Entries categorized as ‘Trend’
Habitat for Humanity volunteers working on a project in Ontario, Canada (photo by Benjamin Davidson)
Seems like the idea of lolling around on a beach drinking margaritas during your vacation is so 20th Century.
These days, plenty of folks are using their vacation time to help with disaster relief, clean up a coral reef or build homes for the needy.
You may not go back to work with a tan, but you will have bring back a healthy dose of good karma.
Read the full story and get some ideas for your next vacation at ForbesTraveler.com.
Categories: Environment · Journalism · Travel · Trend
Tagged: disaster relief, environmental cleanup, ForbesTraveler.com, Habitat for Humanity, volunteer tourism, volunteering, voluntourism
Businessman using mobile device (photo by Tim Bishop)
Advertising on cell phones was just catching on in 2007. Since then, mobile marketing has only gotten more popular. Even during the 2008-09 recession, mobile marketing has apparently held steady even as other types of advertising (print, for example) have contracted.
Gain an understanding of the roots of mobile marketing in this trend story for Deliver, a print and online publication from the U.S. Postal Service.
Categories: Business · Journalism · Trend
Tagged: advertising, Deliver, mobile marketing, US Postal Service, USPS
November 2006 cover of IN Magazine
Unnoticed and underappreciated, packaging is all around us.
Explore the role of packaging in our daily lives via this cover story for the November 2006 issue of IN Magazine, the in-flight magazine of LAN, the national airline of Chile.
Categories: Business · Food · Journalism · Technology · Trend
Tagged: cover story, IN Magazine, LAN, packaging
