Hellow's Blog

I  thought that, with Black Friday 2009 coming up, it would be a good time to suggest a couple of sites related to Black Friday.

Gottadeal’s Black Friday Site
This is a good one, they even have their own forums in place.

BFAds
This one, from what I can see, also has a community.

Engadget also made a good Black Friday post: http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/black-friday-deals-bonanza-round-up/

Mashable also made a good post on using Social Media to find the best Black Friday deals: http://mashable.com/2009/11/20/black-friday-social-media/

And, last but not least, the relevant Twitter hashtag searches:
#blackfriday
#blackfriday2009 (less active than #blackfriday)

Slightly off the primary topic of the post, there is a good Thanksgiving hashtag going on too: #thanksgiving

Wishing you all a happy Thanksgiving holiday,
Collin Pruitt

DonorsChoose.org: An online charity connecting you to classrooms in need.

I’m not going to try describing it, here’s a excerpt from their “Who We Are” page under “About”:

DonorsChoose.org is an online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need.

Here’s how it works: public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on DonorsChoose.org. Requests range from pencils for a poetry writing unit, to violins for a school recital, to microscope slides for a biology class.

Then, you can browse project requests and give any amount to the one that makes your eye twinkle. Once a project reaches its funding goal, we deliver the materials to the school.

You’ll get photos of your project taking place, a thank-you letter from the teacher, and a cost report showing how each dollar was spent. If you give over $100, you’ll also receive hand-written thank-you letters from the students.

At DonorsChoose.org, you can give as little as $1 and get the same level of choice, transparency, and feedback that is traditionally reserved for someone who gives millions. We call it citizen philanthropy.

They also have a video on YouTube that I feel describes the project very well: