Like charity and family values, energy efficiency begins at home. So with your washing on at 30 and the kettle half full you might be looking at your rickety old boiler as the biggest energy thief in the...
Like charity and family values, energy efficiency begins at home. So with your washing on at 30 and the kettle half full you might be looking at your rickety old boiler as the biggest energy thief in the...
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Organic, fresh and delicious. At last, I have found a company who puts their money where their mouth is. They succeed where other baby food manufacturers have failed.
Organic, fresh and delicious. At last, I have found a company who puts their money where their mouth is. They succeed where other baby food manufacturers have failed.
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I have given up following people around turning off lights and being generally “annoying” about consumption. The problem is not a lack of desire to do the right thing (as so often reported in the papers) but more a lack of knowledge...
I have given up following people around turning off lights and being generally “annoying” about consumption. The problem is not a lack of desire to do the right thing (as so often reported in the papers) but more a lack of knowledge...
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Paul Graham, founder of ycombinator, discusses the value of benevolence when working with tech startups.
Paul Graham, founder of ycombinator, discusses the value of benevolence when working with tech startups.
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In case you haven’t come across iFixit before, they’re a relatively small startup that offer detailed electronics teardowns, DIY repair guides and all the tools you’d need to do them. Basically, they’re aim is to put the power back in the hands of the consumer, when it comes to the maintenance...
In case you haven’t come across iFixit before, they’re a relatively small startup that offer detailed electronics teardowns, DIY repair guides and all the tools you’d need to do them. Basically, they’re aim is to put the power back in the hands of the consumer, when it comes to the maintenance...
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Here’s a round-up of all the posts from the LovelyCompanies.com blogroll that I’ve starred recently in my Google Reader. Feedback on this experimental post format is very welcome!
Here’s a round-up of all the posts from the LovelyCompanies.com blogroll that I’ve starred recently in my Google Reader. Feedback on this experimental post format is very welcome!
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In the last year, SuperJam boss Fraser Doherty has held over 120 Tea Parties bringing elderly people together and helping them make friends (previous coverage: here and here). Just recently, Fraser’s efforts...
In the last year, SuperJam boss Fraser Doherty has held over 120 Tea Parties bringing elderly people together and helping them make friends (previous coverage: here and here). Just recently, Fraser’s efforts...
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Beautiful World is a London-based agency for charities, non-profits and ‘any organization that does the world some good’. The three founding partners of the company each bring their speciality to the mix giving clients a neat blend of strategy, creative and data. Where traditional agencies might be all about...
Beautiful World is a London-based agency for charities, non-profits and ‘any organization that does the world some good’. The three founding partners of the company each bring their speciality to the mix giving clients a neat blend of strategy, creative and data. Where traditional agencies might be all about...
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Let’s talk about nappies. Half a ton of nappies, actually. A year’s worth of disposable nappies for just one baby. Because babies poo. A lot.
Big-brand manufacturers seem to ignore the environmental impact of disposable nappies. This is...
Let’s talk about nappies. Half a ton of nappies, actually. A year’s worth of disposable nappies for just one baby. Because babies poo. A lot.
Big-brand manufacturers seem to ignore the environmental impact of disposable nappies. This is...
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Earlier in the year I met up with a local lovely company. Hailing from the Team Valley Trading Estate in nearby Gateshead, EthicalSuperstore.com sells thousands of different groceries, gifts and gadgets from their easy-to-use website. I had...
Earlier in the year I met up with a local lovely company. Hailing from the Team Valley Trading Estate in nearby Gateshead, EthicalSuperstore.com sells thousands of different groceries, gifts and gadgets from their easy-to-use website. I had...
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The Alamo Drafthouse, a cinema in Austin, Texas, know that they’re in the entertainment industry. From time to time they have what they call ‘Signature Events’.
These events include ‘Renegade Karaoke’:
…and a secret world-premiere of the new Star Trek film:
There’s more info over on the...
The Alamo Drafthouse, a cinema in Austin, Texas, know that they’re in the entertainment industry. From time to time they have what they call ‘Signature Events’.
These events include ‘Renegade Karaoke’:
…and a secret world-premiere of the new Star Trek film:
There’s more info over on the...
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Social websites run by lovely companies often have lovely communities. One of the earlier social websites with a lovely community that was kind, friendly and helpful, was Flickr.
Last week Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake announced her latest project – Hunch.com –...
Social websites run by lovely companies often have lovely communities. One of the earlier social websites with a lovely community that was kind, friendly and helpful, was Flickr.
Last week Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake announced her latest project – Hunch.com –...
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SuperJam, a company we covered last month, is today celebrating the second anniversary of launching their products in Waitrose!
In the last couple of years they have launched in more than 1,000 stores, been named one...
SuperJam, a company we covered last month, is today celebrating the second anniversary of launching their products in Waitrose!
In the last couple of years they have launched in more than 1,000 stores, been named one...
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Email marketing is now quite a crowded market with hundreds of companies touting their various solutions. However one company that has consistently floated to the top of the pack for the last few years is Campaign Monitor.
They describe themselves...
Email marketing is now quite a crowded market with hundreds of companies touting their various solutions. However one company that has consistently floated to the top of the pack for the last few years is Campaign Monitor.
They describe themselves...
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I’ve been meaning to write about Graze for some time now and today there are some discount codes floating about on Twitter so, if you’re quick, you can read about the product and try it for free!
The idea behind Graze...
I’ve been meaning to write about Graze for some time now and today there are some discount codes floating about on Twitter so, if you’re quick, you can read about the product and try it for free!
The idea behind Graze...
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I just spotted these lovely iPod speakers on Twitter (thanks Phil) and thought I’d share them!
They’re made by a company called Speakal and they come in a handful of funky designs – iPig, iPanda and...
I just spotted these lovely iPod speakers on Twitter (thanks Phil) and thought I’d share them!
They’re made by a company called Speakal and they come in a handful of funky designs – iPig, iPanda and...
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We first wrote about Litmus almost a year ago when they gave all their users a Christmas present: a free lifetime account for stats package CrazyEgg worth $9/month.
Litmus is a web app that helps you make sure that...
We first wrote about Litmus almost a year ago when they gave all their users a Christmas present: a free lifetime account for stats package CrazyEgg worth $9/month.
Litmus is a web app that helps you make sure that...
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“Fraser Doherty always loved jam.” So starts the blurb on his website Superjam.co.uk. When Fraser (“Jam boy”) was 14, his Gran shared her jam secrets with him and after developing the healthiest jam recipe he could, he pitched the idea to the...
“Fraser Doherty always loved jam.” So starts the blurb on his website Superjam.co.uk. When Fraser (“Jam boy”) was 14, his Gran shared her jam secrets with him and after developing the healthiest jam recipe he could, he pitched the idea to the...
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Etsy is an online marketplace for handmade goods. It’s a fine example of a thriving community website and it’s also a very successful business: in 2008, transactions on the site totalled $100m!
Check out Loic Le Meur‘s interview with Etsy CEO Robert Kalin below. Robert talks about the...
Etsy is an online marketplace for handmade goods. It’s a fine example of a thriving community website and it’s also a very successful business: in 2008, transactions on the site totalled $100m!
Check out Loic Le Meur‘s interview with Etsy CEO Robert Kalin below. Robert talks about the...
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An OWL arrived at LovelyCompanies.com HQ over Christmas and I thought it was worthy of a quick review…
The OWL is a nifty little mobile device that you can put anywhere in your house and it displays your current...
An OWL arrived at LovelyCompanies.com HQ over Christmas and I thought it was worthy of a quick review…
The OWL is a nifty little mobile device that you can put anywhere in your house and it displays your current...
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