Comments on: Lost and Found the Web 2.0 Way http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/05/22/lost-and-found-the-web-20-way/ Rebooting the workforce Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:13:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Honesty Blog :: Sharing Honesty and Good Deed Stories » Inspirational Stories in the Midst of All the Bad News http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/05/22/lost-and-found-the-web-20-way/#comment-296071 Honesty Blog :: Sharing Honesty and Good Deed Stories » Inspirational Stories in the Midst of All the Bad News Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:04:20 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=2403#comment-296071 [...] couple of days ago, I came across a posting on the site Web Worker Daily site about my business ImHONEST.com (no relationship to them — I do thank them for the [...] [...] couple of days ago, I came across a posting on the site Web Worker Daily site about my business ImHONEST.com (no relationship to them — I do thank them for the [...]

]]> By: Joël Núñez http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/05/22/lost-and-found-the-web-20-way/#comment-295740 Joël Núñez Thu, 29 May 2008 22:24:19 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=2403#comment-295740 Hi Lynn / Mark, Interesting comments - I've actually found that the reason why people return things is because they are honest, not really for anything in return. In fact, many finders don't want any kind of reward. The package of ImHONEST.com labels (worth $30) they receive for returning a lost item is just a gift and not the reason why people do the right thing. The labels on devices simply provides anonymous identification,a way to report having found a lost item and convenient ways to return the lost item through the service provided by ImHONEST. The blog I started (http://honestyblog.com) has many more examples of people being honest - simply because they are honest. Unfortunately, since the media mostly picks up on bad news, we fail to realize how many good and honest people there are. Heres a great article that illustrates this: Associated Press wrote, in “an increasingly cynical world, there are still places where people try to do the right thing. Everyday on Internet message boards, honest folks post notes about valuables they found: cash, bank cards, diamond bracelets, engagement rings, wedding bands, digital cameras, and even a cockatoo valued at $1,200 (AP, 2006). Hi Lynn / Mark,

Interesting comments – I’ve actually found that the reason why people return things is because they are honest, not really for anything in return. In fact, many finders don’t want any kind of reward. The package of ImHONEST.com labels (worth $30) they receive for returning a lost item is just a gift and not the reason why people do the right thing.

The labels on devices simply provides anonymous identification,a way to report having found a lost item and convenient ways to return the lost item through the service provided by ImHONEST.

The blog I started (http://honestyblog.com) has many more examples of people being honest – simply because they are honest. Unfortunately, since the media mostly picks up on bad news, we fail to realize how many good and honest people there are. Heres a great article that illustrates this:

Associated Press wrote, in “an increasingly cynical world, there are still places where people try to do the right thing. Everyday on Internet message boards, honest folks post notes about valuables they found: cash, bank cards, diamond bracelets, engagement rings, wedding bands, digital cameras, and even a cockatoo valued at $1,200 (AP, 2006).

]]> By: Mark http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/05/22/lost-and-found-the-web-20-way/#comment-295526 Mark Mon, 26 May 2008 19:28:49 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=2403#comment-295526 i dont think its $30 cash, it's their products no? agree not everyone would give it back, but there are honest people that do. 2 months ago i returned an ipod i found on the bus that had a returnmoi label on it. returnmoi gave me a $50 gift pack of their products (http://www.returnmoi.com) there is also stuffback.com i dont think its $30 cash, it’s their products no?
agree not everyone would give it back, but there are honest people that do. 2 months ago i returned an ipod i found on the bus that had a returnmoi label on it. returnmoi gave me a $50 gift pack of their products (http://www.returnmoi.com)

there is also stuffback.com

]]> By: Lynn Wallenstein http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/05/22/lost-and-found-the-web-20-way/#comment-295352 Lynn Wallenstein Fri, 23 May 2008 06:53:58 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=2403#comment-295352 Is it just me or did anyone else think they could get labels for all their friends by one person buying a set for 14 dollars and having all their friends "find" their items? Not sure if $30 dollars is incentive enough for someone to return a 500 dollar item. $30 dollars is a nice surprise for an honest person, but honest people usually would return it for free... not so honest people... doubt you will ever see your item again. Is it just me or did anyone else think they could get labels for all their friends by one person buying a set for 14 dollars and having all their friends “find” their items?

Not sure if $30 dollars is incentive enough for someone to return a 500 dollar item. $30 dollars is a nice surprise for an honest person, but honest people usually would return it for free… not so honest people… doubt you will ever see your item again.

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