First I’ve heard of this – I should have started reading CN a year ago I’m still a little miffed at the US-only charities, but better some than none at all.

Also, I’m not sure if anyone connected outside the US counts toward their total. Going to the “Join Now” tab on their page has a “What country are you in” question, as well as a “Why do we need to know” link.

I read that they plan to expand the list of charities available soon, but I’m not sure if that means outside of the US. It would be sweet to see this become a global initiative, but as you said it’s hard to complain when they don’t have to be doing this at all.

Also, I’m not sure if anyone connected outside the US counts toward their total. Going to the “Join Now” tab on their page has a “What country are you in” question, as well as a “Why do we need to know” link. I clicked the link as was told:

“At this time, the i’m™ initiative is available only in the United States. You’re still welcome to download Windows Live™ Messenger; however, you will not be able to participate in the i’m initiative yet. Thank you for your interest.”

I can only assume they check my locale (I’m in France) based on IP address. It does seem daft, however, that there’s a drop-down for you to select your country from right next to it.