Max Gladwell

The social networking for social good space continues to heat up with Ammado.com and a new NetCommunity feature from Blackbaud. Is it a coincidence that social good and social media share first names? It has always seemed that the social web was purpose built to benefit humanity. It’s no surprise that so many entrepreneurs are [...]

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It’s possible that the power of social networking cuts both ways. Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook (especially MySpace) have long been criticized for “enabling” child predators. The latest critique comes from Dr. Himanshu Tyagi, a British psychiatrist. According to a report by the BBC, Tyagi says that “people with active online identities might [...]

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What if we could subscribe to the social web through a centralized micro-payment platform that sustains the medium while supporting good causes? Would anyone pay? We’ve got a business idea. Actually, it’s an idea for a foundation that could lead to business opportunities. And we’re going to share it, for better or worse. First, here’s [...]

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GreenMap.org is scheduled to release a new social mapping site in September. Here’s a preview. GreenMap is a global map-making community that organizes the green landscape. According to the organization, the “Green Map System supports local Green Mapmakers as they create perspective-changing community ‘portraits’ which act as comprehensive inventories for decision-making and as practical guides [...]

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It’s all about the cause: YourCause, JustCause, FreeCause, Cause Wired, CauseCast, FoxyCause. “Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person.” –Albert Einstein The theme of this post is quite clearly “the cause”. It’s a term [...]

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