An introduction to Firefox Extensions for social change.

1. Firefox Extensions for Social Change Joe Solomon, EngageJoe.com @NorthWestMozDev 11/29/08

2. Why Firefox? 1 - World's biggest ( untapped ) social network - 60 million daily active users 2 - Direct and intimate way to engage 3 - Unlimited possibilities

3. My inspiration ...

4. Attempt #1:

5. Attempt #2:

6. Attempt #3:

10. 1,000s use everyday to make more informed purchases.

11. Lessons Learned: 1 – Be specific 2 – Make your UI invisible 3 - Outsource your data

12. Other Extensions

13. News:

14. SpinSpotter

15. Fund raising:

16. Take Action: Collactive

17. How to Take Action on Any Website

18. How Can Mozilla Encourage An Explosion of World-Changing Addons?

19. 1 – Add a “nonprofit/causes” category 2 – Give the next add-on contest a social change theme 3 – Expect the unexpected

20. More Extensions: Facebook Group Tag (delicious): “ FoxForGood ”

21. Rock Stars: Dietrich Ayala , Danny Brown , Eric Cooper , Asa Dotzler , Dave Dumaresq , Ondřej Doněk , Karl Deaden , Tom Inhaler , Mary Joyce , Kalib Mata , Abimanyu Raja , Alaa Salman , Dossy Shiobara , Seth Wagoner

22. Me: Website – EngageJoe.com Twitter – Twitter.com/EngageJoe LinkedIn - Linkedin.com/in/JoeSolomon Facebook – Joe Solomon Amazing avatar by Jamey Boje of GraphicsGuru.com !