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Initiatives such as a non-profit network Causecast, a anti-war movement Invisible Children, as great as a consumer-powered activism debate Carrotmob have been only a couple of charitable forces attracting supporters by a power of compelling online video storytelling.

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Initiatives such as a non-profit network Causecast, a anti-war movement Invisible Children, as great as a consumer-powered activism debate Carrotmob have been only a couple of charitable forces attracting supporters by a power of compelling online video storytelling.

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The Carrotmob concept has even been spotted in Finland, where "Porkkanamafia" already had its first two events in Finnish restaurants - 3,250 Euros ($4,170) of extra profit at Helsinki's Juttutupa restaurant, of which 51 percent will go toward energy efficient lighting and kitchen appliances, and nearly 2,500 Euros ($3,207) for lighting at Cafe Europassa in Tampere.

Graham Hill: Grassroots Greening and the 'Mob 2009

Carrotmob and its spawn are classic win-win solutions because they play on people's needs - you gotta eat and buy toilet paper - as well as on their desire to do good.

Graham Hill: Grassroots Greening and the 'Mob 2009

With Carrotmob, 1BOG, and a philanthropic/people partnership idea called Lend Me Some Sugar, Virgance has the beginnings of a model for a new type of cool sustainable capitalism to emerge.

Graham Hill: Grassroots Greening and the 'Mob 2009

Now some of the folks who brought you Carrotmob are trying something riskier and more exciting - a for-profit business combining social networking with sustainability initiatives.

Graham Hill: Grassroots Greening and the 'Mob 2009

There are some terrific examples out there of groups like Carrotmob that organize reverse boycotts to reward businesses who sell products and services that have robust environmental credibility either in how they conduct business or in what they sell.

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OpEdNews - Quicklink: KarmaTube: Carrotmob Makes it Rain 2008

Watch what happened when Carrotmob pulled a big crowd together to spend a lot ...

OpEdNews - Quicklink: KarmaTube: Carrotmob Makes it Rain 2008

So Carrotmob, a new environmental advocacy group, had an idea: what if those seeking the same kind of product got together, pooled their dollars, and used them to collectively support local companies that were also doing the most for the environment?

OpEdNews - Quicklink: KarmaTube: Carrotmob Makes it Rain 2008