My in box today contained a story on a new application for phones that encourages subscribers to do a good deed daily. I decided to check Google and was delighted to discover 392 million citations for the phrase doing good. I suspect that taking positive action is a powerful antidote to pessimism and that is the reason for its popularity. To give you an idea of some of the top hits, here is the first page of doing good references. Enjoy and do good

1. Have Fun • Do Good · Weblogs

   Jun 26, 2009 … More Do-Good Gifts for Dad · I Made My First Kiva Loan to an American Entrepren… Add Your Cause-Related Blog to the List of Change …
   iPhone Apps for Nonprofits – February – October
   havefundogood.blogspot.com/ – Cached – Similar –

2. VolunteerMatch – Where Volunteering Begins · Nonprofit/Charity

   What Do You Need to Succeed? Hey nonprofits! Take time today to learn how to … VolunteerMatch strengthens communities by making it easier for good people …
   Children – Animals – Community – Nonprofits
   www.volunteermatch.org/ – Cached – Similar –

3. Do Good Advertising

   After a big pitch, Do Good has been chosen to work on SCIAF’s Wee Box campaign. 21-8-2008 … That’s why we set up do good advertising. To put this new, …
   www.dogoodadvertising.com/ – Cached – Similar –

4. What’s the Best Way to Do Good? | Fast Company

   What’s the Best Way to Do Good? By: Lucy McCauley and Christine Canabou Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:23 AM. Unit of One …
   www.fastcompany.com/magazine/41/one.html – Cached – Similar –

5. DoGood | mobil33t

   We have been experiencing technical difficulties due to Google App Engine’s downtime earlier this morning. The app is active now. Keep the DoGood Movement.
   mobil33t.com/dogood/ – Cached – Similar –

6. Do Good Design · Books

   Do Good Design is a much needed introduction to the power of graphic design and the reasons designers need to wield that power for good. …
   www.davidberman.com/social/dogood.php – Cached – Similar –

7. A Handful Of Peanuts Will Do You Good, Says British Heart Foundation

   Jun 26, 2009 … In response to a study published in The Journal of Nutrition (1) which showed how eating peanuts reduced the risk of heart attack in women …
   www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155444.php – Cached – Similar –

8. Wendy’s World: Good Deeds · Nonprofit/Charity

   Do you know of a good deed web page? I’m looking for more deeds to add to my list. I want to hear about projects that are personal, a place where one person …
   www.wendy.com/deeds.html – Cached – Similar –

9. Jobless Professionals Yearn to Do Good – WSJ.com

   Jun 9, 2009 … The recession is proving a boon for volunteer programs and social-enterprise groups, which are swamped with applicants with business …
   online.wsj.com/article/SB124450268338295907.html – Cached – Similar –

10. Ralph Lauren polo shirts look good, do good – Los Angeles Times

    Jul 5, 2009 … Summer Fridays are a Manhattan tradition, allowing office workers to close up shop early and head out to weekend shares in the Hamptons, …
    www.latimes.com/features/…/la-ig-list5-2009jul05,0,7522993.story – Similar –