Green Facebook Apps for Ethical Networking

Facebook is the phenomenon that has captured the attention of the planet.  With more than 200 million users, it is rapidly becoming the most important place anyone can go online to make connections.  Used for both personal and professional interaction, it is the perfect place to network your green business or cause.  There are also some fantastic green Facebook apps for individual users who simply want to show their commitment to green ideals—and help the planet out a little in the process.

I Am Green

I Am Green lets you choose a tree sapling that identifies with your personality traits and place it on your profile.  For example, the Maple represents “independence, elegance and serenity”; and the Oak is known for “strength and endurance.”  Once you’ve picked your tree, you can add leaves to it by checking off the green activities that you take part in.  Each leaf stands for something like “only running the dishwasher when it is completely full” or “recycling.”  As you add leaves, the tree on your profile gets bigger, fuller and more beautiful.

Lil Green Patch

The Lil Green Patch looks almost childish, but it actually helps save the rainforest—and it is pretty cute.  When you install this app it places a small ‘green patch’ on your profile.  You can then send “gifts” of small graphic plants or characters based on fruits or flowers to your friends.  Every ten people that you send a gift to allows you to save 1 acre of rainforest.  The creators of the Lil Green Patch app have already donated a total of $210,000 which was sent to The Nature Conservancy’s Adopt and Acre Program.

Lil Blue Cove

Lil Blue Cove is made by the same folks who made Lil Green Patch, except this one is a small blue pool with fish and water creatures that you exchange with friends.  Proceeds from this app also go toward The Nature Conservancy’s Adopt an Acre Program.

My Forest

My Forest is an app that promotes reforestation around the globe.  When you install the app you have a chance to choose a spot on the planet where you’d like to help most.  You get to “plant” saplings and care for your forest by watering and fertilizing it.  As you take quizzes, donate trees to other users, and support green organizations you earn even more saplings to help populate your forest.  Proceeds from the ads used in this app go to the non-profit organization Trees for the Future.