We recently received a Tweet from @coolcatteacher asking,

"@NetSquared - Do you have a method for rural nonprofits to get involved using elluminate or other tools -- many of us aren't in cities" (She lives in Camilla, Georgia).

Although Net Tuesdays, monthly gatherings for social changemakers and web innovators, are meant to provide an opportunity for face-to-face socializing and networking, some folks might not have enough interested people in their area to get a group together.

What tools do you think would be useful for creating virtual Net Tuesdays? Second Life comes to mind, but not everyone's computer and Internet connection can handle Second Life.

The Cool Cat Teacher mentioned elluminate. What are other ideas do you have for virtual meeting tools and/or examples of successful monthly virtual meetups?

Flickr Photo Credit: Rural Wisconsin by Pedro Salinas.