"Our mission is to provide a means for learning, self-expression and exploration to the nearly two billion children of the developing world with little or no access to education," says this charitable program. How? By putting as many laptops in the hands of as many kids as possible. How can you help? Check out their website to learn more.

"Here are the Top 55 Reference Websites as chosen by the eBizMBA editorial team," announces the eBizMBA website. Whether you're a student working on a research paper or a copywriter researching an industry vertical, you'll find this list invaluable. Check it out here.

Journalist Amy Gahran, the author of the blog Contentious, says that as a reporter, "the main concrete benefit I've experienced from participating in social networking sites is the ability to quickly share knowledge with a trusted network of friends and colleagues." How? Amy explains in this post here.

Pecha Kucha Night is "a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public." But here's the catch: Each presenter is given just 20 seconds to show 20 images, making it lively and fun. 80 cities now have these events. Check out where here.

"Want to convince your readers to do something or agree with your point of view? OK, that was a silly question. Of course you do.," says the site Copyblogger. But how? Read their entry on persuasive writing techniques -- and you'll be sold.

"About 16,000 words have succumbed to the pressures of the Internet age and lost their hyphens," says a recent report from Reuters. Why did they disappear? Read the story here.

Becoming a Writer Seriously, a blog that shares "tools and trade secrets for aspiring writers," offers a list of websites that "encourage active writing" through online collaboration between authors. Check out the post here.