Hi Herman, Fred, Bosco & others, Congratulations. I wish Goanet all the best on its 19th anniversary.
Regards. Joel. On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 2:58 AM, Herman Carneiro <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Goanetters, > > Today Goanet celebrates its 19th anniversary! It's a monumental > achievement that each and every one of us should be proud off. Thousands of > people have been connected because of Goanet and many friendships have been > forged. The network has served as an important platform to support the > global Goan community and to keep the diaspora linked to Goa. We've also > involved in supporting important issues such as empowering women through > Goanet-Femnet and helping campaign to preserve Goa in conjunction with the > Save Goa Campaign, UK. I hope it will continue this important work well > into the future. > > We can only grow with support from you. If you'd like to volunteer to help > us please drop us an email. You don't have to be tech-savy to help out; all > we need is a little time. Don't forget that Goanet is run by volunteers > like you and me. > > Speaking of volunteers, we owe many thanks to FN and Bosco for their > tireless work over the years. They have remained pillars of Goanet. I'd > also like to thank all the previous volunteers for the time and effort they > dedicated to the global Goan community. A big welcome to our new volunteer > Tony De Sa and Gerald De Souza. Many thanks to all our contributors who > make Goanet a such a vibrant forum. We couldn't do it without all of you! > > Please support Goanet by making donations via our website. We don't ask > often but your financial support is much appreciated. > > I'm sharing some key points about Goanet below for anyone that might be > interested. > > Happy birthday to Goanet! Congratulations! > > -- > Herman Carneiro > www.Goanet.org > Where Goans Connect! > > > > Some key points about Goanet > > * Goanet on Facebook has been built up and has grown into an active > community with more than 2,200 members already. This allows us to share > images and draws comment from a wider base too. > > * Goanet on Twitter is in the process of being activated. > > * New volunteers Tony de Sa (Facebook) and Gerard de Souza (Twitter) have > been helping in a significant way. > > * Goanetters are welcome to post to our Facebook group via email: > [email protected] > > * The following is a list of messages relayed through Goanet: > September 2012 842 > October 2012 743 > November 2012 742 > December 2012 889 > January 2013 813 > February 2013 599 > March 2013 695 > April 2013 571 > May 2013 662 > June 2013 847 > July 2013 855 > August 2013 700 (till date) > > For more details see > http://lists.goanet.org/**pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/<http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/> > > * Goanet has a page dedicated to it on the Wikipedia > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Goanet<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goanet> > > * Goante Femnet has been taken forward during the year, thanks to Betsy > Nunes and the Femnet team. See a sample issue here > > http://www.scribd.com/doc/**128090237/Goanet-Femnet-Issue-**12<http://www.scribd.com/doc/128090237/Goanet-Femnet-Issue-12> > > More about Goanet: > > Share a little about our organisation > A 19-year-project, run on volunteerism, that links the Goan diaspora. > Started in 1994 by Herman Carneiro, then 17 years old. Today administered > with a team of around half-dozen. It has a readership of approx 14,000 each > day, which is a significant number for India's smallest state. > > Executive Summary > This is a venture which influenced a generation of Goans in cyberspace. It > has sustained and grown itself on volunteer power. > > Approach/ Strategy > This is a volunteer-driven initiative. Advertising is accepted, but the > project is not dependent on it. Likewise, there is no membership fee, and > all are welcome to become members. The goal is to network one of India's > smaller communities, and build positive change. > > Stakeholders > Mostly Goans in the diaspora, but also people back home, tourists visiting > the state, and those seeking to resettle in goa. > > About the initiative > Besides the main network, we have initiatives for news, cybermatrimonials, > sports, etc. Goanet also has an annual face-to-face meeting in Goa each > December. Articles generated via Goanet are also carried in mainstream > newspapers back in Goa, which says something about the impact it generates. > > Impact -- Outcome > Goanet is reaching growing numbers today, and is shaping the debate in > significant ways, both among the diaspora and back home. > > Learning Points > 1. Volunteer power works. > 2. Volunteer power can be sustained. > 3. A little can go a long way. > 4. The latest technology is not necessarily best. > > What Next > We're growing, diversifying, and influencing the cyberdebate even more as > the Internet becomes more ubiquitious in Goa. Meanwhile, this is also > serving as a powerful mechanism to help people express themselves, build > "citizen journalism" initiatives, and even launch a number of positive > initiatives that help Goa. > > Reasoning > Inspite of being India's smallest State, Goanet (linking Goa and her > diaspora) was one of the earliest cyberprojects of its kind, starting in > 1994. It has survived and grown over the years, on volunteer power. Not > just that, it has inspired a whole series of Goa-related mailing-lists > (using low-tech, email-based services) to build a whole range of > initiatives here. See a list of Goa-related lists at > http://wikiwikiweb.de/**MailingListsInIndia<http://wikiwikiweb.de/MailingListsInIndia> > > > >
