Weed Philanthropists Set Up Shop in CA
July 9th, 2009 by Russ
This week, ABC news reported on the newest innovation in the battle for California’s medical marijuana market share. Apparently a group calling itself the Artists Collective has been employing Twitter to coordinate weed drop offs for MMJ patients who prefer to do business in spurts of 140-characters or less. While the twits of the world are certainly proud of the entrepreneurship they’ve spawned, they don’t represent the most unique facet of the Artists Collective business plan.
You see, Artists Collective is a registered 501(c)3 (non profit). Moreover, its entire purpose is to raise enough money to give out grants to local artists. Move over Pew Charitable Trust. There is a new game in town. While the model is still brand new, and the scale relatively small, this sort of thinking could make waves in the greater philanthropy world.
In the current system, most philanthropy dollars flow from family trusts through private foundations. The programs selected for funding tend to do very conservative study or social work. Rarely would an esteemed organization (with some former Robber Baron’s name on the building) want to risk funding anything that would be considered countercultural or controversial.
Starting a foundation from the (weed harvested) ground up opens the door for a plethora of new alternative off-centered artists to finally receive some well-deserved patronage. For instance, it’s about time someone put some serious greenbacks behind the efforts of the Billboard Liberation Front.
With that in mind, here’s to hoping that the Artists Collective is the new JD Rockefellers of the Digital Herb Racket.
Serious Eats Lists Mobile Caterers on Twitter
May 21st, 2009 by Rick
Hungry?
Whether you’re at work, home or even on the road, you now can get updates of numerous street cart vendors that notify their customers via Twitter. Thanks to Serious Eats, you can now narrow down the mobile caterers that are in your area and know exactly what their special of the day is, time and location.
Bon Appetit!
Samantha Bakes Cocaine Cake for Lindsay
April 7th, 2009 by Rick
Quite possibly Twitter’s first lesbian battle is ensuing between ex-lovers Samantha Ronson and Lindsay Lohan. Laying down the first virtual bitchslap, Lindsay posted on her private Twitter that Sam cheated on her.
Via Twitter:
I was right all along. Cheat. Being cheated on does wonders to you. I’m doing this publicly because u & ur friends call People mag.. So you win, you broke my heart. Now go away.
Samantha then responded on Twitter as well by showing a picture of a cake especially baked for Lindsay (shown above). It’s safe to assume that’s not coconut shavings.
An undisclosed source for Sam says it is over for good and that Sam’s family is seeking a restraining order against Lindsay.
This time, Sam means it.
Alright you two, it’s time for separate sandboxes. Now go.
theFreshScent 420 Sneak Peak
April 20th, 2008 by Alex
It’s an exciting day here at tFS because we finally get to give you a quick glimpse into what we’ve been working on for the past few months. Let’s dive right in…
First, we’re happy to announce theFreshScent Twitter account. If you’re not familiar with Twitter, it’s a microblogging service that uses instant messaging, SMS or the web to send people 140-character bites about what you’re doing.
Even if you aren’t seeing a lot of posts on tFS, we’re very busy working on some of the stuff that I’m about to show below. By checking up on our Twitter feed, you’ll be able to see what’s keeping us busy and away from writing.
We thought this would be a cool way to keep in contact with our audience, even when we aren’t able to post as much as we’d like. Also, expect some links to videos, images or news stories that we find funny or interesting to check out. You know, so you don’t get too bored with us.
It’s a great service that has really taken off, so head on over to the page and follow us, or sign-up, or just grab our RSS feed and you’ll be good to go.
On to the next news…
As everyone knows, the site has been really choppy, quality wise, and we find that unacceptable. We also find it a bit stale to be honest. This design has been live since September 20th, 2006. That’s almost two years, and it’s time for a face lift.
Above you is a quick look at theFreshScent v3. Our new take on what we want to deliver to the Counter-Culture world. You might wonder why it’s taken so long to put this together, but we’ve re-thought this site from the ground up and made changes accordingly.
I can’t spill all the beans just yet, but expect plenty of new features when launch day is announced. There is a lot of exciting news on the horizon for tFS readers and it’ll be here before you know it. Who knows, we might even have another sneak peek for you.
As always, if you have any feedback for us we’d love to hear it. Oh, and Happy 4/20!
