INFINITY.

In social gatherings in Hawaii, a locally known “ice-breaker” has always been asking, “What school you went grad?” It’s flexible and can be used in many different situations to replace the more commonly known, “What’s your sign?” or “You from ‘round these neck of the woods?” In Hawaii, this one question will create a lengthy conversation that could possibly find you eventually related to someone you had just met.

Over the last few months I’ve been frequenting a website called “Truemors.com“. It’s a catchy name, but don’t equate it with a grocery store gossip rag, otherwise as they put it they would have named the site, “Truessips” which they’re not. As they explain on their site:

“The purpose of Truemors is to democratize and spread information. First, from “citizen journalist/editor” perspective it enables you to “tell the world”—within the bounds of good taste and the law anyway. Second, from a reader perspective, it puts you “in the know” about the latest news, rumors, and happenings, so that “you know better” without having to spend hours every day searching for information.”

Depending on your level of geek, I’m sure you’re thinking: blog, digg, del.icio.us; but they do have a ‘niche’. You don’t need a computer! Well, eventually you will especially if you want to read your work, but initially you don’t. Truemors.com offers four options to post a story, your story:

• Call 1-650-329-2020 and leave a voicemail. SpinVox will translate your voicemail to text and send it to Truemors.com in English, Spanish, French or German
• Text “2020 <whatever you want to post>” to 55022.
• Enter your message online.
• Send an email to post@truemors.com.

But, how does this relate to Hawaii? It’s simple, one of the founders of Truemors.com is Guy Kawasaki. Guy was born in Honolulu and raised in Kalihi Valley. He is a 1972 graduate of Iolani High School and a classmate of Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann. Some of you may know that Mayor Hannemann is more commonly called, Uncle Mufi in my home which links Guy to me! Though we’re not related in the blood or marriage sense, the connection was made simply by knowing “what school he when grad?”

‘Eh truesto, no it’s “truemor” for reals kine!

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