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Gmail users were left without email for an hour on Tuesday, which some might say doesn’t bode well for Google’s bid to sell enterprise-level cloud computing services. But instead of fumbling and obfuscating, Google simply let everyone know what happened.

It only gets harder to be this transparent and honest the bigger you get. At least that’s what most companies would have you believe. But Google proves that people respond better to companies who go the extra mile to make it right than those who don’t. This is a philosophy we embrace and nurture within GoHuman.com, so I applaud Google’s efforts to maintain their culture.

Right in time for our Million Dollar Video Contest, YouTube has added a feature that allows any popular video to become monetized with the creator’s permission. The ad revenues are shared between the video creator and YouTube, which is a great idea. GoHuman.com offers generous referral bonuses for those who help build our community.

IT and knowledge workers have long benefited from tele-commuting. But as we’re seeing in the medical world and other areas, more and more jobs will be done remotely in the future. GoHuman.com is designed to support local independent businesses, but we will evolve with the world to provide services to distance workers providing local services. That’s the power and beauty of the Web. When appropriate, removing people’s commutes is a good thing as it reduces stress on people and the environment. But we need to be careful about isolating ourselves too much through technology. GoHuman.com enables people to connect through the Web to do work in the “real world.”

On the surface I’m a typical white American male. Dig deeper and you’ll find that I was born in Canada and have lived in 7 countries. Some of my formative years were spent in Sweden, a “socialist” country bordering on the Soviet Union, during the Cold War years.

We didn’t follow regional basketball and baseball, we watched Sweden compete in Soccer and Hockey with countries that had opposing ideological, political, social and economic systems. My Swedish cousin used to joke that the Russian ships patrolling the Baltic borders were Keeping people from flooding into the “Worker’s Paradise”. I am fascinated by these differences, how they affect the individual, and the societies they produce.

Throughout history people have tried a variety of economic models, social systems and government structures, with mixed results. The Internet has enabled new experiments that leverage the “voice of the people” and democracy in new ways. In the US the Internet has played an increasing role in determining who can become a presidential candidate and, most recently, who gets elected.

I believe in the power of the individual, communities, and nations to achieve self determination, create change, and control their destiny. GoHuman.com addresses change up and down economic and power pyramids. It provides new ways of working and being compensated at the micro and macro level. It provides new ways of connecting, working and relating – one-on-one or in larger circles, in new, innovative, and positive ways. And I believe that as its adoption rate increases, it will produce real, lasting change.

GoHuman.com is not just “social networking”. It harnesses the power of the latest technology advancements of the human race, and pushes the envelope of integrating these into our daily lives, our economic philosophy, and our social structure. GoHuman.com has the power to improve the equality and dignity of individuals and communities across socio-economic boundaries, while celebrating their unique and cultural characteristics.

I believe in GoHuman.com’s primary tagline – that you can use it to change the way your world works. As John Lennon said in one of his most famous songs, “Imagine” “You might say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will live as one.”

Wade Fransson
GoHuman.com Co-Founder

Me and my gal

In an attempt to decrease overhead and increase profit margins on car sales, G.M. will use eBay as a sales tool for 90% of California dealerships to sell cars. Rather than auction off the vehicles, G.M. will use the “Buy It Now” feature to control the deals they dole out. They are the first automaker to sell new cars via eBay, and I don’t imagine they’ll be the last. People will like ordering cars the way they like ordering pizza.

GoHuman.com launches in just a few short weeks on Labor Day. I thought I’d share some of the significance behind why we chose Labor Day for our launch.

Labor Day is often regarded as a day of rest and parades.  This one will be remembered.  At a time when hard-working people struggle every day to make ends meet, people certainly need respite. After the parties and parades, it will be time to Change the way your world works and we’ll earn the celebration.

2009 marks the 100th anniversary of Labor Sunday, offering the perfect time to reflect on why the labor movement began and how we’ve lost sight of what it was intended to achieve.  The past century has seen governments cater to the whims of super-powerful corporations that are completely out of touch with people, sustainability, and social responsibility.  GoHuman.com will embrace the visionary ideals of the labor movement by inspiring and empowering independent businesses to take back the local markets and provide unmatched service to their communities.

Join GoHuman.com for free and be among the first to build this new community of independent businesses.

If you haven’t seen this yet, check out Annie Leonard’s Story of Stuff. An insightful animation tells the story of the global supply chain.