Goanet
Goanet is a mailing list related to the state of Goa, located on the western coast of India.
It was started in 1994 by a (then) 17-year-old student Herman Carneiro,[1] and since then has grown into being the most influential electronic mailing list linked to Goa.
Goanet has a readership of over 10,000 people each day.[citation needed] The list's participants, primarily Goans now living outside of Goa[2] have been involved with a number of initiatives, including an attempt to bring computers to more schools in Goa[3] and efforts by the government to study migration from Goa.[4]
Goanet has built awareness about expat and environmental issues in Goa. It has also inspired the formation of a number of other cyber ventures (particularly e-mail lists) and has also been active in discussing Goan writing and literature. Prominent posters on the list include JoeGoaUk, who is known to share a number of photographs and news reports on a daily basis from Goa itself. Dr. Alberto G. Gomes has written an academic paper on the interactions on Goanet. (‘Going Goan on the Goa-Net: Computer-mediated Communication and Goan Diaspora’. Social Analysis 45 (1), p 53–66)
References
- ^ "Business Lies Between the Lines". Business Line. Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 2004-04-07. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ "Goan Diasporta Makes a Mark Worldwide". The Times of India. 2007-01-14. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ Shiv Kumar (1999-10-14). "Plans to Computerise Goa Schools Hits Snag". Indian Express. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ India World News (2008-01-02). "Goa Plans Study on Out-Migration". The Earth Times. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
External links
- Going Global in Cyberspace ‘Going Goan on the Goa-Net: Computer-mediated Communication and Goan Diaspora’.
- Goanet on Twitter Goanet on Twitter.
- Goanet on Facebook Goanet on Facebook.
- Goanet mailing-list welcome page
- Goanet archives from Dec 1995, earlier years partial record.
- Goanet Celebrates its Sixth Birthday
- Case study: Goanet – Linking the Goan Diaspora Across the World
- Goanet Femnet
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