HelpAttack! is an Austin startup that allows people to pledge their online activity – whether it’s Tweets or Facebook updates – to a nonprofit of their choice. For every Tweet you send out, or action you take on Facebook, you can pledge whatever amount you choose (most people pledge a total of about $35 a [...]
It has been quite some time since I wrote a blog post, and one of the many wonderful reasons why is HelpAttack! It’s a startup, it’s a service, it’s a very exciting gig for me. The idea is that you pledge to give to a nonprofit or cause for each Tweet you create. It doesn’t [...]
I’m going to bloom into a perfect old dude someday, because even now, I only adopt new things with a fair measure of grumbling and wariness. To wit, I made fun of Twitter for months – mainly with references to ‘Twits’ instead of Tweets – before being shamed into accepting it at my first Austin [...]
