Obama is my homeboy…

I have to admit, I’m feeling pretty giddy this week. As much as I don’t want this blog to turn into a political forum, (for that turn to Daily Kos) I have no choice but to express my unbelievable sense of optimism at the news that Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee for President.

I have been a huge supporter of his for some time now (yes I even rock the bumpersticker on the back of my Civic), and not simply because he is a Democrat, or because he doesn’t take lobbyist money unlike every other politician, or even that he still plays basketball, but because for the first time in my life there is a politician out there who gets ME.

He has done such an astounding job of reaching out to the young voters of this country, something that hasn’t been accomplished since Bobby Kennedy did it in 1968. He also has a vast understanding of how important social media and social networking have become. His campaign even created their own social networking site, MyBarackObama.com

. It is for his supporters to create their own profiles, connect with other users to organize and attend events, raise money, blog, and just make their voices heard. It is this sort of forward thinking grassroots effort that has propelled him to this unexpected and unparalleled position. If social media can help potentially put someone in the White House, imagine what else it can do.

We are at a crossroads in this country and on this planet. The problems facing humanity are the most daunting our civilization has ever known, and the only way we can find solutions to them and move in a direction of solving them is by coming together and being “united in our common interests” (to steal a line from Bill Pulman in Independence Day). Obama is a uniter that understands how this world is changing and how important it is that we all work and collaborate with one another to grow and move forward in this new and exciting 21st century.

Barack Obama has got my vote, and I certainly hope he’ll get yours.

Justin Wagner

Co-Founder & CPO

Boy do I have a lot to learn…

So now that I seem to have finally gotten “settled” here in Orlando, I am starting to really realize just how big the project that lies ahead for me really is. Not that I was ever really naive enough to think that starting a tech company was going to be easy, but I guess i didn’t really quite understand all of the things that are going to go into it.

I’m far from even coming close to understanding all of the things that are going to develop over the next few days, weeks, months, and hopefully, years. But at least to start, I am finally beginning to gain an understanding to the online social media community. I’ve been figuring out how to subscribe to RSS feeds and really delving deeper into the” blog-o-sphere” community. There’s just so much information out there that it can become pretty overwhelming, but not only is it important for my development as a co-founder of jamblr; It’s also going to help expand my knowledge as a person, and there’s nothing better than learning as much about everything as you possibly can. That sounds pretty good to me. Just another puzzle piece that I am trying to put together…

Justin Wagner

Co-Founder and CPO

A New Idea For a New Era

I just graduated college. Whoa. And for the first time in my conscious life, I am without a necessary path that I must follow. As scary as that may be for some, for me, it is the most liberating feeling in the entire world. I may be without an exact path, but I am not without a definite goal.

Never before have I felt more passion for any undertaking than I do for jamblr. Not because I think its going to be a smart career choice, or its going to make me lots of money (although I certainly hope it does), but because I believe so strongly in the idea. Social Collaboration. Social Networking sites have changed the way we communicate, stay in touch, and even do business, but as great as that is, they still haven’t tapped into the potential that all of these new tools offer.

Jamblr is going to allow people to not only network, but actually work together. It’s an idea that is far more encompassing than just film, music, photos, and writing. It’s an idea that allows people from all over the world- different faiths, backgrounds, colors and creeds- to work together with a common purpose and help each other reach creative potentials that may otherwise never have come to fruition.

The greatest thing that came out of the hippie revolution of the 1960’s was this idea that everyone is connected and that if people put aside their differences and actually work together anything can be possible. Although the movement died out, the idea continued to live on and can finally be manifested with all of these new Social Networking tools at our disposal.

I don’t expect jamblr to be the cause for world peace or anything (well maybe not right away), but I do know that anything that can bring people together for a great common purpose is something I’m very proud to be a part of.

You may say that I’m a dreamer, but I am certainly not the only one…Lets jambl!

Justin Wagner

Co-Founder and CPO