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Max Gladwell 10 Ways to Change the World Through Social Media

Citizen journalism, open government, status updates, community building, information sharing, crowdsourcing, and the election of a President.

Editor's note: This is first guest post from Max Gladwell. Our children will inherit a world pro… Continue

Added by Max Gladwell on May 12, 2009 at 1:03pm — No Comments

JoeSolomon Congrats to the Change the Web Winners!


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Social Actions' just announced the three top prize winners for their Change the Web Challenge at

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Added by JoeSolomon on April 28, 2009 at 2:30pm — 4 Comments

JoeSolomon Change the Web Winners Will Be Announced @ NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Conference!


The winners of Social Actions' Change the Web Challenge will be announced at NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco, CA, next Tuesday, April 28, 2009.

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Added by JoeSolomon on April 22, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Yannick Charity meter, CauseSense and Micro-lending widget news

With all my 3 apps making it to the final 24 apps for the change the web challenge things are starting to get serious. So here is an update of where they are heading and what has been achieved until now. Charity meter This app was the biggest challenge to develop. Getting an app to work on Ning, MySpace, Orkut, Facebook, hi5 and Hyves is more work than just conforming to the open social specs. Here is a short review of the different networks a… Continue

Added by Yannick on April 22, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

JoeSolomon A Huge Thanks to Change the Web's Sponsors!

While Social Actions' Change the Web Challenge is still underway (The Judges are in the midst of reviewing the 24 finalists + using the web for change is a constant campaign!) - the Challenge has undoubtedly been a huge success!

Without the support of our sponsor

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Added by JoeSolomon on April 15, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

JoeSolomon Change the Web Challenge Finalists Announced!


Amy Sample Ward of NetSquared just posted the Change the Web Finalists on the NetSquared Blog.

"Congratulations to the 24 Change the Web Finalists! How did the number of finalists grow to 24, you ask? Well, we had a heck

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Added by JoeSolomon on April 13, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

JoeSolomon All Change the Web Conversation Transcripts - Facebook, Mozilla, Convio Open, iPhone, Twitter, OpenSocial, and Ning - For Good!


As part of Social Actions' Change the Web Challenge we were excited to host the "Change the Web Conversation Series," open online chats to discuss how to use specific technology platforms for good.

We invited a num

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Added by JoeSolomon on April 9, 2009 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

JoeSolomon 24 Hours Left to Vote For Your Favorite Change the Web Challenge Entries


Voting has been going on all week, and now there’s only one day left to cast your vote for Social Actions' Change the Web Challenge!

-- Check out these

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Added by JoeSolomon on April 9, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

JoeSolomon Check Out the 35 Apps from Social Actions' Change the Web Challenge!

We were (and remain!) blown away by the 35 inspiring & innovative apps that were recently submitted to Social Actio

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Added by JoeSolomon on April 8, 2009 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Tori Tuncan The Lend4Health Journey: The Humble Widget

When I first heard about the Social Actions Change the Web Challenge, it sounded cool, but I didn't think it would involve, effect, or impact me, for I am not a developer. But one day as I was perusing Twitter, I saw that a… Continue

Added by Tori Tuncan on April 7, 2009 at 8:50pm — No Comments

JoeSolomon Voting is now Open For Social Actions' Change the Web Challenge!


Voting is now Open For Social Actions' Change the Web Challenge!

From now until Friday, April 10th at 3 p.m. PDT, you can vote for your favorite

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Added by JoeSolomon on April 6, 2009 at 4:04pm — No Comments

Yannick Add Charity Meter widget to your profile here

For the Netsquared Change the web challenge I have created a widget that allows you to list your favorite causes that you recently donated to. The power of this widget is in sharing with your network friends what causes are really important to you and at the same stimulating them to do the same. The good news is that you can add the widget to your profile here on my.socialactions.com because it supports open social widget. To see how it looks have a look at… Continue

Added by Yannick on April 5, 2009 at 6:37pm — No Comments

JoeSolomon Last 24 Hours to Remix the Web and Mobile for Change!


Holy cow! There are 24 Hours left to submit your projects to Social Actions' Change the Web Challenge and NetSquared's N2Y4 Mobile Innovation Challenge.

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Added by JoeSolomon on April 2, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

JoeSolomon Last week for Change the Web submissions! (Mashup Social Actions API, 10K Prizes!)


This is the last week to submit your projects to Social Actions’ Change the Web Challenge!

Developers are uploading their inspiring web applications and widgets that draw on Social Actions' open database of 70,000+ opportunities to make a diffe

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Added by JoeSolomon on March 30, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

JoeSolomon Invite to Developers: Open Call for Change the Web - Wed April 1st

Are you a developer working on a web app for Social Actions' Change the Web Challenge? Then we want you to join us!

We're holding an open call this Wednesday April 1st @ 1pm PST to invite developers to ask questions about the Social Actions' API, share suggestions, and in general get geeky about how we can best support your apps!

What is the

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Added by JoeSolomon on March 30, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

JoeSolomon 10 Ideas for Firefox Extensions That Could Change the World!

What would a Firefox Extension look like that helped you make a difference as you browsed the web?

Below are 10 ideas – All potential submissions for Social Actions’ Change the Web Challenge!

Note: There a number of rock star social change extensions already in existence - You can find a bunch with the delicious tag

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Added by JoeSolomon on March 27, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

JoeSolomon 10 Social Actions API Secrets



Social Actions' Change the Web Challenge is about to hit its final week (submissions close April 3rd!) - and we wanted to share a few secrets (or at least cool things) about the Social Actions API that might be helpful to developers in the final st

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Added by JoeSolomon on March 26, 2009 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Peter Deitz Social Actions Adds Ten New Action Sources; Reaches the Milestone of Fifty Partners

Late last week, Social Actions added ten new action sources to our open database of opportunities to make a difference. For a full list and descriptions of the (now) fifty partners contributing to Social Actions, please see Our Guide to 50+ Action Sources.

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ClimatePath -> Group Fundraise… Continue

Added by Peter Deitz on March 24, 2009 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

Peter Deitz Video: Convio Helps Spread the Word about Social Actions' Change the Web Challenge

Check out this video about Social Actions' Change the Web Challenge. Thanks Convio for putting this video together and spreading the word about Change the Web.

Social Actions is grateful to Convio for being one of three official sponsors of the Change the Web Challenge.

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Added by Peter Deitz on March 23, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

JoeSolomon 10 Apps Submitted to Change the Web So Far – Check ‘em Out!


So far 10 apps have been submitted to

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Added by JoeSolomon on March 23, 2009 at 12:17pm — No Comments

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