In the Philippines, site connects runners and brands for promotions and freebiesFinisher.me is a social network in the Philippines that helps brands connect with runners for exclusive freebies and promotions.
In the Philippines, shipping containers used to create low-income housingCitihub Mandaluyong is a dormitory built from shipping containers designed for low-income workers and students.
Schools constructed from discarded plastic bottlesAdd / Remove If discarded plastic bottles can be turned into countertops, bedding, graduation gowns, and athletic apparel, then why not a school? We’ve come …
Disadvantaged women sew scrap fabric into high-end rugs and bagsAdd / Remove Much the way New York designer Diana Eng creates purses from scrap leather, so Rags2Riches sells a line of high-end handbags and …
Filipinos can eat themselves happy at Van Gogh is BipolarAdd / Remove It’s no secret that satisfying a craving for chocolate can instantly improve a person’s mood. It’s lesser known that a huge range …
Free holiday love in ManilaAdd / Remove If ever there was a time of year made for free love, it’s the holiday season. Apparently the same thought recently occurred …
More free photocopying, this time for charityAdd / Remove We at Springwise are always happy to chronicle the spread of a good idea, but never more so than when those doing …
In the Philippines: free phone love with a viral twistAdd / Remove Regular Springwise readers no doubt remember Blyk, the Finnish free mobile operator that targets 16- to 24-year-olds with its ad-funded service. We …
Share phone credit by text messageAdd / Remove In the Philippines, text messaging has caught on in a huge way. Two years ago, according to Pyramid Research, the Southeast Asian …
Table-top tourist board | UpdateAdd / Remove Back in 2002, we reported on a Thai government initiative to launch a chain of over 3,000 Thai restaurants across the world, …
