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This is not the most obvious way to volunteer, but an important one for several reasons. It helps the development and continuation of social knowledge web sites, such as 43 Things or the Internet Archive. You write entries and correct information based on your expertise and experience. You might also photograph or scan items you collect. Make a list of the places you contribute entries online, and you’ll be surprised with all you do. Keep track of your written and visual content. I’ve used and made contributions to Amazon, Kaboodle, the 43 Things sites, All Consuming, Lists of Bests, LibraryThing, and Folia. I’m planning on contributing to sites for children’s book preservation and animation history. I’m using this experience as part of my work portfolio to demonstrate my writing skills and facility with web apps. Having evidence of these contributions is important to my career development.

If you participate in swapping or shopping sites, you might be writing reviews there. Places where I haven’t yet contributed reviews include BookMooch, Paperback Swap, Book Crossing, and Netflix. Even when you rate products on an online shopping site, it may seem you’re simply reciprocating for how others’ ratings have helped you, and helping others make wiser consumer decisions. But you’re also helping the sellers, and perhaps indirectly helping its advertisers.

Everyone uses Wikipedia, and it always needs contributions and editing. Hunch is a new site somewhat reminiscent of 43 Things, but the new twist is that it’s geared toward decision-making. Volunteers are needed to craft questions and submit results. You could even ask it, “What collective knowledge web site should I use?” There are many web sites geared for sharing knowledge for the sake of knowledge. Some are nonprofit; others have commercial links. Regardless of the profit margin, contributing content to these sites is an act of volunteerism that aids other people in some way.

This is not the most obvious way to volunteer, but an important one for several reasons. It helps the development and continuation of social knowledge web sites, such as 43 Things or the Internet Archive. You write entries and correct information based on your expertise and experience. You might also photograph or scan items you collect. Make a list of the places you contribute entries online, and you’ll be surprised with all you do. Keep track of your written and visual content. I’ve used and made contributions to Amazon, Kaboodle, the 43 Things sites, All Consuming, Lists of Bests, LibraryThing, and Folia. I’m planning on contributing to sites for children’s book preservation and animation history. I’m using this experience as part of my work portfolio to demonstrate my writing skills and facility with web apps. Having evidence of these contributions is important to my career development.

If you participate in swapping or shopping sites, you might be writing reviews there. Places where I haven’t yet contributed reviews include BookMooch, Paperback Swap, Book Crossing, and Netflix. Even when you rate products on an online shopping site, it may seem you’re simply reciprocating for how others’ ratings have helped you, and helping others make wiser consumer decisions. But you’re also helping the sellers, and perhaps indirectly helping its advertisers.

Everyone uses Wikipedia, and it always needs contributions and editing. Hunch is a new site somewhat reminiscent of 43 Things, but the new twist is that it’s geared toward decision-making. Volunteers are needed to craft questions and submit results. You could even ask it, “What collective knowledge web site should I use?” There are many web sites geared for sharing knowledge for the sake of knowledge. Some are nonprofit; others have commercial links. Regardless of the profit margin, contributing content to these sites is an act of volunteerism that aids other people in some way.

This is not the most obvious way to volunteer, but an important one for several reasons. It helps the development and continuation of social knowledge web sites, such as 43 Things or the Internet Archive. You write entries and correct information based on your expertise and experience. You might also photograph or scan items you collect. Make a list of the places you contribute entries online, and you’ll be surprised with all you do. Keep track of your written and visual content. I’ve used and made contributions to Amazon, Kaboodle, the 43 Things sites, All Consuming, Lists of Bests, LibraryThing, and Folia. I’m planning on contributing to sites for children’s book preservation and animation history. I’m using this experience as part of my work portfolio to demonstrate my writing skills and facility with web apps. Having evidence of these contributions is important to my career development.

If you participate in swapping or shopping sites, you might be writing reviews there. Places where I haven’t yet contributed reviews include BookMooch, Paperback Swap, Book Crossing, and Netflix. Even when you rate products on an online shopping site, it may seem you’re simply reciprocating for how others’ ratings have helped you, and helping others make wiser consumer decisions. But you’re also helping the sellers, and perhaps indirectly helping its advertisers.

Everyone uses Wikipedia, and it always needs contributions and editing. Hunch is a new site somewhat reminiscent of 43 Things, but the new twist is that it’s geared toward decision-making. Volunteers are needed to craft questions and submit results. You could even ask it, “What collective knowledge web site should I use?” There are many web sites geared for sharing knowledge for the sake of knowledge. Some are nonprofit; others have commercial links. Regardless of the profit margin, contributing content to these sites is an act of volunteerism that aids other people in some way.