i like this interview format!!) and welcome to our team!

    • Mathias 7:24 pm on September 24, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Welcome Adrian. I share your point of view… I have been living in Turin for more than one year and I fully enjoyed it… Piedmont is a beautiful region!

    • valentin 11:08 am on September 25, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      welcome to the team sir :D glad you joined us!!!

    • Adrian 5:32 pm on September 25, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Just to say thanks to Otto, Anne, David, Mathias and Valentin for your welcome! It would be great to know what you all do? Perhaps it would be useful to have a sort of list in the right hand column with a thumbnail photo and short job description (nothing to formal!) so every knows what everybody does!

    • dmitriy 2:00 pm on September 26, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Adrian, welcome to the team!!! :)

    • David Garcia Watkins 2:01 pm on September 26, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      sounds feasible … +1 from me

      • Cristiano 5:26 pm on September 26, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Welcome Adrian! Great testimony of splendid Italy :-) )

  • teresa 12:53 pm on September 23, 2009 Permalink
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    See the Earth.org team working live… here! 

    Hi,

    About usAt Earth.org we work without an office! Our team members are placed all over the globe. From New Zealand (new*), China, Indonesia, India and Africa (new*), to Europe and the United States. We work from the beach or in the mountains, in cities or at the countryside, at home with kids or whilst traveling.

    Our big challenge: How can we communicate in such a remote team?

    We decided – just open!
    Here at http://blog.earth.org you can see us while we work at Earth.org, the open travel guide.

    We invite you to look around and join the discussion.

    From Austria,
    Teresa

     

    • Rob 1:46 pm on September 23, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Why isn’t this post appearing in the important blogposts box in the right column?

    • valentin 3:12 pm on September 23, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      hoi t :) i have put this text on the right hand side so its permanently there. its not idea yet… can you make it better… i think maybe shorter is better and a short explanation of what P2 is (link that video they have) would also help… you can change that under appaerance -> widgets … the first widget holds the text.

      • otto 4:40 pm on September 23, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        excellent idea valentin – this blog post will be fast flushed down with the next posts otherwise!

    • Rafael 4:29 pm on September 23, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi team, Teresa you´are absolutely right – “meet the team”. The open discussion as our office – i like this concept

    • Wegas 9:01 am on October 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      new blog

      • Vadim Zhernovoi 11:01 am on October 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        I assume this is the first spam message on Blog.EDO? Congratulations! ;)

        • teresa 4:47 pm on October 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

          hm..somehow strange cause this person did not sign in…. usually I get confirmation emails and I can see all useres&authors in the admin menu on the dashbord…

          • otto_the_first 4:40 am on October 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

            If you want to see our blog as others are seeing our blog, just use another browser. You can comment with Name (required), email (required) and Website (optional).

            • otto_the_first 4:47 am on October 5, 2009 Permalink

              You can not write a new post without login, you can only comment.

          • otto 4:48 am on October 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

            I suggest you leave it like this until we get more spam. Better we have an open system. And I agree with Vadim: Congratulations, the more spam we get, the better the blog :-)

            • Thomas 10:42 am on October 5, 2009 Permalink

              okay, didn’t know! sorry for causing confusion… :-)

    • ThomasSpamTest 12:59 am on October 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      testing this…

    • ThomasSpamTest 1:00 am on October 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      hmm…looks like everyone can post now (I am now on a browser without cookies, caching, logging in)

      • otto 11:34 am on October 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        your comments are very helpful to understand how we can post.

        If technically possible I suggest you can post an article without login (but in the same way you post a comment). In the article case you can moderate the first article by confirmation from Teresa, this prevents 99% of all problems.

    • David 11:44 am on October 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      We do have akismet up and running, and its effectively blocking quite a bit of spam: 129 so far

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