Comments on: Facebook’s Virtual Plants For Real Forests http://earth2tech.com/2008/09/03/facebooks-virtual-plants-for-real-forests/ Helping the Earth with Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:01:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Charlie http://earth2tech.com/2008/09/03/facebooks-virtual-plants-for-real-forests/#comment-16858 Charlie Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:03:19 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=7614#comment-16858 <p>I'd like to know how apps like this suck the funding from other more traditional models where people have to actually do something more than send each other little bits of 1s and 0s. It's real nice that this app has generated so much money and so many users, but when people think they're doing good just by sending each other virtual plants, they're liable to think they've done enough and not contribute actual money or effort.</p> I’d like to know how apps like this suck the funding from other more traditional models where people have to actually do something more than send each other little bits of 1s and 0s. It’s real nice that this app has generated so much money and so many users, but when people think they’re doing good just by sending each other virtual plants, they’re liable to think they’ve done enough and not contribute actual money or effort.

]]> By: Uncle B http://earth2tech.com/2008/09/03/facebooks-virtual-plants-for-real-forests/#comment-16709 Uncle B Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:06:44 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=7614#comment-16709 <p>Making advertisers pay for two causes I believe in, Capitalism and Rain forest Conservancy. Bravo! P.S. Showing people one more good use of the net isn't so bad either.</p> Making advertisers pay for two causes I believe in, Capitalism and Rain forest Conservancy. Bravo!
P.S. Showing people one more good use of the net isn’t so bad either.

]]> By: “game mechanics for ecological good” « MadRegale http://earth2tech.com/2008/09/03/facebooks-virtual-plants-for-real-forests/#comment-16652 “game mechanics for ecological good” « MadRegale Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:02:16 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=7614#comment-16652 <p>[...] Facebook’s Virtual Plants For Real Forests « Earth2Tech [...]</p> [...] Facebook’s Virtual Plants For Real Forests « Earth2Tech [...]

]]> By: Jonathon D. Colman http://earth2tech.com/2008/09/03/facebooks-virtual-plants-for-real-forests/#comment-16649 Jonathon D. Colman Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:39:23 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=7614#comment-16649 <p>It's true -- (Lil) Green Patch supports The Nature Conservancy's rainforest conservation work and has raised over $54,000 to date for the Conservancy's efforts in Costa Rica.</p> <p>If you add the Causes application and look at the Conservancy's Cause at http://apps.facebook.com/causes/2979?recruiter_id=1833869 , you can see (Lil) Green Patch's total donation in the "Hall of Fame".</p> It’s true — (Lil) Green Patch supports The Nature Conservancy’s rainforest conservation work and has raised over $54,000 to date for the Conservancy’s efforts in Costa Rica.

If you add the Causes application and look at the Conservancy’s Cause at http://apps.facebook.com/causes/2979?recruiter_id=1833869 , you can see (Lil) Green Patch’s total donation in the “Hall of Fame”.

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