We have a lot of projects on Amazee which revolve around either human or animal rights or around preservation of the Earth. But to our knowledge, there is only one project which is solely dedicated to saving the oceans. Water is life is an old saying, but we are aware that it is nonetheless very much a timeless one. Saving the oceans is key to saving the planet!More ...

Next Saturday you will find the Amazee team in Basel, collectively. For on February, 13th, the 2nd annual StartupCamp Switzerland will take place in Basel, and of course we all attend. So do (until now) about 140 other actors from the Swiss Startup scene. If you'd like to attend: You can still sign up for the Camp, it is organized on Amazee.More ...

Sometimes it needs an impulse from the outside to get things going. Or going again, as in this case. The Web Café Zurich project, which is looking for a central Web hangout for all those Websters: Bloggers, Professionals, Twitterer, you name it. The project initiators argue that it is important for a city's scene to have such a retreat in order to have a healthy backbone.More ...

The end of our little "Amazee works for you" contest is drawing near: only three weeks to go! This means that we will give you updates on the contest for another three weeks. Because we assume that there will be quite some movement to come. Again and again new projects are started which then attempt to reach the Activity Top Ten.More ...

Many of our projects are revolving around offering relief to communities in Africa, it seems. The Kalinda children's home in Zambia is one of them and it seems quite interesting, even though it is still in the making: The initiators want to buy land in the southern African country of Zambia and build a home for children in need.More ...

Our user Sandra Miller is back: She has started another project which revolves around saving bears in China. Sandra has engaged in animal care projects before, and with great success. Apart from bears, Chow dogs are one of her passions. Now she travels to China to adopt a bear. But she also wants you to get involved: You can donate towards the adoption of a Panda!More ...

There's a new and very interesting project on Amazee, which not only proposes a solution to a pressing problem, but also outlines the shortcomings of "traditional" development aid. The Kwareslum Self-Help Group organizes to empower the youth of the town of Kisii in Kenya, a small city forgotten by the government as well as the development aid organizations.More ...

Here's another success story on Amazee: The Lancaster Love project. And this one is truly about the love for animals. Cute, cuddly dogs, to be exact. And it is the second one dedicated to this special kind of species: Chows have already been in the center of focus of this project. Sadly, these little doggies seem to get in trouble easily. We hope they are well off!More ...

As you can imagine, we are constantly working on our platform in order to give you an even better User Experience and of course to make your engagement for your cause a little easier. But we always appreciate your input as we keep implementing new ideas – and if you don't have any input, you can still watch us develop your favorite Social Collaboration site!More ...

Another week has gone by in the "Amazee works for you" contest. Currently there seems to be a lot of movement: It is becoming obvious that many users are ambitious when it comes to securing the three days worth of work from the Amazee team for the winning project. But, every project is still in the runnings, the Top Ten are far from decided upon.More ...

Malaria is still one of the most feared diseases in Central and Southern Africa today. It claims the lives of those who cannot afford proper protection. While chemical treatment is fairly expensive, there is one simple solution, which at least protects during the nights: bed nets. One of our users, Gerald Bobga, is running a project which aims at collecting as many bed nets as possible. More ...

This year started with a serious New Year's resolution for our Community Manager Mathias: He pledged to try and eat as little meat as possible in 2010. Becoming vegetarian indeed seems to be some kind of trend, even if people do so for very different reasons. In Mathias' case it was a simple equation: He tries to stop eating animals for climate's sake.More ...

The "Piracanga Reservation, Bahia, Brazil, radical ecology" project is, despite its somewhat lengthy name, a truly remarkable project: Driven by its initiator Geraldine Belmont, it aims at saving a whole region – in its entirety. So the project combines education, economy and ecology. If this can work? We are pretty sure it will: The idea behind the Piracanga Reservation is excellent!More ...

On this slightly gloomy day in Switzerland we would like to point you in the direction of a very interesting project revolving around the Zurich Startup and Web scene, a young, international and vibrant scene. Our user Mark Melnykowycz, an ambitious (in the best sense of the word) hobby photographer wants to shoot the Zurich scene – with his camera, of course.More ...

If you are running a Startup in Switzerland or are planning to start your own little company in the near future you should check out today's featured project and mark your calendar accordingly. On Saturday, February, 13th, the second annual StartupCamp Switzerland will take place in Basel. The host is, as last year, the local University of Applied Science.More ...

Yet another week has gone by, bringing us closer to the end of the Amazee works for you contest. And, at last, we have begun to see some more activity within the contest over the last seven days. The Top Ten projects in the activity count are slowly starting to separate from the rest of the flock. If you still want to be in the runnings, you better start now!More ...

If you are working in IT somewhere in Switzerland, then we strongly recommend this event taking place next Monday: Another UX Chuchi will be held on this date. Chuchis, named after the Swiss German word for kitchen have been held for almost a year now and are a series of meetups within the Swiss IT scene, revolving around various topics.More ...

Have you ever wondered, what a bear's den looks like from the inside? Or what happens at a South African waterhole on any given day? If so, you should check out the WildEarth.TV channels! The avid reader might pause and think: "What channels?" There used to be only one, which showed pictures of a waterhole and safari rides from the Djuma game reserve in South Africa, but WE.TV has expanded!More ...

At the end of January, on the 28th, another Venture Cocktail will take place. This event aims to bring together Venture Capitalist (those who want to invest their money into promising startup businesses) with the entrepreneurs who lead such a startup company. The idea behind the Cocktail part is to create an atmosphere which is laid back for both sides.More ...

If you have been with Amazee for a while you might remember this project: Developing an IT Learning Center. It has won last year's Amazee Bucket contest in which we gave away 10'000 US Dollars to the project with the most members. The project which aims at teaching basic computer and Internet skills in Sri Lanka, managed to amass a whopping 1117 members.More ...

This coming Thursday, the 21st of January, marks the coming of another Marketing Chuchi, the first one of the year! This time, the meetup of Marketing experts of the Swiss startup scene will take place in the new office of Wuala. During each of the Chuchi meetups, one product or enterprise is presented and then srutinized by all attendees.More ...

Our barely still new contest "Amazee works for you" enters its fourth week, which means it is almost halfway over already! The projects at the top are defending their spots with ease but the Top Ten are far from decided upon. The ten most active projects on Amazee have a chance of winning free upgrades and three days worth of work by the Amazee team!More ...

Amazee is all about getting educated: Learn about other people and their projects, learn about society, learn about life. But every now and then we have a very specific project which allows us to really learn in a more schoolish sense. Like the Amazee Team learns Romanian project for example: Yes we are learning Romanian. Or at least we try to keep it up.More ...

What makes a city truly interesting for creative people? The weather? The cost of living? The "scene"? Most likely it's a mix of different ingredients. Certainly a feeling of home and coziness can add to the attraction of a city. Therefore, the initiators of the Web Café Zurich project believe it is important to have a central hangout for the creative Web scene of "Downtown Switzerland".More ...

Have you ever caught yourself reasoning about how modern life has become too complicated? It's an easy observation for us to make, and in most cases not one made out of desperation. In underdeveloped countries, on the contrary, the complex technologies of modern day life can pose serious problems to development aid. It can simply stand in the way of effective help.More ...

Time flies in 2010! It's only one more week until the twelfth Web Monday takes place in Zurich. If you haven't signed up for it, you should do so now. This time, the guys and girls at Liip will host the event. There will be exciting presentations by Nektoon, who will present their first product Memonic, as well as an introduction into Howtopedia, the simple technology Wiki.More ...

The Imagine This! TV project on Amazee is still fairly new, and they are a bunch of true enthusiasts at work! Their new kind of reality television concept aims at showing truly awe-inspiring projects. The makers want you to re-imagine your society and thus bring change to the way we all live. Television not only as a media, but also as a medium for change, brilliant!More ...

Every Thursday, until the end of February, we will update you on the Amazee works for you contest. There has not been much movement over the last seven days, the Top Three are all holding on to their top spots. But the competition is heating up: At least four other projects are close on their heels, ready to take the lead.More ...

We have great, fantastic news from the Shoe Aid project! The organization which aims at collecting shoes for those who have none, especially in Cameroon, but also other neighboring countries, has been able to collect many shoes in 2009 and also made a significant step towards a functioning behind-the-scenes infrastructure.More ...

Read a book – meet – discuss. This is the very simple concept of the UX book club. UX of course stands for User Experience and denominates an optimized look, feel and functionality of any Website. Whoever launches a new site has to keep the user in mind – and style her baby accordingly. Therefore, the UX book club aims at improving these skills – by reading.More ...