SmartPlanet Daily: There are (almost) as many cell phone subscriptions as people

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Wealth of Networks

  SmartPlanet Daily A daily briefing of the newest stories on SmartPlanet, five days a week.   From the Desk of … In a world with 7 billion people, there will be 6.8 billion mobile phone subscriptions by the end of this year. Could there soon be more subscriptions than …

BSR Conference 2013 taking place November 5-8 in San Francisco

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Wealth of Networks

  BSR Conference 2013 New Speakers Early Registration Ends July 2. The BSR Conference 2013—taking place November 5-8 in San Francisco—will feature an inspiring lineup of speakers to celebrate and explore “The Power of Networks.” Plenary Speakers David P. Steiner President and CEO, Waste Management Mary Robinson President, Mary Robinson Foundation—Climate Justice; Former President of …

WIRED Money: A unique opportunity to meet those reinventing and reimagining the financial sector

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, Wealth of Networks

A unique opportunity to meet those reinventing and reimagining the financial sector A conference in partnership with @TheFinanceLab Join us at the WIRED Money conference on July 1 and listen to the world’s finest minds transforming the most disruptive sector of 2013: money, banking and finance.   The Finance Innovation Lab 10% DISCOUNT Enter …

EMERGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS AND INNOVATION TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT UN FORUM

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Wealth of Networks

EMERGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS AND INNOVATION TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT UN FORUM New York, May 13 2013  7:00PM More than 1,500 participants from Government, private sector, civil society and international organizations are meeting at a United Nations <“http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/2013/forum/“>forum in Geneva this week to review and measure progress towards targets set …

Obama Will Name Former Telecom Lobbyist as FCC Chair

Jay OwenWealth of Networks

News of the movement for May 1, 2013   Media Policy at the FCC Obama Ally Likely Pick for FCC President Obama is expected to nominate Tom Wheeler, a venture capital investor and fundraiser in Obama’s presidential campaigns, as chairman of the FCC. Wheeler, who more than a decade ago …

Media Reform Daily: Bigger and Badder?

Jay OwenWealth of Networks

  News of the movement for April 26, 2013   Journalism and Beyond Sinclair Broadcast Group: Bigger and Badder? Today in fat-cat consolidation news comes a report that Sinclair Broadcast Group is on the verge of owning more TV stations in the U.S. than any other company. Amy Kroin, Free …

Verizon Shareholder Proposal on Open Internet Supported by Leading Proxy Advisor

Jay OwenWealth of Networks

  For Immediate Release April 17, 2013 Verizon Shareholder Proposal on Open Internet Issues  Receives Support from Leading Proxy Advisor ISS A shareholder proposal asking Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) to issue a report about the risks confronting the company because of its positions on net neutrality and open Internet …

Jay OwenWealth of Networks

  News of the movement for April 11, 2013     National Conference for Media Reform Taking on Murdoch, SOPA and the FCC From the digital divide to media consolidation to Net Neutrality, Craig Aaron, president and CEO of Free Press, is on the front lines of media reform. BillMoyers.com …

NAMLE News board elections, and a new organizational member

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Wealth of Networks

Monthly Update March 2013     A membership organization like NAMLE thrives with the participation of its members, so I’m happy to share two opportunities with you to get involved.    First, we’re currently seeking board members for a two-year term starting June 2013. If you are passionate about media literacy and …

Catalyzing the Connection Economy By Gregory Wendt, CFP, March 2013

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Sustainability News, Wealth of Networks

Catalyzing the Connection Economy By Gregory Wendt, CFP, March 2013 www.gregwendt.com “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” – Anonymous This is so self-evident, and obvious to me,  that I find it surprising that we have to say it at all. Yet …