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No power. Never have two little words meant so much, especially in regards to the recent devastating hurricane damage dominating our newsfeeds — and the occasional local electricity disruptions we have been experiencing in our locale. To consider that thirty-four percent of American households have only wireless telephones, (according to the most recent data from the National Health Interview Survey, recorded late 2011) that’s a lot of people who might be lining up at the pay phone during a long power outage.

So with our incredible dependency on the electric grid to keep our gadgets and cell phones going, I’ve gathered a list of some alternatives to help you power up: enough to keep you juiced up in a major (or minor) emergency or just to make sure you have enough battery potency to meet your friends at the right place for Happy Hour.

1. This portable USB power pack is about the size of a credit card — so long as you’ve remembered to keep your charger charged — this can keep your phone working during long days on the go.
2. A functional double duty iPhone case that’s also a back-up battery: adding up to 6 hours of extra talk time.
3. Solar battery chargers are plentiful, and practical not just for sunny weather residents.
4. Let’s not forget the combo mini-wind/solar/handcrank charger!
5. Bicycle chargers, this one also charges your bike lights.
6. Emergency single battery charger. A single AA battery charger is small enough to fit in your emergency kit or your handbag.
7. This super-useful hand-crank generator gets my vote as it takes 120 volts so all kinds of devices can be plugged in.

Amidst all the different jargon for CR communications one can easily get lost. We’ve created an interactive timeline to help layout the history of CR communications and how we got to where we are today. Understanding where sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and corporate responsibility came from is just part of tackling how we communicate them. Each area has its unique space within a company, and must be delivered to the right audience. We’ve even given you the ethos for each: Corporate Social Responsibility – share the wealth, Sustainability – don’t squander the future, and Corporate Responsibility – be a good global citizen. Play around. We hope this helps you, not only understand how today’s CR terms evolved, but also assists you to use them more precisely.

The music video, “I think she’s ready” by FKi, Iggy Azalea, & Diplo is being called “The World’s First Interactive Shoppable Video.” Shot in LA and styled entirely by Ssense, all the items in the video can be purchased using an interactive hotspot technology from wireWax that lets you purchase directly through the video. Just click on Iggy Azalea as she’s throwing her lines and you can have the same look for tonight’s party. 

http://www.ssense.com/video/iggy-azalea-diplo-fki-i-think-she-ready/