YouChoose.net - Turning Passions into Actions

How does YouChoose make money? What is their business model?

Since launch the "Yahoo! Plan B" shareholder action on YouChoose.net was widely credited with forcing change at Yahoo!, leading to the resignation of Terry Semel as CEO. The campaign on YouChoose.net to "Help Find Steve Fossett" ignited one of the most active forums for the sharing of coordinates posted by our members as possible locations of Mr. Fossett's airplane. Producers at the production company for the "Passions" TV show were delighted and surprised that unaffiliated (with them) YouChoose members collected more than 10,000 signatures on a petition in support of their show. Thousands of people come to YouChoose.net each day to discuss and take action on a wide range of issues. YouChoose.net is a great use of social networking, creating an "empowered" social netowrk. YouChoose.net is at the leading edge of participatory media.

"Our Belief: That people, together, with knowledge, have power. That goals can be accomplished, every day, especially with the support of others. As Arlo Guthrie says in his song (more of a long story with a background rhythm actually) Alice's Restaurant, "if just one person does it they may think he's sick...but if fifty people a day do it...they may thinks it's a movement." Well, we think that millions of people can participate in YouChoose. And if we stand together in the millions, we will be noticed. You can be part of this movement. YouChoose your goal. YouChoose to empower yourself and others. YouChoose to prove that people do have power and that together, with them, YouChoose to make a difference."