A Conversation Explaining Zelixy-The Green Social Network

The following is an excerpt from a recent email conversation between myself and a friend which spells out the key aspects of what Zelixy is and why someone would want to participate...

"Hi XXXXX,

I understand exactly what you are saying. Those types of issues (social) have always stuck with me since my time in Belize. The problem has been, and continues to be, that there is no system set up to raise awareness and donate funds...you are one voice in this cause...you need an army of followers. This is one of the many reasons we have built Zelixy.

Zelixy is a tool that we can use to help with this exact problem you are referring to. It's a place where we want our users to make a difference by creating innovative ways to promote various causes or topics. We want our grass roots system to be run by our users as a platform for them to really make some change. I know that we can create a unique contest or organization to help with a scholarship program in Belize...open users eyes to the divide to which you are referring. This isn't just a dream of mine any longer-it's turning into a reality as we get over this first hump of scraping by with very limited funds and little awareness. It's very difficult to pick up momentum for the site but we are slowly getting there. We are so close to showing how powerful it can be.

I've always thought about how we can make a system to make a difference in individuals lives in the world...thought able individuals making small contributions...the problem is that we are only reaching individuals...we need to reach a massive group...building the right platform to do so is the key in my mind. It must be honest and it must be mainstream (hip/trendy). Social networking is currently being used in the wrong ways...sure, places like facebook and myspace can re-unite people and they are places for people to have a good time playing games and spying on their friends...but what else are they doing? I hear of these large social networking giants attempting to rally their users to fight for global warming, etc but their systems were never built for those purposes. All the while the founders of such destinations like facebook are sitting pretty offering up their companies for $10 Billion to large corporate giants...did you know that Microsoft just offered the young 24 year old CEO of facebook $800 Million for 5% of the company making it worth over $10 Billion? What is Microsoft going to do for Facebook? Create new applications for advertising so they make money off of the users?

Youtube and Myspace are other examples-Youtube was bought by Google for $1.5 Billion whereas Myspace was bought by the FOX Group (Rupert Murdoch) for $550 Million 2 years ago...these corporations are trying to get a strangle hold on the youth of today...Murdoch wants to create a new following for FOX...Google...they want to run the world? These places are THE hotspot for the youth of America (the ones that will be in charge of the world in the very near future) but they aren't teaching the youth about the problems of the world...they aren't giving them a true education and voice. They are telling them how to interact on the web...listen to music, watch stupid videos, create a false second image and identity...the wrong message!

Why not give users the power to do something positive with their time for a change...we know social networking is a huge industry for the youth so I'm proposing to tap into it in a different way. These are the same ideas I have always talked about since after I went to Belize. I have always been one to try to get a larger voice out to the public and I think that I have finally found a way to do it...this system can be an awesome tool for us to accomplish that goal. I want to talk to you more about your scholarship program you want to implement. I think we can use Zelixy to accomplish your goals and want to set you up as the liason for the project. I think we can set up a great contest to educate the public here in the US and then have an ongoing program through the system for the scholarship foundation...I think if we can get something like that rolling we can gain a lot of momentum and publicity and thus seriously get the word out. Can you imagine if we can raise scholarship funds for these students and then have them on zelixy so they can be in constant contact with those that donated funds? They can post their own videos, share their school papers, share pictures of them and their friends...and all the while communicating back and forth. You have to start somewhere and I think Zelixy is a great start. You can see my obvious passion for this company I have started and the reason I started it has a lot to do with my time I spent abroad. It's time for some change. I hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in PG and look forward to hearing from you. Ted"

It's time to put action to words.