Razoo

A friend just turned me on to Razoo, a niche social networking site where users can put out information about their cause and encourage others to join in. It's in beta version now, but should be available for prime time soon. Causes on the site range from stopping animal expirmentation to reducing personal energy consumption to getting more people to bike to work.

The leaders of the various causes have posted simple things people can do to promote the cause. The "Moooutloud" cause (encouraging compassion for animals by going vegan), for example, encourages people to watch an online clip called the "meatrix." I'm not telling you to do that. It's a little gross...

There's also, of course, opportunities for members of the community to raise money for their cause and/or contribute to other worthy causes. 'Cause that's what makes the world go around, right?

This is just another great (and encouraging) example of how people are using technology to engage in the issues that matter most to them. Remember that next time someone tells you the Internet is isolating :)