Fight Cancer, Get My Time
Last year, I rode in Cycle for Survival, and helped raise over $15 million for cancer. You guys helped by donating over $2,000. This year, it’s even more personal. As you know, I lost my beloved dog Kobe to cancer last Fall. Meanwhile, my friend David Weekly lost his mother, and his brother is now [...]
There is a formula for getting funded on Kickstarter
Some people know I am a rabid fan of Kickstarter, and I am an active participant in the community of funding awesomely cool projects. To date I think between myself and my company we have funded four projects in the last six months to the tune of six hundred dollars. We have seen projects fail, [...]
How Tech People Can Make a Difference in the Lives of Under-Privileged Children
I’d like to start by asking each of you to consider helping under-privileged children in America get a little bit more than they have today. Sure, you can give a small amount of money. Even $10. Please. It’s better than zero. You can combine that with supporting Fred & Joanne Wilson. (if you click no [...]
Causes Leaves MySpace for FaceBook
Causes is a social networking donation platform that uses MySpace so that people can raise money for causes or issues that they believe in. Generally these kinds of activities help provide a community around issues like Breast Cancer, or stop smoking, or other issues that are part of our daily life. Causes is an excellent [...]
Ashton vs. CNN Twitter Match Yields $100,000 to Malaria No More Fund
If you look at TechMeme, you might think that Ashton Kutcher’s Twitter victory (twitory?) over CNN is the day’s most important news, second only to the Pirate Bay Founders prison sentence. It’s the usual blog-pile in: everyone feels they have be seen on TechMeme, but there’s not much they can add to the story. Well, [...]
