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Give One Get One and be a Hero!

I finally got around to watching Heroes recently. I love it!

It definitely resonates with me personally because of my drive to make the world a better place. The discussions on purpose, feeling like you're "meant to do something to make a difference," the idea that you don't need superhuman powers to be a hero... I feel very strongly about these ideas and try and bring similar feelings out of the people I meet day to day. There's just too much apathy in America the world today... and I don't think we can afford that.

Tara Hunt has also been watching Heroes and thinking along similar lines. She wrote a blog post about why the world needs Heroes and where they are.

And while we're at it, Rob Cottingham of Social Signal recently wrote a post titled: "Can Web 2.0 save the world?"

Both come from a similar background as myself in thinking about the world changing potential of Web 2.0. But social media is just a tool. It's still up to us to decide how we want to use our new found and growing powers.

Lastly, Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura of Heroes who bends space and time!) did a commercial for the One Laptop Per Child Project!

From the site:

Masi Oka speaks on behalf of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Foundation regarding the Give One Get One opportunity. 

Starting November 12, One Laptop Per Child will be offering a Give One Get One Program for a brief window of time in North America. For $399, you will be purchasing two XO laptops—one that will be sent to empower a child to learn in a developing nation, and one that will be sent to your child at home.

For more information, please call 1-877-70-LAPTOP or visit http://www.laptopgiving.org/

This is an exciting and potentially world changing project that I've been a big fan of for awhile. If any of you become a part of this program and give a laptop, let me know so I can shake your hand/give you a hug/buy you a beer(pick one)!

Coworking in North Atlanta - JellyinRoswell

I'm blogging from the JellyinAtlanta Coworking session #3 at Urban Grind and there's a great turnout this time! I counted around 15 people at one point.

The verdict is in, Coworking is no less productive than working at home and the office, with the added benefits of community, camaraderie and knowledge sharing amongst a diverse group of people with very different backgrounds!

There is a second Jelly Coworking group about to form in the Roswell area! Kevin Bachman is organizing it, and information on the first event should be posted soon. If you're on the north side of Atlanta, go to the JellyinRoswell wiki page to add your name and keep tabs on events.

Also don't forget to join the Coworking Atlanta Upcoming group for a list of all Coworking events happening around Atlanta.

In other news, I feel like I'm perpetually a week or two behind on most of my side projects. Some exciting stuff coming up though, including news on NetSquared in 2008, some conference stuffs going on around Atlanta in the coming months, and exciting stuff going on at What a Concept! ...that I'll eventually get to write about.

Oh, for more time in the day...