Intern ... ?

Our friends from Banking & Finance Magazine are looking for an intern (Dutch). Interested, look here. CitySavvy has room for an intern too. Details here.

QR, forget it

The tale of the QR code is a sordid story. The QR (Quick Response) code was originally the trademark name for a two-dimensional barcode system. It was invented in 1994 by Denso Wave, a Toyota subsidiary, as a way to track vehicles as they were assembled, and to scan components at high speeds. While Denso Wave holds the patent on the technology, they granted free license on it, going so far as to publish the specs online, and allowing anyone to use it. Read Paul's blog here.

PR: Green Wash liquid?

PR is often maligned as a purveyor of greenwash but what if it was employed to play a more active role in building trust and effecting change? Read more in The Guardian.

Who runs your twitter account?

Does the board room grasps the potential impact of social media? Do they really? In Forbes a insightful story about what happens when social media is left to the intern.