IS Parade

IS Parade is Completely ridiculous but way too much fun.

It is a promotional web app where you can lead a twitter parade out of your followers, or rally a parade around a keyword. The parade is complete with drums, whistles, dogs and cats... what more could you ask for?  My favorite part is when they carry out the big statue of you... too funny.

The Extraordinaries

It is easy to make excuses about not doing volunteer work, but what excuse do you have not to do a little micro-volunteering? The Extraordinaries is a group that helps everyday people do good, 35 seconds at a time. Just go to their website or download their mobile app and get access to all sorts of small activities that will help others. You can help a child out of extreme poverty by providing some worlds of encouragement, tag some photos for a local museum, or help build a database of dog shelters. Lots of the activities can be done right from your computer or phone. Most take less then a minute. You can do good on the bus, while waiting for take out, before going to bed, or in an otherwise unproductive meeting. What is your excuse now?

I couldn't be more excited about this app if I had thought of it myself.

The Moment Jars

We all have moments we want to capture, celebrate and share. The Moment Jars are a sweet and quiet way to hold on to a moment. Just write your moment down, and place it in a (virtual and magnificently illustrated) jar.

Designer's Magic 8 Ball

I don't know about you, but I am an avid Magic 8 Ball user. Mine was given to me at my first design job, and it has been on my desk ever since. So I had to smile at this online designer version of a Magic 8 Ball created by Creative Block. Sure, it's just an advertisement in disguise, but what isn't. Enjoy.

The GOOD 100

I've been thoroughly enjoying The GOOD 100, this month. It is GOOD Magazine's list of the most important, exciting and innovative people, ideas and products making our world better. The 100 cover a wide range of scope and subject from smarter trash cans to same sex marriage advocates. The list is made up of of projects, people and ideas nominated by a combination of the extended GOOD team, and its readers. You can check out the whole list online here.