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The Perfect Video for All You New Media Geeks

The Perfect Video for All You New Media Geeks

If you’re a big user of any kind of social networks or new media you’ll appreciate this… especially when all the tech related websites start popping up and you realize that you’re subscribed to all of their RSS feeds. Thanks to @onitmarketing for the...

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Celebrate International Women’s Day

Celebrate International Women’s Day

Women empowerment is the name of the game here at Under Solen (although we did just add a male dog to the family…), so we think it’s important to devote time to celebrating International Women’s Day. In fact, today marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. In short, the day is a “global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements...

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Hands Up Not Handouts: Mentoring Women of the World

Hands Up Not Handouts: Mentoring Women of the World

Here at Under Solen, we’re all about empowering women, so we found this video and the cause behind it incredibly inspiring and motivating this morning. And we’re psyched to deck ourselves out in some gorgeous jewelry. From Hands Up Not Handouts: The power of theses embroidered bracelets is in what they represent… global connection, friendship and hope for a better life and...

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Friday Faves: Hot Norwegian Skiers, Gun Control, and a Ukelele

Friday Faves: Hot Norwegian Skiers, Gun Control, and a Ukelele

www.thesnaz.com This is Liz here, chiming in from Under Solen HQ in Portland, OR. Obviously, my fave from this week is that I got to spend the past five days drinking coffee and dodging rain drops with two of my favorite ladies. Not only was it awesome to be here and do some great work, but we managed to have a little fun too. In between intense new media strategy sessions, we managed to stumble...

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Wednesday Wanderlust Break: Norwegian Sunrise

Wednesday Wanderlust Break: Norwegian Sunrise

When it comes to the lull of the middle of the week, we all need some inspiration. So here at Under Solen we’ve decided to bring you a weekly dose of inspiration to fuel your wanderlust. It might be a video, a photo or even a quote; anything we can find to get you inspired to get out and go! This week it’s this beautiful video shot in Norway by Leif Johan Holand. Thanks to MatadorTV...

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Mountainfilm Photo Contest: Win Gear + VIP Festival Package!

Mountainfilm Photo Contest: Win Gear + VIP Festival Package!

Photo by Jennifer Koskinen We do love a good photo contest, mostly because it gives you the excuse to peruse your old travel and adventure photos and take a few minutes to reminisce, but also because there’s usually the chance to win something really good. Enter the Mountainfilm Photo Contest. Leading up to this year’s festival, Mountainfilm is celebrating by hosting a three month...

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