New Media Awards 2008

Anti-Apathy

http://www.thenag.net

Nominated in Campaign for change category.

TheNag.net is world saving made simple, a nudge in the right direction. The cheeky site helps its members do 1 thing a month to make their lifestyles, and the world, more sustainable.

2 nominations from readers

TheNag.net is a "cheeky little motor for social change" (The Metro), a lovable hive of innovation and impact.

The Nag does things like:

Making a user-generated guide to 'Horizontal Holidays' (thenag.net/holiday/holiday_guide), that makes no-fly holidays more normal and desirable

Running a Make Planes Cheaper Than Planes campaign (thenag.net/holiday)

Helping people switch to green energy, (thenag.net/energy/impact), throw less stuff away (thenag.net/lunch/gmap), and give their loved ones the most romantic valentines day flowers around(thenag.net/valentines).

With 6700 members and over 100 crowds (see, for example, thenag.net/crowds/otesha)

The Nag is stimulating debate (newstatesman.com/life-and-society/2008/02/valentine-kenya-clear-ethical), learning (thenag.net/lunch/facts) and Change.

All in all

Nominated by Briony Greenhill, 31 May 2008
TheNag.net is a "cheeky little motor for social change" (The Metro), a lovable hive of innovation and impact.
The Nag does things like:

Making a user-generated guide to 'Horizontal Holidays' (thenag.net/holiday/holiday_guide), that makes no-fly holidays more normal and desirable

Running a Make Planes Cheaper Than Planes campaign (thenag.net/holiday)

Helping people switch to green energy, (thenag.net/energy/impact), throw less stuff away (thenag.net/lunch/gmap), and give their loved ones the most romantic valentines day flowers around(thenag.net/valentines).

With 6700 members and over 100 crowds (see, for example, thenag.net/crowds/otesha)

The Nag is stimulating debate (newstatesman.com/life-and-society/2008/02/valentine-kenya-clear-ethical), learning (thenag.net/lunch/facts) and change.

Nominated by Briony Greenhill, 31 May 2008

1 comment from readers

A site about Anti-Apathy deserves at least one comment.

The fat and lazy are always the easiest to govern!

Submitted by Business Sensei, 27 June 2008

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