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Is your cell phone reporting how long you’re at the market? Are store video cameras tracking more than theft? The Economist reports on how technology is being used for market layout, olfactory purchasing cues, etc.
A report came out recently from Forrester Research which summarizes the media sources that adults in the US trust most. Do you think that people who change their brand loyalties based on socially responsible information trust different sources than the average American? (more…)
I just marked a set of emails as spam. This is the first group of emails that I’ve received that targeted me as interested in “green” purchasing. I was fooled at first. I started thinking to myself “Hmm. My Green Choices sounds pretty cool. Is this an organization that I’ve contacted to explore potential partnerships?” My memory didn’t tip me off to (more…)
The Computing Culture group at MIT’s Media Lab is publishing an information sharing service that extends the Buy It Like You Mean It open source code. The Landman Report Card will allow land owners to negotiate with oil and gas companies (more…)
This is a scrambled (family friendly) version of what appeared on the front page of the Browse results section of Buy It Like You Mean It yesterday. The hacker responsible only changed one company’s description: alerting us to a security hole without causing real damage.
The problem is now fixed. We treat our website’s security seriously. (more…)
Lucy Mendel has committed the landmark 1,000th change to Buy It Like You Mean It’s repository of open source technology! Click the sound file to hear her speech on the subject (gotcha, Lucy.) (more…)
Check out the new demo we built for AccountAbility, a project led by Nate Greenslit at the MIT Media Lab. AccountAbility aims to put socially responsible information on online bank statements.
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A bilumi workshop is when a bunch of folks get together in the same room and add their opinions and research to the knowledge of our whole community. The workshop goal is decided by the host. (more…)
Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel of Harvard Business School are taking a closer look at how environmental practices change when companies are publicly rated for their performance.
Here’s what I took from their paper: (more…)
Wondering what happened with the results of the poll where you helped us think about what kinds of revenue we should pursue? The short answer is: Courtney is on it.
Courtney Tyler is interning with bilumi this semester and will be preparing a comprehensive business plan around the various revenue models that you commented on in that survey. We’re really lucky to have her on the team!
Says Courtney: “I am (more…)
GoodGuide.com has released a scientist’s take on socially responsible ratings guides. Learn about this and other socially responsible guides on our updated Research Guide. That is where you can find ways to contribute that take as little as two minutes of your time! (more…)
The dev flock just whipped out our first external web API, bringing BILUMI closer to expanding how and where people get information. Try it!
Why is this cool? Now it is easier to mash BILUMI data with other data. Mashups can lead to insights and utility not available to a narrow data view. Plus, they’re hella fun.
Ravens (our metaphor for tools that help us share socially responsible product information) that are prevented from retrieving a bit of food can direct others how to get it. New research shows that they can also remember which humans are threats using facial cues. They even teach their neighbors which faces are potentially threatening. (more…)
Mollie, Catie, Stefan, and I have all collaborated to create these options based on the winning logo from our previous poll.
Click on the image to enlarge it… then vote for your favorite by clicking: (more…)
Have you noticed how much information is now available on our main site about chocolate? Sure, there are gaps, but we now have data on everything from Kosher scores to labor practices. Many people shared their research with our community to get us this far. Here are three of them. (more…)
We’ve voted to make Buy It Like You Mean It (bilumi) our project’s name instead of our slogan. So we could probably use another slogan. (more…)
“‘This year’s class reveals an empowered group of consumers. From their purchasing decisions and media consumption to their pull at the polls, this college consumer is clearly in control and showing their strength in numbers.’
College students demonstrate strong commitment towards the brands they feel are contributing positively (more…)
Click the monkey to help us choose between innovative ways to help bilumi become financially self sustainable. We are beginning a process of business planning and your input will help direct that process.
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