Just a quick note of congratulations to all of the projects that were able to rally such great support! I can't wait to see what amazing mashups emerge from the conference this year!

And thanks to those of you who voted for the EPIC CHANGE: Story-Powered Activism mashup. We're still incredibly committed to the idea, and hope to pursue it. If we haven't implemented it by next year's competition, you can expect to see a more refined version of our submission again. If nothing else, our entry this year gave us a great opportunity to put to paper (or at least screen!) an idea we've been germinating since we started our non-profit several months ago.

In the meantime, if anyone's interested in helping us out, please let us know!

In this video taken in Tanzania , 9-year-old Glory leads her class in a song about the HIV crisis in her country. We believe this little girl’s song – and other videos and images like this one - have the power to inspire real change. (If you’d like to learn more about Glory, check out her expanded story here.)

Happy St. Paddy's Day! In sunny FL, we've been up for hours waiting for you to wake up - we're hoping you'll spread the luck o' the Irish & vote for us here after reading more about our entry. Our original submission was a little less complete than we'd planned, but we've included many more details below, including examples, a use case diagram, an expanded list of potential data sources & shared services and many compelling statistics that illustrate why we believe this tool could have incredibly broad application & appeal, so read on:

THE WHAT?