Freecycle

The web provides an effective platform for just about any cause or course of action, be it radical or transcendental.

I admire online group efforts that spark real-life social activism, Freecycle is the perfect example of this.

I also enjoy online discussion and networking groups that spark debate and foster new ideas, especially among professionals in related industries.

A member of one of my discussion groups shared a recent web-story that is new to me. She writes:

Seems FedEx is upset that their boxes have been turned into furniture. Instead of using this inventive use of FedEx boxes as a positive, they are threatening the user. Wasn't there a positive way for FedEx to use this information?

While the web is a great bull-horn to show-off cleverness, the little guy still has to consult a lawyer when recycling corporate America.