Tag Archives: charity

The Joy of Giving

We love, love this video of Narayanan Krishanan -  companion to the forgotten. Check it and share his message of giving:

iPhone apps for good

We’re happy to see more non-profits using moblie applications to raise funds and awareness.. WaterAid recently launched it’s ToiletFinder UK, an iPhone application that uses geolocation to find public toilets.  App users are then encouraged to show their appreciation for the tool by making a small donation to WaterAid through the  iPhone. The free app [...]

Social Good on Mashable

Our favourite social media site, Mashable, is this week profiling charitable initiatives that are maximising social media use .. their first post is about LIVESTRONG, the cancer Foundation founded by Lance Armstrong.
The organization has been using social media in a great manner, from a regularly updated blog, to MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter [...]

What are you doing now?

Twitter, the micro-blogging site, asks the simple question: “What are you doing now?” This can be answered in real time (in less than 140 characters) using SMS, instant message or via a webpage, so users can keep in touch whenever, wherever. The concept is very simple and at first glance, Twitter can seem almost trivial. [...]