Care2
petitioning site | |
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Redwood City, California, U.S. |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | Care2.com, Inc. |
| Founder(s) |
|
| CEO | Randy Paynter |
| Key people | |
| Products |
|
| Employees | >50 |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Optional (required for creating petitions) |
| Users | 50 million [1] |
| Launched | 1998 |
| Current status | Active |
Care2 is a
social networking website that was founded by Randy Paynter in 1998. The goal of the site is to connect activists from around the world with other individuals, organizations and responsible businesses.[2]
Overview
Care2 members create an
internet petitions
and news articles posted by others.
History
Care2 has been used throughout the years to combat, through petitions, political, environmental and civil rights issues. Care2 was used by
Religious Freedom Restoration Act.[3]
Security breach
On December 28, 2011, hackers attacked, breached and accessed unencrypted password data on Care2 servers.[4]
Website change
In August 2019, Groups, Healthy Living and Causes, C2NN, eCards, and Care2 Connect were eliminated.[5]
See also
- Click-to-donate site
- List of social networking websites
- Environmentalism
- Change.org
- Avaaz
- Wiser.org
References
- ^ "Home". care2.com.
- ^ Roberts, Lee (March 7, 2007). "Spreading Their Gospel on the Web". The New York Times.
- ^ Kennedy, Mark (Apr 2, 2015). "Broadway Takes Aim at Contested Indiana Law With a Petition". abcnews.go.com. ABC News. Retrieved Apr 3, 2015.
- ^ Paynter, Randy (December 28, 2011). "To All Care2 Members – Security Breach". care2.com. Care2.
- ^ Mention about "Important News From Care2"