Max Gladwell

MediaPost columnist and SocialVibe CEO, Joe Marchese, writes about the nexus of social media and green living. We’re honored to get a mention today in Marchese’s OnlineSPIN column, Social Media for Social Good. “Check out DoSomething.org and read Ten Ways to Change the World Through Social Media written by Max Gladwell.” We’ve excerpted from the column below after the [...]

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Aegis Trust develops an application using Facebook and Google Maps to track and locate Darfur war criminals in Sudan. From Aegis Trust: On First Anniversary of ICC Darfur Indictments, Facebook joins hunt for war criminals. Facebook, known for its trivia and embarrassing photos, is taking a serious turn this weekend with the launch on Sunday [...]

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As Stephen Colbert would say, “This is a Threat Down!” Net neutrality is the basis of the social web. It’s like our right to vote. Granted, companies and wealthy individuals can exert undue political influence through lobbyists and donations, but an election i.e. democracy still comes down to one person, one vote. The Net and [...]

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Earth Day 2008: Free concerts are nice. But the green landscape is being transformed by markets and social media. My first Earth Day celebration was in 1990 in Central Park for the 20th anniversary event. For better or worse, it was was my introduction to green. This was senior year of high school, and an [...]

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From Fast Company: Oakland activist Van Jones is on a mission to bring green-collar jobs to the urban poor. His mightiest weapon: his mouth. This story has many inspiring elements: community building, youth empowerment, market-driven solutions, and solutions to poverty, employment and global warming. Most of us don’t worry about the next meal or paying [...]

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