As you give thanks this week and in the weeks that follow, you may feel the holiday spirit take over and your thoughts may turn to helping others.

And if so, Twitter offers lots of resources to help you track down worthy causes.

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Yep, another post about influence.

But this time we’re not talking about measuring it or growing it, we’re talking about sharing it – for good.

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Childhood obesity – and obesity in general – is a huge problem in the U.S. There are many reasons for this epidemic, one being the fact that parents just don’t know how to cook healthy meals.

Hip4Kids wants to change that – because isn’t nutritional literacy just as important as learning to read, really?

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You’ve likely read about App.net at this point and maybe you’re unclear as to whether it will revolutionize everything online or if it will fail miserably.

Well, we don’t have an answer for you.

One thing we do know for certain though since App.net reached it’s 500k Kickstarter goal – there are a LOT of people who have $50 (the one-year membership fee). And @IHave50Dollars is joyously ridiculing each and every one of them.

But that’s not all, it’s also supporting something VERY worthwhile. Check it out.
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Continuing up our recurring Pay It Forward Friday posts, we focus this week on a Twitter account that’s . . . actually Twitter – @Twittergood.

Did you know this account existed? You do now!
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Outside of funded charities, you don’t come across many people who make helping others a priority.

Imagine envisioning a way to encourage children to read – and not only that, coming up with a program that would enhance a child’s decision-making skills, thereby increasing an at-risk child’s chance at success?

Now imagine you decided to make that idea a reality, no matter what.

This week’s Pay It Forward Friday post focuses on someone who is trying to do just that.
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We know Groupon has gotten some bad press . . . okay, a ton of it – but did you know they have a subdivision entirely focused on doing good?

Yup. Check it out.

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We told you about how Twitter is planning to fight back against hate speech – and today we see that author JK Rowling is helping fans cope with bullying as well, but what about the rest of us? What about you?

That’s a question Matt Shankles asked himself after being a witness to and victim of bullying and the answer for him was pretty clear: do something. And we think you’ll like what he did.
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If you’re a teen planning to travel internationally, or a parent of teen planning to do so, this post could be a lifesaver. Honestly.

Tyler Hill’s family created the ClearCause Foundation to educate you about safe travel – and there’s a LOT you need to know.

Who is Tyler Hill? He’s a 16-year-old who died while on a group trip to Japan.
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Twitterers love to share #FollowFridays, but there are often questions about the value of the handles shared in these tweets. Are folks just sharing new followers as a nod to some unknown Twitter etiquette? Are the FollowFridays super interesting industry specialists? The reasoning behind these tweets is often unclear.

Well, we’re here to help bring a bit of order to this Follow Friday chaos.

Following up on our recent post sharing some tips for Follow Friday success we have decided to help folks find quality accounts to follow each week – accounts that focus on doing good in the world.

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