Congratulations to the wonderful Team and may you continue to grow in strength for the cause of Goa and Goemkars and for a better world!
Viva Goanet! Viva Goa! Viva Goemkar! God Bless! On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 3:53 AM, Goanet News <[email protected]> wrote: > Herman <[email protected]> > > August 25th, 2014 > > Dear Goanetters, > > Today Goanet passes a remarkable milestone -- it's 20th anniversary! > > Today, we take the internet for granted. We spend so much time on the > internet hashtagging memorieson Twitter and Instagram, following our > friends on Facebook, searching Google for everything buying stuff, > trading emails, and so on. The internet keeps us connected to the rest > of the world at all times. > > But 20 years ago, the internet as we know it was just getting started, > and people didn’t really know what to make of it. In those days the > internet was not as user friendly. But, a small group of managed to > fine each other on Internet Relay Chat and started a mailing list. The > first mailing list was really just people sending emails to my inbox > prefaced with a *, and I'd forward them on to users who signed up. > After a year or so we had our first mailing list program do the work > for us. And, here we are today. > > Goanet has remained a volunteer-driven operation. We've had many > volunteers over the last 20 years. A few volunteers need to be > singled out. No one has done more work than our very own Frederick > Noronha ("FN"). In addition to moderating the mailing list, FN > contributes immensely. Bosco D'Mello is another one of our moderators > with 10-15 years of service. Viviana Coelho also contributed 5-10 > years of service. > > These are huge contributions to the community. And, I thank each of > them for the time and effort they have given us. I also wish to thank > all the other volunteers who have contributed to Goanet. > > Goanet has brought the international Goan community together. It has > been a platform for launching other very successful groups and > projects. While Goanet has not lived up to it's full potential it has > still had an impact. > > Folks, please volunteer in whatever capacity you can to help sustain > our group. We have an opportunity to make a difference in Goa and to > support out international Goan community. You don't have to be tech > savvy to volunteer. And, please donate to help sustain our growth. > Every little bit counts. > > I'll end here by congratulating all our members for making this possible. > > Viva Goanet! Viva Goa! > > > Herman Carneiro > Goanet.org > Where Goans Connect! >
