Geeky Social Innovators

Geeky, brilliant wonks like Facebook's wonder boy, Mark Zuckerberg, get tons of press for their innovations in the world of Web 2.0. When it comes to geeky wonders who are applying those same skills to social innovation, occasional blurbs are the best one can hope for.

That's why NetSquared is so cool. They conduct an annual gathering which serves as a magnet for these folks. NetSquared not only does a great job of capturing cutting-edge efforts with podcasts and web interviews, they also provide them with a wide range of supports and connections.

Siegfried Woldhek, the founder and CEO of NABUUR is the geek pictured. Here's an introduction to another featured on the site:

My name is Jim Slama. I'm the President of Sustain and the Founder of our FamilyFarmed.org project. FamilyFarmed.org connects local and organic farmers with both consumers and trade buyers. We do that in a number of ways, one is through our website, which has profiles and stories and pictures of farmers from states throughout the Midwest as well as Ontario, Canada.

We also have the FamilyFarmed.org Expo, which is both a consumer and a trade show. It's really all about introducing people to these farmers, and artisanal food producers, and helping them connect with them, learn what they do and what they grow, and really building that direct relationship with these producers.

Check it out the whole group here.

Susan Herr