The Environment and the Internet

I just read an interesting blog entry at comScore Voices titled The Internet Goes Green. It analyzes the number of unique visitors to three environmental related websites (epa.gov, treehugger.com, and freecycle.org) from the past year.

It also shows a few environmental related search terms and the number of times it was searched for in Feb 2007 and Feb 2008. The results showed that 6 of the 7 terms showed an increase. (earth day, recycle, hybrid cars, pollution, ecotourism, and climate change) Global warming was the most searched term but it decreased in the number of searches.


Here is one statement that got my attention in this blog entry -

"So even though we may be less likely to partake in an Earth Day rally today than in the 1970s, it's clear that environmental activism is alive and well – it's just that much of it has moved online."

Five Web 2.0 Things Nonprofits Can Do

Beth has asked "What can you do in ten minutes using Web 2.0 to be a better nonprofit professional?". Her goal is to reach 100 things!

Here are five things I came up with-

1) Fundraise online by using a fundraising widgets (Examples: SixDegrees or ChipIn) or Facebook applications (Example: Causes).

2) Create a fan page on Facebook or page on MySpace for your organization.

3) Write online petitions.

4) Promote your orgnanization's presence on Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Flickr, and other sites by placing badges/links on your website.

5) Make a video and post it on YouTube, then embed it on your organization's website.



Do you have an idea to add to the list? Read Beth's Blog to learn how to submit your idea and to read other ideas.

LOLseals Photo Caption Contest

The Humane Society is having a contest where you put captions on seal photos. The deadline to enter is Friday, March 21. More information at LOLseals Photo Caption Contest.

*The photo above is one of the photos you can choose to write a caption for.

American Cancer Society Videos

The American Cancer Society has started posting videos online. Here are links to two of their videos:

History of the American Cancer Society

Jamaican Cancer Society 2007

Fighting World Hunger with FreeRice.com

The Sacramento Bee has an article about FreeRice.com, a website ending world hunger and promoting world literacy.

FreeRice.com visitors test their vocabulary by selecting synonyms for words from a multiple choice list. When the right answer is selected, 20 grains of rice are donated to the hungry.

These donations are paid by the site's advertisers and the rice is distributed by the United Nations World Food Program.