I want to propose an idea, and perhaps get some feedback. Some of us are familiar with online social networking groups like My space, and Friendster, and I think it would help us all out if there were one for networking progressives, democratically inclined, sustainably oriented, eco-friendly, health care-oriented, and other like minded individuals, I am talking about, a network for contacts, business, projects, support for policy initiatives, research, and so on. (Of course, like minded individuals will probably hook up as a consequence on occasion, but that is not the main idea.) I think that we could all help our own positions a lot by supporting each others projects, shopping at each others businesses, interacting in a more personal and individual way.
I am not familiar with the process of starting such a network, so if anyone would like to work on this with me, I really think it would be a great beginning for a progress-oriented network of individuals. You could post your bio info, such as education, work background, issues, developing projects, and people working on similar projects or looking for support could easily do a search for someone with complementary talents. Anyone looking for volunteers could post on bulletin board style message boards, and people looking for business partners can gain contacts this way. I think associations and clubs, and favorite issues could be listed instead of like, favorite movies, music.
Anyway, I am working on this, so can I get some feedback?
Not sure of name, maybe Progress-Net, Inter-Act Net, maybe someone has some ideas to add?