Next month Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. Paraphrasing a decades old quote from NY senator Daniel Patrick Moynahan, America is “young” again.Here’s an idea on how tech professionals like you can leverage the power of youth to jumpstart the ecommerce efforts of America’s hidden economy….the 95.5% of the 25 million companies in America who employ 10 or fewer people….52% of which have no internet web site… most of the sites up and running are over four years old! Tech Corps, a national non-profit I founded in 1995, is launching a program called Student Web Corps. Student Web Corps’ mission is simply this: to build collaborative teams of web proficient middle/high school students and match them up with the owners of small businesses in the vicinity of the school. The students’ job would be to build a website for the small business, refresh an aging one or act as webmasters in training for sites that are operating efficiently. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Tech Corps needs to know quickly what your reaction to this idea is. Do you think the need is there? Do you think tech proficient students could act as a corps of volunteers to help jumpstart the ecommerce efforts of small businesses across the nation? Send me your candid thoughts on the idea. Could it work. Gary Beach, Publisher Emeritus, CIO Magazine gbeach@cio.com Related content brandpost Fireside Chat between Tata Communications and Tata Realty: 5 ways how Technology bridges the CX perception gap By Tata Communications Sep 24, 2023 9 mins Emerging Technology feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 Quantum Computing Data and Information Security feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe