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Gifting
Gift Books for Children
Challenges Entered:
Providing children with their first book
There are a billion children who have no access to a book. The gift of a book to a child is away to open up the whole world of ideas and adventure that otherwise would go unknowen for these children. Simply gift wrap a book and give it to a young child who doesn't have one.
Location
The Gift of Books for Children
Box 1696
Windsor, CA 95492United States
38° 32' 41.496" N, 122° 48' 28.26" W
See map: Google Maps
StuffBee - Give & Take for mobiles
Challenges Entered:
Users will interact with Real/Virtual objects, their mobiles and other users.We made everything possible to provide a rich user experience by using animations, colors, game technics while keeping StuffBee smart, efficient and addictive.Givers and Seekers will play with their mobiles. Givers will use their camera to picture their stuff through the publication wizard while Seekers will browse free objects gallery thanks to StuffBee Intuitive Image explorer.
Location
Toulouse
France
Freecycle Cellular Osmosis
Challenges Entered:
1) A mapping tool which is cell-phone enabled.
2) The cell phone for making & receiving posts via a photo/text sent via text messaging for example, and mapping access/viewing of directions. Take picture of item with phone, send to website and it goes out to all others who wish to receive it in their email or on their cell phone.
3) The internet / freecycle.org as the sort of home of data, posts, pictures, membership tracking, etc.
Location
Tucson, AZ
United States
See map: Google Maps
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