New Effort Seeks to Become "Global eBay for Caring"

An American political consultant who specializes in Internet strategies is developing an online activism network designed to give users tools to meet, share information, and start large-scale social projects online, the BBC reports.

Phil Noble, founder of PoliticsOnline, said the goal of the site, to be called HopePlus, “is to create a world online Peace Corps or a global eBay for caring.” The project is expected to be unveiled in December at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Copenhagen.