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I hope all the chipmunk research paid off...

Even if you're not a fan, do try Steve & Adam's new (Y Combinator funded) take on finally doing travel search right.

There are more opportunities than ever to do business while doing good. Starting an uncorporation called Breadpig was the way I did it, but “social enterprise” (as the kids are calling it these days) comes in lots of forms. This will be a chance to learn exactly how we’ve done fun stuff like creating “LOL Magnetic Poetry” and publishing xkcd: volume 0 -- all while donating their profits to organizations that do in fact make the world suck less. And what if you’re just a typical web 2.0 company aspiring to world domination? There are plenty of ways to use your resources to make the world suck a bit less, as well as tax incentives that add to the endorphin rush. We’ll go through it all, only with lots of cute animal photos to make up for the tax discussions. You’ll get a very informative, candid, and sometimes absurd presentation from our two presenters.

Questions Answered

1. What are some protips for collaborating with traditional nonprofits for geeks?
2. How do I find great nonprofits to work with?
3. What are the basics of giving for web 2.0 companies? Tax & goodwill advantages for donating company time & resources?
4. How can I make and sell tangible things (step-by-step guides to whatever the audience votes for: books, shirts, LOLmagnetz, Spam Fortune Cookies)?
5. WTF is a breadpig? And is it delicious?

If you're going to be in Austin for SXSW in 2011 (or even if you're not), I humbly request that you take a gander at my proposal and vote for it if you like what you see. I'll be presenting along side Christina Xu (cofounder of ROFLCon) and we'll be polling the audience in real-time for the areas you'd like us to focus on.

Our aim at Breadpig has always been to share everything we've learned, so in keeping with that tradition, we'll be providing all the tutorials you could hope for to create your own Breadpig-killer :)

My friend Faith Hinkley was killed by a rocket attack in Iraq this month. It was her last month in Iraq. The Westboro Baptist Church is goin to protest her funeral. If any Redditors could go counter protest and help out Faith's family, all her friends and everyone at her unit would appreciate it. Thank you in advance.

Memorial of Spc. Faith R. Hinkley, Tues., Aug. 17, at 12:15 p.m., Monte Vista High School, 349 Prospect Avenue, Monte Vista, CO

EDIT: I can't go as I am currently deployed.

EDITEDIT: Reddit has once again outdone itself. Thank you all for your help and sympathy. Everyone here at 502d MI BN in Iraq appreciates it. If anyone could take some pictures for us over here, that would be amazing.

I love it. Bravo, redditors of Colorado and beyond!

I forgot to post this sooner. The quote should probably be "If you want to succeed [in social media], you've got to be okay to just lose control" to give proper context from my TED Talk, but I'm just thrilled to have been captured (and my head sticker-ized) in a StartupQuote. Thanks.

I've also finally joined Steve :) who has a much funnier quote.

That peanut doesn't stand a chance.