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Hey guys,

I read another article today http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30373686 where the Playstation network has been hacked. What is with all the hacks to Sony? Are they perceived to be easy to hack or are they a company that are for whatever reason hated?

An interesting article on Jason Lewis who became the first person to circumnavigate the Earth without using motors or sails. He walked, cycled, & inline skated 5 continents, & kayaked, swam, rowed, & pedalled a boat across the rivers, seas, and oceans. It took him 13 years to complete, the 46,505-mile journey. This is an interview with him on what those 13 years were like, why he did it and what's next for him.

http://zidilife.com/jason-lewis-the-journey-in-between/

I am trying to put together a list of really inspiring people in all different types of fields. I recognise there are 1000s and 1000s of inspiring people out there but just wondered who inspires you?

Hi guys,

My fiance has a student in her class who wants to learn about coding, and web development (including design). He's very poor so can't afford to pay for anything so is on the hunt for some good info that is on the web. He's a bit overwhelmed by the sheer volume of stuff on the web, and doesn't know what is good vs what is bad.

He's been turned down by his college to study web development (long story) and wants to learn himself on the side.

Any good resources that would be good for him to start?

thanks!

I run a website whereby I try and post inspiring content daily. Today's video, that I have just found, is probably the most powerful thing I have ever watched.

It features a single Twitter account, from the person's first tweet to their last. It's 4 minutes long and I would implore you to watch it.

To watch it on my site - http://www.getinspired365.com/20140922 or to watch it on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aaYXu_qzg0

Was chatting to my Dad today about my little startup and we were looking at real time analytics together. He couldn't believe I had visitors from the States, and from Italy on the site. He asked where else people had visited the site from.

So I opened up analytics and to my complete amazement at least one person in every country in the world bar Greenland had visited my tiny startup! I make no money from it, I don't even get that many visitors. It's a labour of love but somehow it feels like it's been a worthwhile journey!

Anyone else had a similar moment where they feel like all their hard work has been worth it? What's your proudest moment startup wise?

Google is 16 years old today. My site has created a small tribute to them whereby we've collected their most inspiring videos (7) in one slideshow. They can be viewed here - getinspired365.com/google

This is an incredible story of perseverance and dedication. Adam Butcher spent 13 years of his life building a computer game, he has just finished it.

Here is his story - http://www.getinspired365.com/20140623 or direct YouTube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b0tSu0QDQ0

Hi all,

I run a site where we try and dish out inspiring content. I came across a video a couple of days ago that totally took my breath away. It is entitled 'the mountain' and as one person puts it 'A man filmed heaven for 7 days, what he filmed took my breath away.'

Many of us are living busy lives and often don't take time to reflect on the beauty around us. If you are stressed, or just want to reflect, then have a watch of this for 5 minutes.

You can watch it via my site - getinspired365.com/20140611 or if you'd prefer straight from YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk6_hdRtJOE

Enjoy!

Hi guys,

We've been developing our site - getinspired365.com for the last 15 months. We've spent a long time on it but we've reached a point where myself, and my partner, can't spend any more time on it. We would like some return on the work we've put in so we've decided to see if we can sell it. Here is a quick presentation (6 slides) on what the site is about, and why someone may want to buy it.

http://app.emaze.com/414240/gi365#slidenum=1

thanks

Hi guys,

We run a really simple site called getinspired365.com - it dishes out daily doses of inspiration. These are in the form of pictures and quotes, or really cool videos.

We've got 2500 registered users who received a 'daily dose of inspiration' from us and we get around 1000 users coming to the site each day. We had a few people comment saying that they really liked the design of the site and that they'd like the same style template for their site.

We thought that was a cool idea and a neat way for us to try and monitise. We built this page - getinspired365.com/getyourown that lists why you may want a template from us, our different price plans and the ability to order a template.

So far we've had 7 customers without us doing an awful lot of pushing. This has come from our existing user base.

We want to really push it and try and get 100 paid users. In your opinion what are the best ways of trying to sell our template to people. Some thoughts we had was: - Contact existing user base to see who fancies a template. - Offer referrals (if you get a mate to get a template we'll give you the first months money) - Advertising

We just wondered if people had any advice on how they got users to pay for their service. We are constantly trying to improve our product so it may be a case that we really try and push it once it is in better shape. We're just after some advice!

Oh, and feel free to order a template!

thanks!