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Re: Playroom: Founded to promote happy and healthy sex lives in China

Jasmine Connor — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:59:09 -0000

China surely has one of the biggest market of adult toys, they can manufacture some inexpensive products but do compromise on the quality.

Re: Exclusively.In: Founded to make Indian fashion globally accessible

bhavinsgindia — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:24:23 -0000

I was enjoy these post while reading it. It is too much interesting and also present the information regarding to the Indian fashion style.....

Re: ZocDoc: Founded so you can see a doctor on YOUR schedule

Dlazarov2006 — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:20:04 -0000

Need more employees at this point, love your idea.
Dvora Lazarov,LCSW psychotherapist
Interested I innovative ideas I health care
Dlazarov2006@ gmail.com

Re: Certified Business Laureate: Founded to level the playing field for young business professionals

sam — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:25:02 -0000

Does anyone know if you can retake the exam if you don't do well on it the first time?

Re: Warby Parker: Founded because hip, high-quality eyeglasses shouldn’t break the bank

designer sunglasses online — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:47:38 -0000

Nice post This might sound quite unusual but it is really quite common.

Re: Engineered Care: Founded to help patients avoid going back to the hospital

Judith Berg Kohn — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:34:07 -0000

As a nurse in the trenches I have two ideas the require software--indeed they are all software and then the hardware to create a healthy population as well as to augment discharge planning by Project Red. How an I find the right audience for these ideas? I believe it may be you.

Re: Arniko Skateboards: Founded because my friends started placing orders

moon — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:37:22 -0000

Its really awesome that you guys are trying to build a skatepark in nepal. i mean thats a start also to introduse skateboard to nepal. you guys are doing a great job and actually im from US and i bet people here would love your work and the board. keep up the good work!! xD

Re: Good Men Media: Founded to offer the world a new kind of men’s magazine

Thaddeus Gregory Blanchette — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:15:03 -0000

Well...

I'd say that the magazine has a fair struggle with the idea that it has no concept of "right or wrong". It preaches free speach, but I get the feeling that some opinons are definitely more welcome than others. Certain posts get censored with no explanation, others, equally or even more rude and problematic, are let through. The Good Men Project Magazine WANTS to be seen as promoting and safeguarding free speech, and yet it also wants discussions to be "safe" and "civil", which is a bit of a contradiction, especially when there are no clear guidelines as to what constitutes "safe and civil" speech.

Some of TGMPM's moderators, for example, seem to think that it's an ad hominem simply to challenge the science brought up by authors to support their views on, say, sex addiction or porn. Meanwhile, I've seen self-proclaimed feminist bloggers flat-out state that nothing a man says on a given issue is valid simply because he's a man (and MRA authors say the same thing re: women). This, somehow, isn't an ad hominem, nor are the anti-prostitute, transvestite and even the occasional homophobic ad hominems which somehow sneak through the censors.

TGMPM's censorship policy seems to work based upon how many people complain about a given post or comment: not whether said post or comment actually breaks the rules. If 20 people (or their sockpuppets) complain about a given commentator, she'll be placed under the gimlet eye of the editorial staff and every thing she says will be parsed for double meanings. Meanwhile, folks who utter common prejudices (i.e. "Whores are dirty and transmit STDs") frequently get a pass.

Also, it seems pretty clear to me than many folks on TGMPM's staff are full-fledged believers in the radical (reactionary?) notion that certain types of sexual activity are bad and physically addict people. We see an article on porn addiction published almost every week and so far only one of these has been challenged in the comments section - two attempts to challenge others have been actively censored. During one of the latest tiffs, I discovered that anti-porn and anti-sex activist Marnia Robinson was given complete control over the censoring of her own comments section. As far as I'm aware, none of the pro-sex authors publishing with TGMPM have been given that power.

That sort of editorial decision, in and of itself, amounts to a kind of "soft" censorship.

I'd be much more comfortable if TGMPM simply took the bull by the horns and let the opinions fly: put their money where their mouth is, so to speak, on the free speach issue and let everything through except open slander and/or threats to other people. But, apparently, the editors want "constructive" commentary and what is considered "constructive" varies article by article - in some cases comment by comment.

From what I'm hearing around the edges, by people closer to the decision makers at TGMPM, the "solution" to this dilema may be to give every author control over their own comments section - which, of course, will kill most free exchange of ideas on the site. It DOES, however, have the saving grace of not letting authors get pissed off by commentators and, seeing how the company's value is based on its authors and not it's commentators, that might be the "safe" and market friendly way to go.

Finally, the idea that the only two political positions out there on gender are "conservative" and "feminist" - or that at least these are the two relevant poles - is pretty ridiculous and marks something of a political and moral position of its own, one which hasn't been paying much attention to the field of gender for the past twenty years

Where, for example, does the sex workers' rights movement fit in? Or the trans rights movement? Or, hell, even most of the gay movement? None of these movements can be defined as "feminist" or "conservative".

In conclusion, however, I'll say that TGMPM at least TRIES to make all points of the gender compass heard, at least once, which is a shot and away better than most of the MRA, trans, gay, or feminist blogs out there, where you'll be quickly banned if you don't toe the party line. The fact that this makes TGMPM unique - when it should be commonplace in discussions about gender - is a sad reflection regarding how reactionary the U.S. and Canada are getting when it comes to these issues.

I hope TGMPM contiues on to a long life, as problematic as it can sometimes be.

Re: Wordy: Founded to provide the whole package: speed, quality and affordability

academic proofreadingservice — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:59:22 -0000

good read. I would
say when giving advice to self pleasure to the bible you should recommend
passages from Songs of Solomon. Some of that is pretty graphic.

Re: Pixable: Founded despite skepticism from industry experts

Rafael Pasqua Costa — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:01:32 -0000

Hi guys,
I see that you quit with the printing idea.
Why did that happen - business model, wrong partnerships, bad revenue stream?
Now you are focusing on being a browsing and visualization service. What is the revenue stream desired?

Re: Arniko Skateboards: Founded because my friends started placing orders

arun thakuri — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 03:04:46 -0000

i m very happy to hear that u guys have planned to built skatepark in nepal .........

Re: Goji Gourmet: Founded three months after leaving Wall Street

Michael — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:31:49 -0000

I hope I can also start my own business that is related to goji berries. Maybe I would start with a website about different goji berries recipes. Thanks to forgojiberries.com for the best berries!

Re: Exclusively.In: Founded to make Indian fashion globally accessible

Neragioia — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:35:35 -0000

so looking forward to when those of us in Canada can order form the site... can't wait :)

Ciao,

Re: Playroom: Founded to promote happy and healthy sex lives in China

adult toys — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:04:24 -0000

playroom of what? you got to be kidding.. (naughty smile)

Re: Youtholding: Founded by (and for) Young Turks

Emrah Kaya — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:23:37 -0000

Audra, Thank you for your positive energy :) I will be using this luck :)

Re: Youtholding: Founded by (and for) Young Turks

Audra Marvin — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 11:46:40 -0000

This is really impressive. Emrah seems like a guy who is full of ideas and has plenty of ambition (and energy) to carry them to fruition! What an inspiring article and portfolio! Best of luck in all future pursuits, Emrah.

Re: ArtStar: Founded so everyone can collect limited-edition pieces of art

Rupa Parekh, Chief Finder — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:04:59 -0000

Happy to have you part of The Founded Project family. It's an exciting platform...something that every household should consider. We're excited to watch you grow!

Re: ArtStar: Founded so everyone can collect limited-edition pieces of art

ArtStar.com — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:10:03 -0000

We couldn't agree more Jenn! And did we mention that all framed prints arrive with a hanger and nail, ready for the wall?

Re: ArtStar: Founded so everyone can collect limited-edition pieces of art

jenn scott — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:51:18 -0000

Honestly, that's a huge seller for me--the framing! Sometimes that can be just as expensive as the actual art!

Re: ArtStar: Founded so everyone can collect limited-edition pieces of art

ArtStar.com — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:46:40 -0000

Thanks to all at Founded for the great profile. We're so excited to be part of the affordable art movement online and working with such tremendous artists! And of course we're always up for a round of ping pong...

Re: ArtStar: Founded so everyone can collect limited-edition pieces of art

ArtStar.com — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:33:20 -0000

Thanks Claire! We're delighted to have inspired your first art purchase! You'll be hooked in no time and we really appreciate your sweet comment.

Re: ArtStar: Founded so everyone can collect limited-edition pieces of art

Claire — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:42:13 -0000

I love that "Kim Jong Il is a Sucker" !! So clever. And well done. For the first time in my life, I'm actually considering purchasing a piece of art! It's affordable, the options are awesome, AND ArtStar frames for me? Really can't beat that!

Re: Tutta Bella: Founded to bring authentic Neapolitan pizza to Seattle

Bakare504 — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:14:41 -0000

Wow, very inspiring story. Great to see entrepreneurs recognizing that Americans are dying for bold and unique dining experiences!

Re: ListCharming: Founded to liberate your wedding registry

Celeste — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:42:12 -0000

Great idea! Have you heard of WiseGifter (http://wisegifter.com/)? Sounds incredibly similar.

Re: Apply in the Sky: Founded because the B-School application process sucks

laura — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:39:03 -0000

This is a great idea! I had a such a hard time managing applications for business school that I almost missed some deadlines. I would have definitely used this. It would eventually be great to sync up with schools to actually submit applications through here.