Using the Web for a Good Cause or Two or Three
December 4th, 2003UPDATE: The Stranger auction totals are cruising and have just passed the four-grand mark today. Currently the Stranger is at $4,052 and the Mercury is at $2,062.
I've got to go and plug the three big-ass web projects I've had a hand in working on for the past two weeks, two of which were finally set loose today…
First off is the Portland Mercury Online Holiday Gift Auction. All sorts of goods and services from the crazy folk at the Portland Mercury, open for bidding on eBay, with all of the proceeds going to charity ($1700 so far, with 3 1/2 days to go).
Next is the Second Annual Strangercrombie Holiday Gift Catalog. That's right, same idea as above (and as last year) with even more items. Last year The Stranger raised $6,000 to go to the Northwest Harvest charity and this year they're aiming for $15,000 (total bids are at $700 for just the first 4 hours!).
Last but definitely not least is Spreading Santorum, Dan Savage's smear campaign (pun intended) against Senator Rick Santorum. A good deal of Movabletype, CSS, some creative animated-GIF work, and some design help from Corianton and I think it all turned out pretty well (26,000 hits in it's first 36 hours of being live)
December 5th, 2003 at 9:33 am
Don’t forget the Penny Arcade Child’s Play toy drive for Children’s Hospital.$64,000 worth of toys and counting.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/childsplay/index.htm