Sites that allow visitors to share tales of kindness popping up on the Web

September 29, 2008 By Melissa Dribben

One afternoon in mid-July, Melissa Morris-Ivone was on the receiving end of one of those infinitesimally small acts of kindness that put you in a good mood.

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