Simplee, a platform for tracking and paying health care bills, recently launched a fundraising program to benefit medical nonprofits. For every user who signs up for Simplee, the company makes a donation to a nonprofit focusing on a chronic condition like diabetes, heart disease, or cancer. Their first fundraiser benefits the Melanoma Research Foundation in…
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Tonight in Chicago, an event called Geek 2 Chic blended fashion with local tech geeks – the tech set strutted their stuff at the all-male fashion show for a good cause. Executive producer Mark Drapeau of Microsoft was joined by master of ceremonies and former Wired cover-girl Julia Allison (shown above), along with more than 20…
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How would you like to spend a day on the set of Modern Family? Or hang out with scientists at the MIT Robotics Lab? Or win a chance to meet with X-Prize founder Peter Diamandis? You can enter a sweepstakes to do all of the above thanks to a brand-spanking new (literally, it’s like 2…
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With the daily deal market overflowing, how can new entrants possibly hope to compete?Sharing Spree, which combines deals with charity like Deals for Deeds, can teach us a thing or two. The site has expanded to three cities and donated over $152,000 to nonprofits in a year. Users pick from around 150 charities to receive…
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Today’s post by Tech Cocktail contributor Samantha Strauss (@SFSam22) is the first of a collection of interviews with some heavy-weight social media industry personalities with a goal to highlight the entrepreneur in all of us. Are you on Twitter? If you’re reading Tech Cocktail, we’ll assume you are. Since you’re on Twitter we’ll also assume…
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Daily deals are all about getting what you want, from discounts at your favorite Thai restaurant to free money on Amazon. But now you can use them to help others, too. Deals for Deeds is a DC-based deal site that donates 5-15 percent of purchases to local nonprofits. After launching last year in DC, it…
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Formative Labs, Inc. announced today the beta launch of Double Impact, a new Facebook Connected site that allows consumers to earn money for their favorite charities by completing simple tasks that decrease their energy usage and increase sustainability. All the money is given by brand partners, so users never have to open their wallets. With…
Read MoreClean water is something that is definitely top of mind this Earth Day weekend. Most of us take clean water for granted, yet one non-profit, Charity: Water, has leveraged the powers of social technology to capture people’s attention and fulfill its mission of providing clean and safe drinking water for those in need. Charity: Water…
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This past week, an afternoon showdown of sorts has been capturing all those who have been able to watch it. The IBM Watson supercomputer took the main stage of Jeopardy for a showdown against some of the top winners in the game’s history – Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings. The IBM Watson is named after…
Read MoreGift giving can be fun as it is, but now with the help of the Galvanize iPhone app, which launched last month, you can turn gift giving into a treasure hunt. Galvanize introduces a game that makes hiding and finding real gifts with your friends an addictive exercise – and extends the anticipation and fun….
Read MoreWith the holiday season nearly upon us Gap is launching its Holiday campaign called “Want”- which includes a series of videos featuring Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai the co-founders of the popular location based service, Foursquare. The videos answer the question-if you could give anything in the world, what would it be? In their video,…
Read MorePublic Service Announcement: Mothers Day is right around the corner. Sunday, May 9th to be exact. Set a reminder on your mobile device now. My mother and I have over 600 miles between us which makes it a challenge for me every year. Do I send flowers, a gift certificate, jewelry? Celebrate the next time…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was written by Shashi Bellamkonda. He blogs at:blog.networksolutions.com and shashi.name. You can follow him on Twitter at:@shashib. The Washington Post live blog on Haiti is reporting that “Charitable giving for crisis reaching record totals. Organizations raising money for Haitian relief efforts online say that the early response is reaching record-breaking totals…
Read MoreYou may have seen that Chicago is getting ready for a Twestival this week but so it Washington, DC as over 120 cities around the world will be hosting a unique event to raise money for Charity:Water, a non profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations by funding sustainable clean…
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