Are You An Internet Daredevil?Written by Timothy Ward
I went and saw new superhero movie 'Daredevil' this weekend, and for some reason it got me thinking about Internet. This is probably a sign that I spend far too much time online--I can't even take in a flick without pondering on some aspect of cyberspace. But regardless of whether it's healthy or not, I decided to put my thoughts on paper and share them with anyone who is willing to read them. Hopefully, you are.For those of you who don't know, superhero Daredevil is blind. But he still kicks major bad guy butt. And he still scores with major babes like Jennifer Garner (it was well worth $5.00 dollars for movie just to see her in leather. Hubba Hubba! And for you ladies, Ben Affleck wore a tight red leather suit most of movie!). The point is that here is a guy that has lost one of his major senses and yet he doesn't give up. He's not afraid to live in a world that is geared towards people with sight. And not only does he live in this world-he triumphs. Most of us came online with certain ideas of how we were going to make money. We had a desire and we had a plan. We thought we had everything we needed to be successful. But after a while some of our surefire plans and ideas didn't work out. We didn't become internet millionaires overnight. We started to think that maybe e-business was for people with more money, free time, and experience than us. We started to feel like we didn't have what it took. That's where many people stop-where they give up. They consider themselves Internet-handicapped. So they give up trying to make income online. Now they use internet for email, news, shopping, and playing Yahoo Pinochle (which I've heard is very addictive). But they no longer do any kind of marketing. But what if Daredevil had this kind of attitude. He would have never acheived his full potential. He would have never become a superhero. Dozens of criminals that he brought to justice would still be running streets. And most importantly, he would never have been main character in a major motion picture.
| | Getting help, asking questions - using forumsWritten by Dianne Reuby
Forums or message boards are where people gather together on web to ask questions, answer questions, discuss problems, exchange information, and chat. Unlike chat rooms, forums have moderators, who check that posts are relevant, suitable, and polite. Offenders will be warned, and persistent offenders blocked from using board.Most forums require you to register, and to log-in. Choose a nick-name if you don't want to use your real name, choose a password (something you'll remember!), fill in as much of information as is required, add as many extra details as you feel comfortable with, and get ready to be enlightened. You may prefer to "lurk" (a techie term meaning to read messages rather than to post them) until you've become familiar with board. When you do post, you need to choose right section of board, and to include only one topic in each post. If you have three questions, you make three posts. Make sure your subject heading describes your question - don't use headings like "Please help" or "I'm confused!" Other users scanning headers won't have any idea what your question is going to be about - they may not take time to open and read your post. You may miss advice from busy experts.
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