I'm planning on starting up a NetSquared group here in Atlanta in the next few months. This isn't an official announcement or anything, just an officially casual mention of something I'm working on that will have an official announcement later on. ;)
Anyways, Gina Cardazone of ComputMentor/TechSoup sent me a few questions, and I thought I'd share my answers to them:
What do you see as the the greatest examples, challenges and/or opportunities for people and organizations in Atlanta who wish to use the social web for social change?
Atlanta is a bit of a strange creature in terms of the relationship between it's big business and it's nonprofits. To put it simply, Atlanta loves it's nonprofits, and it shows through the sheer number of organizations of every size that exist within the city! Because of the geographic dispersal (among many other factors) however, there isn't as much connectivity and support for the non-profit community with regards to technology as I think most feel there needs to be.
What would you see as the benefit or ultimate goal of hosting a NetSquared Group in Atlanta?
Atlanta is just now beginning to wake up to and join the new social media/web 2.0 environment. People are beginning to blog, gather together, and talk about how everything going on the web is impacting our lives, and we're now beginning to see a strong Atlanta cluster form on the blogosphere. The education curve is still long and always growing, and my goal is to help bring the non-profit community forward and connect them with the technology community so that all our do-gooders, idealists, and troublemakers are able to more effectively bring about the change they wish to see in the world. :)
