Need money? Get your friends to 'ChipIn'

Posted Oct 19th 2007 4:00PM by Ted Wallingford
Filed under: Business, Internet

When Jammie Thomas got slapped with a $220,000 judgment by a jury friendly to the recording industry, the entrepreneurs at a little company called ChipIn had no idea how much free publicity they were going to receive. That's because Jammie is using their donation-tracking widget to raise money for her legal defense.

ChipIn lets you park their widget in your web site, MySpace page, and so on, in order to collect money for any cause you choose. ChipIn will handle the credit card transactions needed to bring in the funds. The more money you collect, the higher your 'progress meter' indicates on your widget, until you've hit your goal.

Tags: charity, chipin, donation, jammie thomas, JammieThomas, web

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11-15-2007 @ 2:22PM

Holly Simmons said...

I am a single mother of two little girls. My husband recently left and we are struggling to make ends meet. Anyone willing to help would be greatly appreciated

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