Featured Blog (Group 4): Care 2

Everybody out there wants to make a difference in the world, right? Well, this site here provides a way for all people to support the cause they feel most strongly about. Care 2, created by Randy Paynter, is a site that offers postings supporting causes from politics to health policies to women's rights. Paynter aims to, as he states, "make it easy for everyone to live a healthy, green lifestyle and impact the causes they care about the most", and, last but not least, "restore the world's balance". For this week, we will focus specifically on and discuss one of the causes provided by the site - animal welfare.

http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/

Featured Blog (Group 3): The Consumerist

The Consumerist is a blog dedicated to informing consumers about products that may be scams or advise about any good deals available in the market. It is published by Consumer Media LLC, a non-profit subsidiary of Consumers Union. Users can also share their experiences on the site. Some hot topics for discussion deal with bad customer service like early termination fees, warranties, and customer service in general. Every year they hold a Worst Company in America contest.

www.consumerist.com

Featured Blog (Group 2): Gay Rights- Change

The topic blog that our group chose for this week is called Gay Rights: Change. This blog deals with creating equality for gay and lesbian couples across the country. Topics within the blog range from anti-gay hate crimes, to gay marriage, and even news stories related to gay rights. Various aspects of the blog can be studied such as the credentials of the others, the way the information is presented, and even the topics covered.

Link: http://gayrights.change.org/blog

Featured Blog: The Lazy Environmentalist (Grp 1)

Our group decided to go with a blog called The Lazy Environmentalist. It not only follows the course theme of activism, but it goes along with the Buckeye Book Club and No Impact Man. The blog delves into the topic of environmentalism and ways to correct climate change. Also, the author discusses ways to protect the planet. We highly suggest that you first look at the author's credentials and then look at how she presents the information.

Link:http://thelazyenvironmentalist.blogspot.com/