::NetSquared Meet Up: Careflash::
Ever wonder who the rowdy group in the back room at Stag's Head is every 2nd Tuesday of the month? We did, too. So last month we barged in. Ok, we were invited. And we found out where all the big hearted techies have been hiding, at the NetSquared Meetup!
The mission of Net2 is to spur responsible adoption of social web tools by social benefit organizations. There's a whole new generation of online tools available – tools that make it easier than ever before to collaborate, share information and mobilize support. These tools include blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, podcasting, and more. Some people describe them as "Web 2.0"; we call them the social web, because their power comes from the relationships they enable.
Ok, in layman's terms, they use there tech powers to do good in the community. Kinda like Superman, eh? Or maybe more like Inspector Gadget.
Tonight, they'll be chatting with Jay Drayer, founder of Houston-based social network Careflash. Jay will talk about utilizing online networks in medical and healthcare sense and walk us through his very cool CareFlash social site.
Learn how Facebook, Myspace and YouTube are NOT addressing a specific audience's needs - when it comes major medical events (celebratory and difficult alike) and providing free, reliable healthcare info for friends, family and patients.
"Should be a really cool conversation for anyone who needs the Web to serve as more than just a friendship or media-sharing utility."
Jay calls himself a "recovering CFO" and continually refers to the lessons he's learned from his 20 years of experience, the most recent 7 years of which have involved starting and developing growth-oriented companies in San Francisco and Houston in the capacities of CEO, CFO, board member and investor.
Why social benefit organizations need Net2
Non-profits and NGOs thrive on relationships – which means the social web holds tremendous potential to transform their effectiveness and impact. We want to help you build the strategic capacity, knowledge and skills you need to put these powerful new online tools to work achieving positive changes.
Teh Net2 Houston Group meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Stag's Head Pub. To learn more aobut the group visit their Meetup page: http://netsquared.meetup.com/3/
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tonight, Dec 11th | 7-9pm
Stag's Head Pub | 2128 Portsmouth St.
Free, RSVP on Meetup
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image: Ed Schipul
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Definitely a lively crowd...was a great showing tonight for CareFlash and NetSquared. You can see what I posted about the night here