Enrich Your Experiences Through the InternetWritten by Jesse S. Somer
This may come across as a strange article contextually as I am a writer for a web hosting company who likes for me to spread word about how cool Internet is, so average people, if they ever get to read this stuff, may be inspired to partake in this new aspect of our collective, privileged, contemporary society. I have been an avid music listener and player for many years of my life and I want to give you simple story of how Internet has now connected once again with my life’s journey. I have a deep-seated dream of one day producing some music while I’m here in world, but as in many cases, we humans have fears in relation to ideas and feelings that mean most to us. Recently I first heard music from a guy called Jeff Buckley.This Jeff Buckley fellow can really play, I mean he could really play. His music spoke to me instantly; he plays guitar and sings in a way that touches and even haunts soul. For a person like myself who hopes to one day become a ‘real’ musician and not just a hobbyist, this guy is a true inspiration. Buckley died at age of 31 years. So how did I find out about guy? The Internet. I even read lyrics off a website to song I was listening to at that very moment. Looking at photos, reading his biography; experience of hearing music at same time as ‘seeing’ and learning about Buckley added a whole new dimension to experience. The Internet let me feel music in a new way, and resulted in a moment of epiphany-and don’t these moments mean so much to us?
| | Be Inspired to Create a More Humanistic Presence on the InternetWritten by Jesse S. Somer
Being a writer, when I was asked to do some research into what makes a good website, of course I straightaway went to check out all of my favorite authors. After sifting through a few standard sites I remembered to look at one of my all time respected writers-Paulo Coelho. Judging by how many books he has sold he is obviously a lot of people’s favorite, and his website is exactly what you’d want to keep fans happy.If any of you are familiar with Coelho’s work you will know how prolific he has become all over world. People love simplicity of his stories about spiritual quests of all people and idea that magical happens in everybody’s lives, even so-called ‘ordinary, normal’ person. He to me comes across as a perfect example of power of human connection, his books having affected millions across all national boundaries. As an Internet writer, to me he symbolizes possibilities lying in future of Web. Like a good book, Internet too can cross all imagined ideas of separation bringing people from all walks of life together in context of positive thought and action. Coelho’s website’s homepage starts off with a simple black screen, and a large photo of man smiling-a very humanistic approach to this new medium. It then has many different sections as well as links to relevant sites, even his own web log (on-line journal) entitled, “ Warrior of Light Online”. I think I could spend innumerable hours reading over his personal thoughts and pieces of information he has integrated from elsewhere. Having this added website of an on-line diary gives site even more humanistic qualities, as any person can truly connect with Coelho’s innermost feelings and thoughts. The sections on main site are separated into categories like: Biography, Paulo Coelho Institute, Photo Gallery, Road to Santiago, Agenda, Books, Editions, Free downloads, Meditation, TV on-line (videos), Warrior of Light, To journalists, FAQ, Message for author, and Recommend this site. We are talking about a very extensive and well thought out site. Any type of individual or business, especially writers, could learn a lot from this example.
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