3 Reasons Why I think Rayt Can Win: 1 - Garrett Camp (founder Of StumbleUpon) & Joshua Schachter (founder of Delicious) are two of the judges. Rayt shares a lot of the ideas and approaches behind these sites -- and wraps them around social activism & change. They'll get it. 2 - None of the ideas that are publicly being brainstormed for the contest harness Firefox's potential for social change. See - http://blog.mozilla.com/extendfirefox/2007/11/02/add-on-brainstorm-winners/ and http://wiki.mozilla.org/ExtendFirefox23 - 30% of the Contest
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UPDATE: RAYT'S CALL FOR DEVELOPERS FEATURED ON SLIDESHARE.NET !! (11/07/07) (click the image to view the slideshow) I created this slideshow to explore ways in which Rayt warnings can be used to inform the public and encourage companies to be more socially responsible. I also follow-up with an announcement that we're looking for programmers to help realize this vision.
power of crowds,
deforestation,
gap,
firefox,
fidelity,
developers wanted,
grand and toy,
add-on,
alpha,
social network,
profile,
darfur,
genocide,
child labor
(a Rayt feature that's in-the-works - based on Google's 'Safe Browsing' feature for Firefox) One of the key anti-phishing features of the Google Toolbar for Firefox is that if you land on a site that is known for phishing, your screen turns gray and a large window pops open in your browser -- essentially telling you to run away as fast as you can! See a screenshot here. The individual and group-generated reports that Google relies on for this service
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