(HT: mi amiga Ruth)
Check out Free Rice. The site is a English vocab game that donates 10 grains of rice through the UN to developing countries for every answer you get correct. The funds are provided by the companies advertising on the site. Take a look at the current tally.
The genius is the spin–turning charity […]
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Test your vocabulary — donate rice
November 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment
Tags: New Media · Development · Online Community · Non-profit tech · International · US
Zoho: awesome online apps!
November 21st, 2007 · 2 Comments
I was looking around last night for a free online project management tool. In the search results I saw two familiar names: Basecamp and Zoho. I tried Basecamp before and wanted to take a look at something new so I decided to try out Zoho Projects and am so far very impressed […]
Tags: Business · Web Apps · New Media · Online Community · Web 2.0 · Non-profit tech · Tech
Center for Global Development Launches Carma.org
November 15th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Congrats to CGD on launching Carma.org: Carbon Monitoring for action. The data collection is incredible and the visual display does a great job of showing this as Global issue.
So go check out the site, grab some data and go make a difference!
Tags: Non-profit tech · Online Community · New Media · Carbon Emissions · Global Warming · International · environment · Climate Change · Politics and News
More Conferences, More Online Material, More Discussion for Thought
April 24th, 2007 · No Comments
HT: to Ethan Zuckerman for writing about TED and two other conferences he attends, Pop!Tech and LIFT which are also posting their presentations online for the world to watch. I never knew about these two conferences before but am now sharing ideas from both of them (and TED) with friends, family and colleagues. […]
Tags: New Media · Video · Online Community · Social Networking · news and entertainment · Politics and News
TED Talks Online: Enlightening Thoughts
April 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
If you want to tap into some serious thought power check out TED: Ideas Worth Spreading.
What is TED?
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.
The annual conference now brings together […]
Tags: Online Community · New Media · Video · TED · Global Warming · Social Networking · Tech · US · International · Web 2.0 · Politics and News
Think Green: A New Wiki on Environmental Policy and Ideas
April 9th, 2007 · No Comments
A few weekends ago I started Think Green, a wiki, to collect and share information on environmental issues and policies such as tax incentives for businesses and individuals for going green. I am also hoping you will help me create a collection of all green blogger links and news. I need your help […]
Tags: Carbon Emissions · Non-profit tech · Online Community · New Media · Global Warming · Climate Change · DC · environment · Web 2.0 · Social Networking · Tech
