First off: WELCOME TO MY TALKATHON. I'm gonna be here, for a month, IMing and e-mailing, trying to raise serious coin for some causes I really care about.
But I won't be the only person changing the world. You can too.
Which begs the question: How can you change the world just by sending an IM or e-mail?
I mean, on one hand, you can write a really, really powerful IM. You know, Something That Causes The World To Think And Embrace Shared Humanity. But I don't think "STCTWTTAESH" has the catchiness of "ROTFL". Even though it looks like "succotash." Maybe it is catchy...
Anyway. There's an easier way, and that's to join the i'm Initiative. That way, every time you send an IM or an e-Mail, good causes will get money.
And the best part? It's not your money. It's Microsoft's money. It's like you're reaching into the Man's pockets and taking cash and handing it to a hungry person, every time you hit "enter." The i'm Initiative turns you into Robin Hood with a goofy screen name.
If I send a lot of messages, I'll kind of make a difference. But if you join, and everyone you know joins, then suddenly it's going to add up to something big. It'll be like an army reaching into the Man's pockets and handing it to an army of people who need it. Which is kind of exciting.
Unless you're the Man, and you have closeness issues. Then it could be a little invasive.