Post-2012 World Leader Election Coverage Nick Butler, September 3, 2009September 3, 2009 If you haven’t heard by now, you must be living under a rock. The Institute for Human Continuity is looking for a post-2012 world leader and it could be you!Of course, we have our very own Scott Caldwell running, but what’s the fun if you’re only an advocate? Sign up and get in the race. Here’s what you’ll need to do:1. Register to take on a series of skill-based challenges2. The 12 candidates with the top scores submit their proposal for the election3. The 12 finalists then campaign to get votes for themselves4. The candidate with the most votes wins the honorary title “Leader of the Post-2012 World”Enter and get full details of the giveaway here: http://www.instituteforhumancontinuity.orgYou better hurry up, you can’t sign up past September 9th!Source: MSN Viral Marketing 2012
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Check Out This Real Life Jarvis From Iron Man April 7, 2010April 7, 2010The Boston Globe has a story about a 27 year old tech support worker named Chad Barraford who created a “digital life assistant”. What’s interesting about the story is that the assistant is a computer program that communicates with Chad and is integrated with his home, similar to the JARVIS… Read More
I wanted to mention in the article, but felt it didn’t fit in. I had a hard time writing this article without a cool graphic like The Daily Show’s “INDECISION 200_ COVERAGE”.
I can honestly say that this is a very fun contest. Not only is it a lengthy running one, but it has some difficulty to it as well.That, and vote for me!