Comments on: Cool Website http://www.groveproject.org/2008/01/21/cool-website/ A concentration of local citizen journalists Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:08:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Ranald http://www.groveproject.org/2008/01/21/cool-website/#comment-558 Ranald Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:15:21 +0000 http://www.groveproject.org/2008/01/21/cool-website/#comment-558 addicted means: dependent edict trophy lackluster addicted means:

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]]> By: Rachel http://www.groveproject.org/2008/01/21/cool-website/#comment-556 Rachel Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:44:17 +0000 http://www.groveproject.org/2008/01/21/cool-website/#comment-556 Darn you Mindle!! I can't stop! I am completely addicted to freerice. Darn you Mindle!! I can’t stop! I am completely addicted to freerice.

]]> By: Ian http://www.groveproject.org/2008/01/21/cool-website/#comment-544 Ian Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:52:27 +0000 http://www.groveproject.org/2008/01/21/cool-website/#comment-544 This is great, Mindle. In my sporadic, mouth-breathing attempts, I've only raised the vocabulary thermometer to a 41, however. What a slick way to do good -- and so savvy about that wordy-nerdy-feed-the-needy demographic in which some of us figure. This is great, Mindle. In my sporadic, mouth-breathing attempts, I’ve only raised the vocabulary thermometer to a 41, however. What a slick way to do good — and so savvy about that wordy-nerdy-feed-the-needy demographic in which some of us figure.

]]> By: Susan http://www.groveproject.org/2008/01/21/cool-website/#comment-542 Susan Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:48:34 +0000 http://www.groveproject.org/2008/01/21/cool-website/#comment-542 I just looked at the Snopes item on freerice.com, and learned that it was created by the same guy who started the Hunger Site, just a slightly different approach - and I can certainly do both of them! I just looked at the Snopes item on freerice.com, and learned that it was created by the same guy who started the Hunger Site, just a slightly different approach - and I can certainly do both of them!

]]> By: Susan http://www.groveproject.org/2008/01/21/cool-website/#comment-541 Susan Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:37:50 +0000 http://www.groveproject.org/2008/01/21/cool-website/#comment-541 That is exceptionally fun. It took me 3240 grains of rice to get a 49 right, and I still haven't got enough of them to be handed a 50 to attempt .... thanks for the link!! Along these same lines: for several years now, my daily routine has included the websites of the Greater Good Network. For a click a day, each site's advertisers donate a certain amount of its specialty, the same as these rice people except that each click is much more valuable - but there's no game involved and you can click on each of them only once a day. They are the HungerSite.com (which was the first) with sister sites on tabs at the top of the page for literacy, animal rescue, rainforest, breast cancer and child health. Greater Good also sells a lot of fair-trade products, stuff made by women's collectives in various third-world countries, etc. The prices are very reasonable, and each purchase adds more donation to whichever of the sites you entered the store section through. It's where I buy almost all of my earrings and all kinds of other cool stuff, from scarves to toys, for myself and for other people. It's also paid for by links from advertisers, and I try to click on some of them from time to time, have bought stuff from some of them occasionally as well. That is exceptionally fun. It took me 3240 grains of rice to get a 49 right, and I still haven’t got enough of them to be handed a 50 to attempt …. thanks for the link!!

Along these same lines: for several years now, my daily routine has included the websites of the Greater Good Network. For a click a day, each site’s advertisers donate a certain amount of its specialty, the same as these rice people except that each click is much more valuable - but there’s no game involved and you can click on each of them only once a day.

They are the HungerSite.com (which was the first) with sister sites on tabs at the top of the page for literacy, animal rescue, rainforest, breast cancer and child health. Greater Good also sells a lot of fair-trade products, stuff made by women’s collectives in various third-world countries, etc. The prices are very reasonable, and each purchase adds more donation to whichever of the sites you entered the store section through. It’s where I buy almost all of my earrings and all kinds of other cool stuff, from scarves to toys, for myself and for other people. It’s also paid for by links from advertisers, and I try to click on some of them from time to time, have bought stuff from some of them occasionally as well.

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