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		<title>The awakening social web</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One can say that the web has been social for quite a while, but what we want to talk about today is the recent phenomenon of more and more people wanting to &#8220;do good&#8221; on the web instead of just  &#8220;make money and get out&#8221;.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One can say that the web has been social for quite a while, but what we want to talk about today is the recent phenomenon of more and more people wanting to &#8220;do good&#8221; on the web instead of just  &#8220;make money and get out&#8221;.<br />
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Several websites and networks aiming at improving society  and the environment have received wide attention in the last year <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/02/virgance-looks-to-turn-green-options-media-network-into-a-blogging-empire/">virgance</a>, come to mind.</p>
<p>This makes us all the prouder to have contributed early testing and strategic planning for <a href="http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/03/yes-we-plan-how.html"> IfWeRantheWorld.com</a>;</p>
<p>Some think that raised awareness of sustainability, social issues and taking an active stance are merely a consumer fad.</p>
<p>We see it as a continuing shift in global human consciousness from <strong>the consumer</strong> to <strong>the creator</strong> and <strong>provider</strong> model.</p>
<p>In fact, Obama, who has won over the young voter demographic with appeal to exactly the above hope for change and a brilliant online campaign strategy, is now providing a rude awakening : hoping for Change is not enough.</p>
<p>One must be an active facilitator and participant of change.</p>
<p>The informatization of society has allready facilitated better self-organization, and many young people today are using cellphones and social networking sites to organize and unite, the G-20 protests being a good latest example.</p>
<p>However, achieving goals and making them quantifiable for the average human, without turning them into a bureacrat remains a daunting tasks.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/featured_items/design_is_the_problem_an_interview_with_nathan_shedroff_13049.asp">Nathan Shedroff</a> , with his book <strong>Design is the problem</strong>, sums it up.</p>
<p>What we think makes  IfWeRantheWorld.com  stand out is that it is the Getting Things Done of social improvement- there is a specific next step, a &#8220;liquidity of goodness&#8221;. </p>
<p>And improvement you can assess and measure is improvement you can keep.</p>
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