Mr. Graham, Thanks for this piece. It's something that's been kicking around in my head since Nov. '06 or so when I discovered Newsvine. I found a community an

Mr. Graham, Thanks for this piece. It's something that's been kicking around in my head since Nov. '06 or so when I discovered Newsvine. I found a community and community genuinely interested in promoting quality news discussion and content, AND in making money. There's something powerful happening now, with the profit-motive acting in a socially-beneficial way. Your blurb about the malaria company inspired me to do a little thought exercise about whether it'd be possible for a for-profit company to successfully help pull people out of poverty, and what that company would look like. If you're interested in reading it, here is a link: http://www.tightwind.net/2008/04/mesh-networks-relationships-and-poverty-non-profit-becomes-for-profit/ http://www.tightwind.net/2008/04/mesh-networks-relationships... . Thanks again for your great piece.