The Web for Social Change

Some time ago, I posted about wannabepresidents.org, an aggregator of presidential candidates' blogs and brilliant social action in support of democracy, only to discover afterward that David Silver, a friend and a great Internet mind, was, along with collaborators, behind it.

Today I heard from another friend and former colleague, Sarah Washburn, who now works for TechSoup. She pointed me to a great event, called Netsquared, put on by her organization.

Here's a description from SFgate.com's Tech Chronicles blog. If you're reading this from the Bay Area or need an excuse to visit the Promised Land, check it out.

My circles, it seems, are really spirals: David and Sarah know each other as well. They are, in fact, among the people I admire most--I leave every conversation with either or both of them inspired to think harder about what I do and find ways to contribute. They're shining stars.

I'm inspired by David and Sarah's work to start paying more attention to the Web as a medium for social action. I'm adding a category to this blog to document what I learn, and while I'm not currently very plugged in to the nonprofit side of the online community world, I do have some connections there and will start listening harder.

Thanks Sarah for the interesting pointer, and for your leadership.

Comments

[David de Ugarte]

:-D
Dont miss neither the last David's geniality: www.usfbloggers.com

Whats new compared with wannabepresidents.com? When you update, you dont go up, you go left! Its an horizontal, non hierarchical feevy, only one for the community as a whole, great, isnt it? :-)