http://www.gather.com/

Gather or Gather.com was a social networking website designed to encourage interaction by discussion of various social, political and cultural topics. Its headquarters was in Boston, Massachusetts.

Share. Earn. Gather.
Share your expertise, advice and views on the news of the day
Reach millions of interested readers and build your brand
Earn money writing about what you love
Find a variety of perspectives on topics that matter to you
Join the conversation

In 2007, Gaiam acquired both Lime.com and Zaadz.com for a greater community presence. Zaadz then was renamed Gaia.com, but it was deemed unprofitable and eventually it was shut down in 2010.

http://www.zaadz.com/

Let’s change the world.
This is Brian, your friendly Philosopher & CEO here at Zaadz. On behalf of our entire team, I’d like to welcome you to our little Oasis on the web. Thrilled you've found us. Here’s a quick intro to what we’re up to:

Our Plan. Ours involves Conscious Capitalism infused with Spirituality and a healthy dose of Enthusiasm, Love, Service, Inspiration, Passion, Humor and Teamwork. People CRAZY enough to think they can change the world, Courageous enough to do something about it, AND Committed enough to stick to it when they feel like giving up.