Social networking gains momentum everyday. My latest find includes the beta Razoo. Razoo is a New Zealand word for a small coin. Founder J. Sebastian Traeger likes to think that a lot of something small can turn into something great. According to the website:
Razoo is a community united around making a positive difference in the world. Where passion leads to action, and a whole lot of collective good comes from individual contributions.
Razoo is a for-profit online community where members can create profiles, join groups, create groups, post comments, share blogs, support causes and keep updated on new events in the non-profit world. Causes include a full range from saving the ocean to aiding the homeless to international development. In turn, Razoo then donates grant money to the causes who host the most members. I encourage you to check the site out. The best past about the site is that you do not have to be a member to browse.
Razoo has recently been featured in the Washington Post. Both articles come from December 2007:
- Social Networking for Social Causes. This article talks about Razoo and other social networking applications that work for the social good.
- Social Networking for the Socially Minded. This article provides more background on how the internet start-up began and its history.