I love the way my friend Brian Jepson is using social software to organize a Providence Geeks community.

They’ve got a blog, a job board, a flickr pool, and now a crowdvine network.

When I lived in St. Louis I thought I had to move back to the bay area in order to connect with a passionate tech community. Brian’s showing that a little software and a little effort can turn a few people into a strong community.