I'll throw this idea out there. I've been thinking about the usability of
nutritional food labeling and thinking there has got to be a better, more
intuitive way to present this. Ideas from talented interaction designers
could really make a difference here.
A graphical presentation such as bars
On Dec 11, 2007 9:00 PM, Fred Beecher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 12/11/07, Michael Tuminello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We could add something to the ixda site that let non-profits submit
projects for consideration for pro-bono work by our members...
That sounds like a fabulous idea.
So, this seems to gel with what people have said, in that it is both
tangible and possibly doable for Feb, and also a framework rather than
just a one-off.
As a next step, maybe we generate a list of things we'd like to be
able to do with it? please feel free to chip in to the list below.
On 12/12/07, Michael Tuminello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As a next step, maybe we generate a list of things we'd like to be
able to do with it? please feel free to chip in to the list below.
It's great people on the list (susie at least) already have experience
with doing something like
On Dec 12, 2007 3:14 PM, Fred Beecher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 12/12/07, Michael Tuminello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I do have one question though... will non-profits
*know* what kind of expertise they need? I'm guessing they might know that
their site is hard to use or that it's not
I really like this idea. I would like to see it coupled with a means
by which several IxDA members could team up to work on them. I
wouldn't likely have the resources to take on a project on my own,
but I would be interested in contributing to a project as you have
been discussing here.
by the
time they leave (after the shock has worn off).
Susie
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I really like this idea. I would like to see
by the
time they leave (after the shock has worn off).
Susie
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I really like this idea. I
We could add something to the ixda site that let non-profits submit
projects for consideration for pro-bono work by our members...
Wonderful idea!
At Miskeeto, we're focusing on socially-conscious projects - foundations,
awareness sites, corporations doing the right thing, etc - and I'm sure
On 12/11/07, Michael Tuminello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We could add something to the ixda site that let non-profits submit
projects for consideration for pro-bono work by our members...
That sounds like a fabulous idea. Continuing the give back theme, we could
also structure something that
New to the list, so hi!...
With respect to broader political projects, is anyone else familiar
with http://www.theyworkforyou.com/? They've done a fantastic job of
combining what seems to be every ounce of information about the UK
parliament into one place. At a glance I can spot a number of
Very good idea and it seems nicely implemented on catalogchoice.org.
Anything available for the rest of the world? :)
PS. Very interesting how on many web sites, the only way to find out the
geographical scope of the project is to go to the Register page and see if
there is a 'Country' drop-down.
On Dec 8, 2007 8:49 AM, Michael Tuminello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all -
I was thinking that the IxDA community has a lot of potential to
contribute something positive to the world at large, either by
improving some system that people use for some positive social
impact, or maybe just
More on Wikipolitics:
http://www.socialtext.net/wikinomics/index.cgi?wikis_and_politics
On Dec 10, 2007 1:03 PM, Oleh Kovalchuke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Dec 8, 2007 8:49 AM, Michael Tuminello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all -
I was thinking that the IxDA community has a lot of
They both sound like great ideas, but maybe with different sized scopes.
The question is: how much time is needed for the Wikipolitics? Is it a
bigger project than what Michael was thinking? If yes, would we benefit from
a small victory on a smaller project before tackling a bigger project?
On
On Dec 10, 2007 3:52 PM, Sebi Tauciuc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They both sound like great ideas, but maybe with different sized scopes.
The question is: how much time is needed for the Wikipolitics? Is it a
bigger project than what Michael was thinking? If yes, would we benefit from
a small
I saw this site: proquo.com, and it's free, but requires downloads
for forms that you have to send in. I'd prefer something fire and
forget. Part of the frustration is the effort required to get
people to stop sending you garbage.
I was thinking about this a bit more and was thinking
Just this week, someone from another list sent me a link to this website that
allows you to decline catalogs from their participating merchants. I haven't
tried it yet.
Catalog Choice is an easy, free service that allows you to decline unsolicited
catalogs, reducing the number of catalogs in
I also marvel at the wad of catalogs that I have to pry out of my
overstuffed mailbox this time of year. greendimes.com has already jumped
into the junk mail fray with a service that you admittedly pay for, but is
supposed to help reduce the flow as well as plant trees to make up for some
of the
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