A few months ago we reported that, according to our records, Internet Evolution was practically global -- with registered readers in almost every single country of the world. Still, at that time, we were missing 33.
A presence in all but 33 countries? Pretty good! Yeah! But... not good enough.
Since then, we've been working tirelessly to rectify this egregious lacuna and establish a presence in the countries that have yet to realize the joys of having a username on the one, the only Internet Evolution.
And today we are proud to announce, that four months later, we have added....
FIVE MORE COUNTRIES!
That's right, kids. Let us extend a warm welcome to our new friends in Bhutan, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Mauritania, and Turkmenistan! Hello!
OK, now that the celebration is over, let's get back to business. Sure, we've made an achievement, but it's just not enough. There are still 28 countries out there deprived of the Internet Evolution community: Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Dijbouti, Dominica, East Timor, El Salvador, Georgia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nicaragua, Palau, Paraguay, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Swaziland, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
And that's just not fair.
Just think of the woman in Swaziland who could be strutting her Thinking Cap down by the Great Usuthu River.
Or the man in Paraguay whose sole dream in life has been to belong to a club with such stature as the IQ Crew.
Let's acknowledge why this is so important. Internet Evolution is a site about the future of the Internet. And though it might seem like it's a toy for West Coast 20-year-old executives in socks and flip flops, this whole Internet thing is actually important to everyone, and its future is reliant on innovations from the world over. In fact, as the Internet evolves, taking on new languages and functions, global collaboration is only becoming all the more critical.
So while we think the discussions on Internet Evolution go above and beyond what we can find elsewhere on the Web in terms of quality, can we be satisfied in saying we're having the most in-depth and worthwhile conversation about the future of the Internet without input from our tech-savvy friends in Guinea-Bissau, Liechtenstein, Micronesia, and beyond?
I think not.
This is where you come in. We're still working hard to get registered users in these countries, but surely you have an idea or two on how we can better reach out. Or, maybe you have contacts in the countries we're missing and can do some reaching out on your own. Don't do it for us, guys. Do it for the future.
So tell us on the boards below: What can we do to register users in these remaining 28 countries, and what can you do to help? Together, we can conquer the world!
Then, and only then, can we possibly try to figure out a business model for Twitter.
— Nicole Ferraro, Site Editor, Internet Evolution