Goanet

Goanet

Goanet is a mailing list related to the state of Goa, located on the western coast of India. It was started in 1994 by a (then) 17-year-old student Herman Carneiro,Cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-20947376_ITM|title=Business Lies Between the Lines|accessdate=2008-04-30|publisher=Asia Africa Intelligence Wire|year=2004-04-07|work=Business Line] and since then has grown into being the most influential electronic mailing list linked to Goa. Goanet has a readership of over 10,000 people each day.fact|date=April 2008 The list's participants, primarily Goans now living outside of GoaCite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1174760.cms|title=Goan Diasporta Makes a Mark Worldwide|accessdate=2008-04-30|year=2007-01-14|work=The Times of India] have been involved with a number of initiatives, including an attempt to bring computers to more schools in GoaCite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19991014/ige14004.html|title=Plans to Computerise Goa Schools Hits Snag|accessdate=2008-04-30|year=1999-10-14|author=Shiv Kumar|work=Indian Express] and efforts by the government to study migration from Goa.Cite web|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/167478.html|title=Goa P lans Study on Out-Migration|accessdate=2008-04-30|year=2008-01-02|author=India World News|work=The Earth Times]

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