At 21, Keith Kurson uses many titles to describe himself: developer, CEO, professional procrastinator. He spends most of his time working at Agoge Incorporated, a company which created the social networking game and community, Subeta, or hanging out with the WIFI at Starbucks drinking Ice Chai Lattes (three pumps of vanilla and non-fat milk, please!).
He’s spent six long years building Subeta, an online community where members adopt virtual pets then fight to the death with them against other players, or just dress their avatar up in pretty outfits and socialize that way. There are auctions, trades, shops, cults, and even journals the members can access to enhance their online experience, building a world around them and their virtual pets. With over 100,000 members, and growing, adding approximately 150 new members daily, it’s entertaining, fun, and an incredibly social atmosphere for people of all ages, but especially for the younger female crowd.
It takes a creative spirit and free thinker to create such social groups on the web, helping young people build communities and interact with each other through inanimate and virtual pets that many become very passionate about. The community sites break down barriers, helping members develop self esteem and confidence through competitive interaction. Hear the rest of the story…
Born with deformed arms as a result of her mother using thalidomide, taken on prescription to aid sleep, Michaelina “Mikey” Argy survived her mother’s attempts to get an abortion, her deformities and disabilities, to marry and raise children of her own, take on the German and British governments and Grünenthal, an international pharmaceutical company, testify before parliament to win financial support for thalidomide survivors, and win the Outsider’s Erotic Award for her strong voice and courage to defend the rights of thalidomide survivors.Her struggle and recognition for her achievements isn’t over. As chair member of the National Advisory Council for The Thalidomide Trust, Argy recently won a battle on behalf of thalidomide survivors in England in 2009, receiving a long awaited apology to thalidomide survivors and settlement from the British Government: Hear the rest of the story…
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Born with deformed arms as a result of her mother using 
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