Marcus Cake

Required reading : We need five online networks to solve the worlds problems by 2012 or we decline into conflict for generations ; Online political networks (blog category) ; The rise of online political networks - individual contribution and mass participation ; Project: E-democracy page ; The transition to online networks may take six months or 50 years ;The next four stages of online networks - from tools and solutions to new structures and economic development ; The potential of collective innovation and open source to reshape our world needs to be demonstrated ; People aren’t apathetic, they just don’t have an online network to channel their interests ; Facebook of global government needed - delivery in 12 weeks! ; E-democracy just six weeks away! Political sovereignty exercised directly by citizens through an online political network

Project description

The EDemocracy online political network (EDemocracy) is a Web 3.0 online political network (or facebook) which aims to enhance democracy by providing a costless and immediate means to distribute information, facilitate collaboration, exchange content, manage workflow, deliver transparency and allow political sovereignty to be exercised directly by citizens. The content includes profiles, processes and outcomes. Profiles are self-published by each politicians, citizens, government executives and institutions. Process content includes issues (military, economic, social, environmental, etc), Priorities, policies (proposed, pending, current, redundant), Projects (government expenditure, volunteers, partners needed. Outcome content includes announcements, videos, audio, reports (feasibility, economic, financial, environmental, industry, market) blogs, pictures and articles. All content is linked and rated for quality and quantity.

The EDemocracy online political networks applies Web 3.0 online network principles. This includes semantic search, peer to peer networks, communities of common interest focused on a common purpose, comprehensive user generated content, workflow management, scalable open source web applications and cloud computing power from Amazon.

A Web 3.0 EDemocracy application is operational (see screenshot) on the Amazon cloud. It uses open source software from a variety of open source projects. This application could be customised for its edemocracy objective and delivered in 6-12 weeks. We would use the www.MarcusCake.com systems to interact with the community, volunteers and partners. We can develop an internet marketing strategy to deliver traffic and participation and a community corporate governance structure.

How will your project improve the way news and information are delivered to geographic communities?
The network provides direct and immediate communication between politicians, government executives, citizens and other organisations. There is no restriction on the amount or type of information that can be delivered between democratic participants. It provides a single information source for local, state, federal and international democratic processes.

Politicians self-publish their profile, process and outcome content at a single location for review by the community. Citizens participate in democracy by reviewing issues, rating content, setting priorities, sharing their knowledge and experience, contributing opinions, linking and volunteering. Government executives can keep citizens informed about the political process directly.

How is this idea innovative? (new or different from what already exists)
Information is currently distributed via expensive privately owned channels - television, print, magazines. Communications is limited to a few, short one sided broadcasts. A Web 3.0 network allows people to see through the community and facilitate collective learning, exchange an decisions concerning comprehensive global political information in hours, rather short messages about local politics over a few months. Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, said recently the world needs a “Facebook” of global economic government: a fluid, interconnected network of international institutions with a flexible steering group of leading countries. With critical mass, transparency occurs and sovereignty is exercised directly by citizens.

What experience do you or your organization have to successfully develop this project?
Marcus Cake is principal of Marcuscake.com and has 14 years experience as a venture capitalist, technology investment banker (mergers and acquisitions) and as a software entrepreneur.

The www.MarcusCake.com web is a means to share knowledge, provide forums for discussion and accelerate the transformation of financial markets toward Web 3.0 and economic development toward Web 4.0. Projects include a “How to build an online network in 90 days for USD25k” article to share knowledge with other entrepreneurs. Opportunities include an “Online network” open source software solution for other entrepeneurs.

Marcus’s primary project at Marcuscake.com is the launch of a public online industry network for the equity market . Marcus has spent many years developing a Web 3.0 online network for the financial market. This has involved extensive use of open source software to provide content management of the online network, but also support CRM, project management, accounting and collaboration applications.

A Web 3.0 EDemocracy application is operational (see screenshot) on the Amazon cloud. It could be customised for its edemocracy objective and delivered in 6-12 weeks. We have an established development team and a designer. We would use the www.MarcusCake.com systems to interact with the community, volunteers and partners. Corporate governance of this network will be a critical issue. An advisory board member has extensive global political and internet industry relationships. We can develop an internet marketing strategy to deliver traffic and participation.