know what ... just 'bout 3 months back the following was simply a concall pipe dream, literally:

At each stop on the group's recent concert tour, lead singer Mr. Bono promoted his "One" campaign to eradicate poverty and AIDS in Africa. He urged audience members to turn on their cell phones and, as the house lights dimmed, the screens lit up the arenas the way cigarette lighters used to do. He then asked them to text message him the word "Unite" and their name. The reply message was a link to a Web site, one.org/UNITE. In a few moments, fans' names scrolled across a lighted sign above the stage.

now, it is literal. very real. very live. all in the span of about 3 months.

shows what can happen ... literally anything can happen ... when a few like minded folks get together and are given a no holds barred opportunity to do something profound and do it quickly.

what if this wasn't the exception?

what if this was the typical modus operandi?

what if?

and, why not?

i suspect this type of activity happens more often then not ... with various amounts of fanfare ... or not. regardless, this type of synergy must be replicated to the fullest extent possible. there is so much opportunity and so few barriers.

just do it.

the potential each one of these little initiatives brings to light is well worth the journey. 'sides, it is the journey that matters in the end anyways.

just do it.

MyJXTA :: use it - learn it - do it

Java == platform independence
XML == application independence
JXTA == network independence

Secure End-to-End Computing

in my ears: Bloc Party/Silent Alarm/Like Eating Glass