World, meet DoGood!
Our first release! It feels pretty amazing to finally introduce DoGood to the world. DoGood’s an iPhone application born out of a very simple idea - to empower the 40 million iPhone/iPod users to collectively do an act of kindness. Think about it, if every individual took a few minutes out of their day to do the same good deed, wouldn’t it lead to a pretty powerful movement? We certainly believe so and hope you will too :).
Our story so far has been a pretty interesting one. It began with an experimental “Mobile Development for iPhone and Android” course at the University of Michigan. The class was a hit, producing many great apps and quickly acclimating many students to Objective C. From this experience, we decided to try our hand at entrepreneurship. We formed an LLC and got invited into the TechArb, a business incubator for University of Michigan students. That was only three weeks ago. And now we’re at Apple’s World Wide Developers’ Conference (WWDC) to launch our app and make it grow.
So, why did we choose DoGood? Well, while popular, the app store is quite saturated. Thus, we wanted to make something unique. An iPhone application that screams altruism; one that we hope stands out for its simplicity and ability to positively impact society.
So, world, meet DoGood - iPhone’s first altruistic app.
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June 8, 2009
Fantastic innovation!!! Truly comes from each of your heart’s longing to create the change we wish to see in the world. Your kindness radiates in this application. I am sure it is catching on and being transmitted to each one who downloads the app.
Kudos to your shinning essence,
Kindest Regards,
Mala
June 9, 2009
Truly amazing. What with all that is going around in the world, this gives us a moment to pause and think … did I do some good today …Well surely I did .. an act of kindness on DOGOOD
keep it up
Anil
June 10, 2009
Thanks for sharing the story. I really like your idea, it’s both kind and cool. No doubt it will reach and inspire a big audience. Maybe Apple will feature DoGood on iPhone ads ?
You did good.
How about taking the service to the web and reaching out to the rest of the people without iPhones ?
Franck
June 10, 2009
Cool stuff. Don’t have an iPhone, but how can I help?
good luck regardless!
June 13, 2009
A very good deed indeed !!
I don’t have an i-phone, but from what i gather DoGood seems to be a brilliant ‘Movement’ that will certainly spread the ‘good virus’ around the world. I’m sure it will not only encourage people to Do Good but will also eventually unfurl the basic emotion of love and kindness for mankind !
Good luck to you and the team !
Karishma
June 21, 2009
i also do not have an iPhone, but I think i this app is ported to j2me (mobile java) it could expand the DoGood-ers out there, seeing how j2me is on many phones. I would offer to help code one, but I am just starting to learn about mobile programming. Until a version usable with my phone…
July 3, 2009
Guys, what a novel idea - the ultimate global ripple effect of goodness! Wish this app goes beyond iPhone…for the undiscovered Dogooders out there!
July 8, 2009
Sohini from Open magazine, India. We are an all-India weekly features magazine, headquartered in New Delhi. Do take a look at http://www.openthemagazine.com
I am intrigued about your DoGood application. I want to do a story about the tech, how it operates, etc. Would be delighted if you can find the time to reply. We can take the conversation forward thereon.
Sohini Chattopadhyay.
sohini@openmedianetwork.in
sohinihat@gmail.com
mobile: 9871281304
July 10, 2009
Love the idea . A much needed app in today’s world . Do extend it beyond iphones .
May 21, 2010
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June 4, 2010
I have an Droid phone - is DoGood available???? Hope so!
June 13, 2010
Thank you!!!! 1000 times!!!
June 29, 2010
Looks like Brazil dominates Chile in World Cup action yet again! Poor Chile!