Using Search For Environment Protection
July 2, 2014
Environment protection organizations are always asking for support and most of the time that translates into money. Paying a few dollars might make you feel good for a short time, but what if you could donate hundreds of dollars instead of your pocket change? How? Simply by clicking your mouse. The Ecosia team have taken the economics of search and applied it to a new search engine type. The Ecosia search engine generates income whenever people use it. Eighty percent of the income from the searches is used to plant trees in Brazil.
Technology and nature are pitted against each other in the collective consciousness, but Ecosia pairs them together. Ecosia recently updated its search experience, according to the blog post “Search And You Shall Receive.” The update includes images, maps, videos, and latest news. Ecosia pulls its results from many places, including Google, so you can still search through Google results and plant a tree at the same time.
There are also other cool updates:
“What else? Get results tailored to the past day, week or month with the addition of chronological filters on the search results page. We were listening, too, when you asked about data privacy at Ecosia – so check out our updated Privacy Policy. Plus, donate for free when you shop just about anywhere on the web with the all-new EcoLinks browser extension.”
There are other search engines that use a similar model such as GoodSearch.com. Startups with a charitable goal never get enough attention. We encourage you to spread the word about Ecosia and plant a tree.
Whitney Grace, July 2, 2014
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
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