Earlier this week, I wrote about an awesome new project that EVERYONE can be part of: Mozilla’s Service Week.
Here’s the deal: You do good things for people that need help using your Internet skills. You don’t have to know how to code; you don’t have to be a sysadmin; you don’t have to know cloud server technology from a hole in the ground. All you need is a good heart and the desire to help.
From the Mozilla page:
We’re looking for people who want to share, give, engage, create, and collaborate by offering their time and talent to local public benefit organizations, non-profits and people who need their help. Our goal is to help empower people to:
- Teach senior citizens how to use the Web.
- Show a non-profit how to use social networking to grow its base of supporters.
- Install a wireless network at a school.
- Create Web how-to materials for a library’s computer cluster.
- Refurbish hardware for a local computer center.
- Help a nonprofit update its website or database.
- And, more!
I strongly encourage you guys to take a look at the Mozilla page, see what others are doing, and let the world know you’re willing and ready to help! Also, if you need help with any tech-related tasks or projects, go sign up and let Mozilla know you need volunteers.
Here’s the bottom line: A lot of people use the Internet to do a lot of bad things. Fraud. Identity theft. Slander. DDoSs. Bullying. Extortion. Crime.
Let’s make the Internet a better place, can we?
