We received many, many great submissions, which made for a difficult decision. Yet decide we did. Here are 6 great ideas, each different, yet each representing its own unique potential. Each Canadian, each hopeful, each – we think – worth watching.
Presenting, in no particular order, the mesh 15 Minutes of Fame Winners Circle, 2006:
- TakingITGlobal.org / Nick Moraitis
“…the premier online community for youth interested in global issues…Uniquely, a majority of our audience is in developing countries…Our membership tend to be social entrepreneurs who use TIG tools to coordinate social projects.”
- areyoufrank.com / Elissa Gjertson
“We’re bringing authentic branding + organizational courage to companies and non-profits around the world…all through the power of social media.”
- Favorville.com / Parveen Sangha and Daniel Salas
“Ever needed a helping hand? Not sure where to turn? Favorville.com is quickly emerging as an essential resource for people looking to network and exchange favors and advice with others. It’s a simple concept of facilitation: Favorville helps people help one another.”
- Pixpo.com / Colin How
“PiXPO lets people broadcast video, audio and photo web sites online with no uploads!…Our peer2web technology allows users to avoid all the hassles around uploading.”
- Devshop.com / Craig Fitzpatirck
“Devshop.com has a new approach to managing software projects that is so much more than just a task list with time estimates. Devshop can help software teams manage the top 5 risks that throw software projects off the rails constantly. …make it work, make it easy, and make it available to everyone, not just the enterprise.”
Gary is our Special Case winner. A high school student doing some neat things online, Gary turned our communal heads with pure tenacity in getting us to sell him an already-sold-out mesh Student’s ticket. Yes, we got many, MANY requests for these once they went, but Gary approached The Ask with military precision and a No-is-Not-an-Option attitude that had we mesh-ies talking about (our nickname) Gary the Kid. We all ended up saying that we wanted to meet this guy. So, for pure Eye on the Prize go-get-’em-ness – which bodes very well for his future – Gary gets our final 15 Minutes slot. More from me on Gary here.
Update:Mathew talks about why we did this, Rob talks more about the “why” of mesh and also pitches the unconference room. Mark chimes in too, and here’s something from Mike.
Congratulations to all. Each will receive five minutes in the mesh spotlight and complimentary admission for a day. We are all looking forward to hearing more from you at mesh.
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