Sunday, January 31, 2010

SocialVibe Review

I recommend this application to people looking to help raise money without really having to do too much work and you don't even have to pay for it. 

Quick Summary
According to SocialVibe's website they describe themselves as:
SocialVibe is the leading social media utility connecting people with brands to earn charitable donations using their social media properties.  Members complete and share branded activities to earn points, which translate into positive social impact via micro-donations for the member’s cause of choice.
Essentially SocialVibe lets you choose from a list about 40 "causes" that you can help support. The way you support these causes is by having people fill out survey type interactions that show them advertisements. The advertisements then donate to the cause. Pretty simple.
All you have to do is sign-up for an account or sign-in through your FB account. Then you can share your cause through FB, Myspace, Twitter, Blogger, Wordpress. You name it, and you can figure out a way to share your cause and help raise money for it.

Things I Like
  • Easy to sign-up and pick a cause. 
  • Lots of causes to pick from. 
  • You can track your progress for how much difference you are making for your cause. 
  • As you get more support, you become eligible for receiving prizes and other goodies. Plus you feel better about yourself because you are making a difference.
Things I Don't Like
  • You don't get to see exactly what your cause will be doing with your donation, but that's pretty standard across most donation type situations. 
Honestly, for what the site does, they do it really well. I'm having a hard time thinking of any serious things I don't like. After using the service for a while maybe I'll find something, but as of now I can't see anything major to complain about. 

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