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0 Welcoming new Akohans to the team

I’m very pleased to welcome some new Akohans to our team.
We’re constantly looking for great people who share our vision to help build Akoha. In the...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Apr 30, 2009
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0 Bruce Bueno de Mesquita on predictions (a TED presentation)

There’s a new video on TED’s website by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita.

I think one of the interesting lessons to take away from this presentation is that...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Apr 9, 2009
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0 Random Act of Kindness? Support Your Local Community!

Sometimes, it doesn’t take much to randomly be kind.  Sometimes, literally just “being there” is enough to make people happy.  A couple of us Akohans...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Apr 7, 2009
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0 Being Akohan - Be the Change you want to see in the World

As Akohan’s we love the idea that everyone can be an agent of change. We also know that people don’t need Akoha to be Akohan
As a company we are...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Apr 3, 2009
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0 Akoha Card Cases

Over a great dinner with Akohans last night in SF, we talked about a few short-term, mid-term and long-term ‘quick fixes’ that could help them be more...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Mar 30, 2009
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0 Akoha in San Francisco

I (Sean Power, community gardener for Akoha) will be in San Francisco this week to spend some time at Web 2.0 Expo and meet Akoha players and play...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Mar 29, 2009
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0 Akoha Selected as “Who’s Got Game?” Finalist

San Francisco, March 24, 2009 - Akoha Inc., which creates online and real-world social games designed to make the world a better place, is pleased...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Mar 24, 2009
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0 Austin Hill to Speak at Serious Games Summit

San Francisco, March 23, 2009 - Akoha Inc. chief executive and co-founder Austin Hill will be giving a presentation today at the Serious Games Summit...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Mar 23, 2009
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0 Akoha is going to SXSWi 2009

Akoha will be making an appearance at SXSW this year!  If you’re an Akoha player or a potential one, let’s meet! I (Sean Power, aka as @akoha and...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Mar 11, 2009
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0 New Site Changes!

It’s site upgrade time!  We just pushed some changes that will make the site a weee bit more usable.  Things to note:

The site is faster - these new...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Mar 4, 2009
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0 Substantial Site Update!

We’re proud to announce a pretty substantial update to the Akoha site.  Quite a few things have changed, so make sure you take a few seconds to look...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Feb 18, 2009
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0 Einstein Robot detects Human Facial Expressions

Dr. David Hanson presented at TED2009 some of the research and prototypes of robots that are capable of recognizing human expressions. This is some...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Feb 6, 2009
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0 How Not to Play Akoha Cards (Humor)

Akoha missions are played in the real world, and while we generally encourage players to leave their house, meet the person they play a mission with...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Feb 5, 2009
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0 Bill Gates speaks at TED 2009 about Education & Malaria

TED curator Chris Anderson humorously suggested title “Bill Gates releases more bugs into the world at TED” which got a laugh from the audience as...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Feb 5, 2009
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0 Akoha Inspired Minds - Support a Public School

This mission is inspired by Dave Eggers’s TED Prize wish for everyone to help their public schools.
To complete this mission, find a way to support a...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Feb 5, 2009
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0 Akoha Inspired Minds - Give a Hero Medal

This mission is inspired by Dr. Philip Zimbardo’s research on the psychology of heroism.
To complete this mission all you need to do is create a hero...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Feb 4, 2009
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0 Akoha Inspired Minds - Host a TED Talks Watching Party

The goal of this mission is simple.  Select a few of your favorite talks (each are under 20 minutes), and invite friends / acquaintances to watch them...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Jan 29, 2009
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0 Akoha Inspired Minds - Share a Live Musical Performance

This mission is inspired by Benjamin Zander’s TED talk on music’s ability to create new possibilities and new connections.  If you haven’t seen this...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Jan 29, 2009
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0 Sizeable Akoha Upgrade

We’ve pushed some very visible site updates which you’ll find next time you log into your account.  Notably:

We changed the footer graphic look....

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Jan 28, 2009
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0 Congratulations, Akoha Players!

Our Akohans don’t play Akoha for attention or praise. It flies against the very nature of the game. They spread acts of kindness selflessly, without...

  • Source: akoha.com (Company Blog)
  • Date: Jan 28, 2009
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