Introducing The Society For Geek Advancement

 

I don't know how I've never heard of this before today, but the Society For Geek Advancement is a great group dedicated to helping everyone embrace their inner geek and to get all geeks to work together as a community to help other less fortunate but potential geeks to realize their true geek potential.  The group started with the "I AM A GEEK" video posted above, but has since grown into something much bigger.

 

“I AM A GEEK”, like all geeky side projects, started out as a tongue and cheek video we spent way too much time on and were going to simply throw out to the wild wild interwebs. But as more people came on board, the question of using “social media for social good” seemed to become more relevant. With Twitter and other social networking sites like Facebook blowing up by the second, it’s not only possible to get noticed and create “social capital”, but to use that for a greater good. Individuals now have the opportunity to be heard and bring awareness and attention to causes like they never had before. We saw this new wave of social philanthropy come to life recently with the global Twestival raising $250,000 worldwide for Charity:Water.

 

After watching, “I AM A GEEK!”, we hope you are entertained, laugh a little or a lot.

 

We also encourage everyone to “be the geek that keeps on giving”. We’ve connected with a Room to Read, a great charity started by former Microsoft exec, John Wood, which builds libraries and schools for children in developing countries. You can give in many ways- by RT, blogging and passing on this Geek Advancement message to others, buying an “I AM A GEEK” t-shirt with proceeds going to Room to Read and/or by donating what you can now.

 

Lets show everyone what it means to be a geek and the power of a global geek community!

 



 

To help support this great cause, you can buy your I Am A Geek shirt here.  The proceeds of the sale will be given to the charity Room to Read.

 

You should also check the site out a bit as they have a number of great links to geek-centric twitter feeds, facebook pages and lots of other stuff.

 

And be sure to share this with every other geek you know.