Jordan's blog
After doing some media interviews this morning, I am now transfixed on my computer screen watching all these tweets coming in by the second. Tweets in all different types of languages and from all different parts of the globe. I am also told we have already raised “thousands of dollars”…..and we have just begun. Recognizable tweeters so far include Mayor Miller, Michael Ignatieff, Steve Rubel, Rachel Sklar, Mark Evans, Howard Lindzon, Unmarketer, Susan Ormiston, Mat Wilcox etc. Also interesting to watch is the huge number of people calling out for the largest tweeters like Ashton Kutcher, Oprah and Ellen DeGeneres...
Sunday afternoon and I am running on nervous energy. The last few weeks have been incredibly chaotic as we put the full court press on to have the site ready for tomorrow's launch date which, through no coincidence, also happens to be World Alzheimer's Day. How incredibly lucky we have been to have attracted such an incredibly talented group of volunteers. Weekends, late nights and early mornings have been the rule and not a single complaint! I worked at eBay for seven years and the guiding principle at eBay was that "People are basically good". Based on the incredible outpouring...