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What Nonprofits and Libraries Can Learn from Zappos Culture

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It might sound like I’m describing a typical college student's house, but I’m actually talking about one of the many workspaces in Zappos’ enormous headquarters in Las Vegas. It’s the former City Hall of Las Vegas, which makes the outside of Zappos deceptively rigid, official, and, well, civic.

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What Nonprofits and Libraries Can Learn from Zappos Culture

Tech Soup

It might sound like I’m describing a typical college student's house, but I’m actually describing one of the many workspaces in Zappos’ enormous headquarters in Las Vegas. It’s the former City Hall of Las Vegas, which makes the outside of Zappos deceptively rigid, official, and, well, civic.

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Mobile for Good: A Low-Key CES 2014

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It feels odd to use "CES" and "low-key" in the same sentence because the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is anything but. This concern was reflected in a few mobile apps showing in Las Vegas. The app won't broadcast your location on other social networks (like Facebook).