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	November 17th, 2012 群 Posted 1 day ago by Koichi Mitsui to s a s u r a u 3 終末に向かって。 Branson urges business leaders to tackle external problems Posted 1 day ago by SmartBrief to Holy Kaw! 1 Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson is known for taking on challenges big and small, but the mega marketer says leaders from firms of all sizes can help solve some of the most striking problems facing society. Speaking Tuesday at CME Group’s annual Global Financial Leadership Conference in Naples, Fla., Branson said many social, environmental or technological problems could be overcome if every company focused its efforts on solving one or two problems. Full story at SmartBrief Social Media. More SmartBrief stories. The business of sharing [infographic] Posted 1 day ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! From car sharing to home sharing to bike sharing, Millennials seem to be embracing those lessons from kindergarten like no generation before them. Check out how this new frontier in business and lifestyle is shaping up and what it could mean for businesses in the future. Via Master Degree Online. Like infographics? So do we. World's catchiest PSA: "Dumb ways to die" [video] Posted about 24 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! There aren’t many PSAs you’d be willing to upload onto the iPod, but this might be the first, brought to you courtesy of Australia for Metro Trains Melbourne. Embedded media -- click here to see it. Full story at YouTube via Buzzfeed. All about safety. Balanced (YC W11) Raises $1.4M To Provide A Payment Platform For Peer-To-Peer Marketplaces Posted about 23 hours ago by Garry Tan to Y Combinator Posterous There are a growing number of peer-to-peer marketplaces out there, helping to match up workers and sellers with products or skills, with buyers who wish to take advantage of them. But for those marketplaces to work, they don’t just need payment processing — they also need to worry about how sellers get paid. That’s Y Combinator-backed payments startup Balanced hopes to do, by providing a two-sided payment platform for marketplaces. ... Previously known as PoundPay, the company was founded by Matin Tamizi, Mahmoud Abdelkader, and Jareau Wade — who were all early employees at Milo.com, which had been acquired by eBay in 2010. It graduated from the Winter 2011 class of Y Combinator and has raised $1.4 million from SV Angel, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, celebrity investor Ashton Kutcher, and Reddit CEO Yishan Wong, among others. Read the full article at Techcrunch Sent by Posterous. Change your email settings or unfollow. Other questions? We'd love to help.