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well i think theres a lot of room to mix the two together web 2.0 or whatever you want to call it allows us to do two main things: move information a whole lot

well i think theres a lot of room to mix the two together web 2.0 or whatever you want to call it allows us to do two main things: move information a whole lot faster and with people anywhere in the world that we may not have known before. similar to what zuckerberg refers to as information flow. if you could leverage those concepts to help do good in the world, i think that would make a huge impact. some companies that i can think of: a) causes by sean parker and joe green. helping spread causes youre passionate about with your network b) terrapass. helping buy carbon offsets and green products. long story short, but my niece and nephew had a fatal disease. my family was told they had no more than 6 months to live. first thing we did was use the internet and find other families who were afflicted with the disease+ doctors trying to solve it. Theyre now 11 and 10 years old, because we were able to connect with other people who knew otherwise. This was back in 1998. If it were 1988, they would be dead. that right there is power. Think what we could do in 2008. Thinking about this sometimes makes me think that although I love what I do on a daily basis, the world doesnt need a software company. What ive learned could be used to build an application to help connect doctors, families, companies with cures,etc. more easily. hmm, and my hacker news comment has now turned into a blog post.

wumi 18y ago
Jason, a question to ask, of course, would be -- 'what about those who can't access that information?' I believe this is why so many are saying that mobile is the future, because all that information flow moves to those without computers -- and even those with, wherever they are.
- jasonlbaptiste 18y ago
  make it everywhere. I think you make a BIG focus on helping bring access to those who wouldnt know about it. We were fortunate, we knew about the internet and what to do. in 1998, im pretty sure not many people were yahoo experts (google was in a garage still). What about those in poor areas of the country + world? They're kids + loved ones are afflicted with diseases just as much as anyone else. I would have a huge focus on making sure they knew this resource existed. Mobile is also key. i think we need to make information ubiquitous across all platforms. the faster you can make it flow, the better.
  - wumi 18y ago
    in 2008, i have friends in the US who didn't know you could use Google to find recipes. what Fred (citing Umair), seems to be searching for, though, is a way to hack some of those big, hairy goals Umair listed: Organize the world's hunger. Organize the world’s energy. Organize the world’s thirst. Organize the world's health. Organize the world's freedom. Organize the world's finance. Organize the world's education. Information flow can certainly help facilitate some of those, and will most likely be an important player in all, but can information alone organize the world's hunger or thirst? Research, Entrepreneurs, Startups, Capital, Market and Reach. Very resource intensive and surely not relying solely on an increased information flow. Information access won't change the fact you don't have water to drink. Even if you could search to see how to purify your water, if you don't have access to the materials needed to do so, what would you do?
    - jasonlbaptiste 18y ago
      Youre right, it's not an end all solution. There has to be more to it, but it's definitely an enabler. It would help bring people together to do something about it. It's then up to those people to fix the problem. Good quote: "Never doubt that a small group of dedicated people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Meade Sounds like this is an area of interest to you wumi?

wumi 18y ago

Jason, a question to ask, of course, would be -- 'what about those who can't access that information?' I believe this is why so many are saying that mobile is the future, because all that information flow moves to those without computers -- and even those with, wherever they are.

jasonlbaptiste 18y ago
make it everywhere. I think you make a BIG focus on helping bring access to those who wouldnt know about it. We were fortunate, we knew about the internet and what to do. in 1998, im pretty sure not many people were yahoo experts (google was in a garage still). What about those in poor areas of the country + world? They're kids + loved ones are afflicted with diseases just as much as anyone else. I would have a huge focus on making sure they knew this resource existed. Mobile is also key. i think we need to make information ubiquitous across all platforms. the faster you can make it flow, the better.
- wumi 18y ago
  in 2008, i have friends in the US who didn't know you could use Google to find recipes. what Fred (citing Umair), seems to be searching for, though, is a way to hack some of those big, hairy goals Umair listed: Organize the world's hunger. Organize the world’s energy. Organize the world’s thirst. Organize the world's health. Organize the world's freedom. Organize the world's finance. Organize the world's education. Information flow can certainly help facilitate some of those, and will most likely be an important player in all, but can information alone organize the world's hunger or thirst? Research, Entrepreneurs, Startups, Capital, Market and Reach. Very resource intensive and surely not relying solely on an increased information flow. Information access won't change the fact you don't have water to drink. Even if you could search to see how to purify your water, if you don't have access to the materials needed to do so, what would you do?
  - jasonlbaptiste 18y ago
    Youre right, it's not an end all solution. There has to be more to it, but it's definitely an enabler. It would help bring people together to do something about it. It's then up to those people to fix the problem. Good quote: "Never doubt that a small group of dedicated people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Meade Sounds like this is an area of interest to you wumi?