Green Options » 3rd whale http://greenoptions.com/tag/3rd-whale Posts tagged '3rd whale' Wed, 13 May 2009 03:46:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 10 Ways to Change the World Through Social Media http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/12/10-ways-to-change-the-world-through-social-media/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/12/10-ways-to-change-the-world-through-social-media/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 03:46:33 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/12/10-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 profoundly changed by the combination of technology and humanity that is social media. They’ll take for granted that their voices can be heard and that a social movement can be launched from their laptop. They’ll take for granted that they are connected and interconnected with hundreds of millions of people at any given moment. And they’ll take for granted that a black man is or was President of the United States.

What’s most profound is that these represent parts of a greater whole. They represent a shift in power from centralized institutions and organizations to the People they represent. It is the evolution of democracy by way of technology, and we are all better for it.

For most of us, social media has changed our lives in some meaningful way. Collectively it is changing the world for good. Given the pace of innovation and adoption, change has become a constant. Every so often we find the need to stop and reflect on its most recent and noteworthy developments, hence the following list.

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/12/10-ways-to-change-the-world-through-social-media/feed/ 10 Ways to Change the World Through Social Media http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/05/12/10-ways-to-change-the-world-through-social-media/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/05/12/10-ways-to-change-the-world-through-social-media/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 19:00:45 +0000 mcmilker http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/05/12/10-ways-to-change-the-world-through-social-media/ Editor’s note: This is guest post from Max Gladwell, founder of #EcoMonday. Rob Reed a web strategist in the green field, is the voice behind Max Gladwell and a blogger buddy of mine for a few years. I value Rob’s take on growth in the green field and his input on social media strategies.

This post is, in Rob’s words, part of a grand social media experiment  to publish the first collective, simultaneous guest blog post from Max Gladwell.  Our goal is for it be published simultaneously on 100 blogs, thus inspiring 100 simultaneous conversations from various points of view. We have more than 70 confirmed with some of the biggest and coolest in the blogosphere.

Enjoy!

Our children will inherit a world profoundly changed by the combination of technology and humanity that is social media. They’ll take for granted that their voices can be heard and that a social movement can be launched from their laptop. They’ll take for granted that they are connected and interconnected with hundreds of millions of people at any given moment. And they’ll take for granted that a black man is or was President of the United States.

What’s most profound is that these represent parts of a greater whole. They represent a shift in power from centralized institutions and organizations to the People they represent. It is the evolution of democracy by way of technology, and we are all better for it.

For most of us, social media has changed our lives in some meaningful way. Collectively it is changing the world for good. Given the pace of innovation and adoption, change has become a constant. Every so often we find the need to stop and reflect on its most recent and noteworthy developments, hence the following list.

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]]> http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/05/12/10-ways-to-change-the-world-through-social-media/feed/ 3rd Whale: Moving Green Behavior from Hype to Habit http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/05/07/3rd-whale-moving-green-behavior-from-hype-to-habit/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/05/07/3rd-whale-moving-green-behavior-from-hype-to-habit/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 19:06:46 +0000 Paul Smith http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/05/07/3rd-whale-moving-green-behavior-from-hype-to-habit/ Shop green 3rd whale iphone appWith so many sources of information on sustainability and green living choices, you’d think it would be easy for you and me to live a greener lifestyle. And yet, how many times have you found yourself out there, doing errands, going out, or traveling, and you have no idea how and where to make greener choices?

3rdWhale is a bridge between talk and action, with an iPhone app that allows you to search for green businesses in proximity to you, plus submit your own finds that aren’t already on there, all listings filtered by 3rd Whale and then rated by users, ala Yelp. An Android version is on its way.

But here’s where it gets interesting: As seen first in Mother Nature Network 3rd Whale are joining forces with Creative Citizen, a hub for crowdsourced, specifically measurable sustainable choices. Each is broken down to how much energy, waste, water, emissions you’ve saved, and in what I think will help it bridge to a broader segment of the population, money. When you have this kind of clearly tangible benefit laid out for you, and it’s on something that you carry with you, action is much for likely.

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]]> http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/05/07/3rd-whale-moving-green-behavior-from-hype-to-habit/feed/ Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who’s the greenest of them all? http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/04/22/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-whos-the-greenest-of-them-all/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/04/22/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-whos-the-greenest-of-them-all/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:04:57 +0000 Krates http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/04/22/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-whos-the-greenest-of-them-all/ We are ecstatic about sponsoring 3rd Whale’s Greenest Person on the Planet contest for 2009 .  Entry consists of submitting your carbon foot print information and also describing why you are the greenest person on the planet.  The contest launches on Earth Day (April 22nd).  Deadline to submit is May 22nd.

Those entries get narrowed down to 10 candidates in each region.  Those candidates are then asked to submit videos about their green lifestyle.  3rd Whale’s audience votes on the semi-finals.  From there, a second round of votes determines the Greenest Person on the Planet.

You may have already heard of 3rd Whale if you have an iPhone.  3rd Whale’s mobile application for the Apple iPhone lets you power up your green lifestyle. With a shake of the phone you can find the nearest vegetarian restaurant, fair trade store, yoga center or bicycle shop.  It is like the magic 8 ball but for greening up your lifestyle.

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