Since 2 or 3 weeks i am addicted to Twitter and i am really impressed by the idea of leaving notes of interest within 140 characters. But as simple and effective the idea is, for me it highlights a problem with the social network structure of the Flash community. But first a short introduction.

I first get in contact with Flash at the age of 16 (Flash 5) and i always tried to contribute and be a part of the community. My first community was the german FlashForum and i learned a lot from the heroes (Andrè Michelle, Ingo Ramin) at this time. As i get older and at the time i realized that i want to work as an Interactive Developer i decide to attend to a Multi-Media course at the university at my hometown (Salzburg, Austria). This was may the best decision of my life because it offers me a whole new world. It forces me to see Multi-Media from different points of view(Concept, Design, Programing, Media-Theory, etc.) and let me recognize that i have to be envolved in this discourse to getting better and that i need permanent exchange with other people.

But this is a bit of a problem for someone located in Austria because there are not a lof of chances to attend to events like Flash on the Beach , FITC, FlashCamp and all the other great events i always read about on Twitter and different blogs and for sure, there are not many Flashers in the neighborhood.

What i really like is when i follow the Flash heroes (just a few, because there are many , Grant Skinner, Lee Brimelow, Seb Lee-Delisle, Aral Balkan, Mario Klingemann, Mike Chambers, Keith Peters) on Twitter and to recognize how they communicate with each other. They are funny, they are telling jokes, launching competitions like #tweetcode or The 25-Line ActionScript Contest and they are all addicted to their work (imho). Most of them are speakers at the big conferences and there are a lot of projects they are sharing with the community. This allows us to get familiar with cutting-edge technology and to learn.

But what i miss a bit is the communication between youngsters like i am. What i would enjoy is to hear and talk with a lot more geeks at the age from 16 – 25 or to have more projects started by them. I only know 2 guys at my age that are as much involved into the community as the respected netheads.

So, my idea is now to stop this situation. I want to invite everyone who is interested in RIA’s, Web, Flash Platform, Programing, Design, User Experience, etc. and/or wants to help the youngsters to get out of the dark to start a new chapter. I want to collaborate and participate and i think there are many people out there with a similar wish.

If there is anyone interested, just drop me a line with your Twitter/Blog/Skype/Project/Whatever contact details and i will add it to the list below.

I want to start the list now with myself, to give you a template. I am looking forward to hear/read from you. Btw. i am looking forward to attend FotB in Brighton later this year, if anyone near Salzburg is thinking about going there, let me know. Btw. i would also enjoy to see some contact details from the “netheads”.

Update
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My name is Hannes Moser, Austria
Interests Flash Platform, Games, Screen Design, Communities, Programing & too much other things
I want to work on community projects, talk with people, attend all sort of events
Contact hannes [at] impossiblearts.com, @eliias, Skype: eliias