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First things first: What the heck is a GP2X Wiz? And thanks for the heads up on this, @DRJedi!

Okay. Now here's an awesome example of a thriving social media community in action. The the genuine, passionate, let's-work-together-because-we-care kind.

How it started: ThinkGeek recieved this adorable letter from Simon (shown below). ThinkGeek then shared a photo of the letter with their Facebook fans, complete with playful, trigonomic geekery: "Dear Simon, Thank you for your letter! You should have your parents cosine it, though. (And the GP2X Wiz is actually on sale right now http://j.mp/iUVTtb but not sure we can get it down to $13.)"

ThinkGeek's Facebook fans loved it.

A Facebook fan takes initiative: After numerous fans encouraged ThinkGeek to buy Simon a GP2X Wiz or expressed that they'd be willing to help buy him one themselves, Facebook fan Dawn Connelly took it upon herself to launch a ChipIn account to raise $137.87 in only a few hours, keeping the community updated on progress along the way.

ThinkGeek listened: After all said and done, ThinkGeek agreed to buy Simon a Wiz and use the fundraised money to donate to charity. Action was initiated and change took place in less than a day. Pretty cool, huh?

I just discovered this. You can download it here.

My good pal just got a puppy pug. Meet Yoshi. She threw up on me, but she's still on my top 10 list of Most Adorable Things I've Ever Seen, Ever.

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It's true. Ever heard of The Train Tracks? 

The Train Tracks captures and shares live, acoustic music played on the Phoenix Metro Light Rail by some of the most talented local musicians and national touring acts to help spread the sounds of the Valley of the Sun to new ears. Keep up with the performances on Facebook or Twitter.

Annnd, check out the latest episode featuring local Tempe band, Black Carl. I've talked about them before. Probably because I kind of like them a lot, as evidenced by the round of sweet emrbaces that starts at 2:50.

Want to see more? View the music videos from Season 1 or Season 2, and peep some lovely photos by Brandon Sullivan (more like the one included in this post).

Enjoy.