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LinkedIn employees use forum about diversity to defend racism

The Verge

An employee from Fiji said, “It is not solely a ‘white’ problem to solve. The same day, a white employee followed up with the employee from Fiji — the one who’d spoken about this not being just a “white” problem — to discuss why the words had been harmful. The chat function on BlueJeans, however, told a different story.

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Highest Rated Holiday Travel Destinations for Your Auction

Greater Giving

Here are the TOP 3 picks for Holiday Travel Destinations this year: Fiji – A Tropical Paradise. Fiji is a tropical paradise, known for its activities and beaches. Fiji’s hundreds of islands are an aquatic constellation scattered in a bright blue sea. There are many experiences available from Winspire.

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Startup founded by ‘Survivor’ champ debuts airless bike tires based on NASA rover tech

TechCrunch

SMART, which is co-founded by “Survivor: Fiji” champion Earl Cole and engineer Brian Yennie, worked with Padula and Creager, along with former NASA intern Calvin Young, to apply the benefits of SMA to the consumer market. 5 consumer hardware VCs share their 2021 investment strategies.

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The Greenwash Brigade

Tech Soup

They have recently published Greenwashes of the Year 2008 and here are some of their findings: Fiji Water's new green campaign. Greenwash Brigade member Heidi Siegelbaum found that Fiji Water's 'Every Drop is Green' claim to be prime greenwashing.

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From bootstrapped to a $2.1B valuation, ReCharge raises $227M for subscription management platform

TechCrunch

Customers include Harry’s, Oatly, Fiji Water, Billie and Native. ReCharge’s ARR grew 146% in 2020, while revenue grew over 136% over the same period, according to co-founder and CEO Oisin O’Connor , although he declined to reveal hard numbers. The startup has 15,000 customers and 20 million subscribers across 180 countries on its platform.

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Liquid Death lands $75 million more to expand the brand

TechCrunch

Pointing to a beverage industry metric called ACV (for all-commodity volume) that represents the total annual sales volume of retailers, Cessario said that Fiji water has 90% ACV whereas Liquid Death was approaching just 9% at the end of 2021. In the meantime, there are evidently plenty of places in the U.S.

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Departing from LA, Next Stop Brisbane: An Interview with a Digital Native

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Alex is on route to Fiji. As you know doubt know, airports are not designed for travelers with laptops. There were few plugs at the gate, so I asked this young guy named Alex who was using the plug to recharge his Ipod if could share. We started to chat about technology and I asked him a few questions about his use of web 2.0

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