Comments on Trent Stamp's Take: The Rest of the Story

Sorry I missed this two days ago - Blogathon blogg...

2007-08-02T00:48:49.247-04:00

Sorry I missed this two days ago - Blogathon bloggers don't touch the money that they solicit.

Neither does the Blogathon organization - it goes straight from the donor to their selected charity.

Provided that the pledger turns into a donor, of course.

-- Mister Ed, Human Assistant to
Tucker the Siberian Husky

p.s. Thanks for the earlier plug!

The New York Times' Dining section has an interest...

2007-07-31T15:30:19.866-04:00

The New York Times' Dining section has an interesting analysis of how animal rights groups have influnced food:
food:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/25/dining/25sanc.html?ref=dining

I agree.Though many groups who do their work in a ...

2007-07-31T10:32:24.447-04:00

I agree.

Though many groups who do their work in a way that generates negative reactions from the public, may accomplish the goal of obtaining publicity for their cause, they often do reduce their actual effectiveness at changing policy in the long term.

A quick review of the bids for the $100,000 iphone...

2007-07-30T18:22:29.621-04:00

A quick review of the bids for the $100,000 iphone auction shows that the top four bidders have zero feedback. This is a warning sign.

Select "22 bids" on the auction page. Mouse over the details on the right to see what I'm talking about. Sadly, the four highest bids will probably turn out to be phony. Phony bids by are generally placed by one or more pranksters.

The first legit bid is probably the fifth bidder, at $5,300. Phony bids are especially rotten because they prevent legit donors from bidding, say, $6,000.

Still $5,300 isn't bad for a day's work assuming THAT bidder decides to "Do The Right Thing."

Have you been viewing the comments and messages on...

2007-07-30T15:15:48.458-04:00

Have you been viewing the comments and messages on the Katrina Home Drive web site concerning the American Red Cross? I attempted to verify exactly how much of each dollar received into the Red Cross Katrina Relief Fund went to the Katrina survivors. The Red Cross told me 97% of each dollar went to assistance. However, there are too many posts and emails from persons who were turned away or turned down when they sought help from the Red Cross. Exactly what is the truth regarding the Red Cross Katrina Relief Fund or the Katrina Means to Recovery?