Charity

There are tons of uses for SMS (text messaging); Clickatell recently published a guide to 101 business uses for SMS. I'm still making my way through it, but it's a great read. Read/Write Web last week posted a great guide to how SMS is being used for giving.

Google launches "Clicks for Charity," turning user searches into donations for charities. Learn how every click contributes to a good cause.

Google.org has been getting a fair amount of attention lately. "The philanthropic arm of Google" was formed in late 2004, and, unlike most charitable ventures, is a for-profit entity. Although that sounds somewhat troubling, a recent interview with Dr. Brilliant, the Google Foundation's executive director, should put any fears to rest.

Here's a roundup of a few Windows Vista news items:

MSN is launching a karmic charity campaign called Under the Butterfly, a concept based on the famous Butterfly Effect that asserts small events impact larger ones. It's "karmic" because participants in the event will have a choice: keep a prize or donate the cash equivalent.

The Well co-founder Larry Brilliant has accepted the position as the executive director of Google's philanthropic endeavor, Google.org. Larry Brilliant brings a combination of medical background and technological savvy to his new job...

A New York City man put up a broken Sony Mini-Disc player for sale on eBay in the hopes of raising cash to get him out of "serious financial trouble."

You've been itching to know what Tom Green has to say about health issues, haven't you? Me neither, but Green is just one among several D-list celebrities who've been tapped to participate in Yahoo!'s latest health blog initiative.