GOOD's new social-networking feature

I've blogged before about the new socially-oriented social networking site Rethos and 1Bloc - and now I know of a third: the GOOD Community. This once takes being hip much more seriously as a way to engage young people in worthwhile causes. The website is still a little rough, but it's generated a lot of excitement - over 10,000 subscribers already!

Also, GOOD had an event right around the time I was writing about "Shopping for Values" - it was hosted by the Ralph Lauren "Rugby" store on Boston's swanky Newbury Street, and a portion of proceeds from sales that night went to a few GOOD-linked charities.

I met Ben Goldhirsh there, and pitched an idea to him - it's a book proposal I've been working on for a while, for something that would generate more thoughtfulness and enthusiasm among mainstream audences about the social/environmental impacts of their purchases, investments, jobs, commutes, etc. More on that idea later. It deserves it's own blog post.