So, just how big is the net?
Lots. Big. Bigger than you thought and bigger than anything.
Of course we knew that. Everyone knows that. I knew that. I
work in the ad game, in media, in the whole culture. I know this stuff and I've been telling my clients about this for years.
It made sense, it was true, it's easily backed up - I wasn't lying. But. And there's always a but; but, I didn't really,
not really, truly, wholly understand just how big, how powerful,how outrageous the net is.
There's not one of us, not one, that hasn't triumphed the
net. I found this, I learned that, I laughed at him, I cried for her... it's all available, it's all out there waiting for us
to find.
I stumbled upon Synthasite, and I have trumpeted Synthasite
before. They get it, it's easy, it works.
How does it work? Simple.
They have a good idea, a great product, they believe in what
they're doing and they support those that get it too.
I was lucky enough to get some support from Synthasite. They
liked what I did with Wordnoise.com, I was lucky enough to be one of the chosen, er, picked - selected. Wordnoise was one
of five finalists in a recent contest for the 'Best of Synthasite'. Cool, but I didn't win. I was a runner up. But; and what'd I tell you about but? But, while the masses were looking and deciding and voting, the hits on the Wordnoise site went
through the roof! After that, things tapered off and although hits were higher, they weren't like when I was in the
running. I expected that, and was thrilled by the brief attention my nomination garnered. And then.
And then Synthasite selected my site as a site that utilized
the opportunities they provided with their on line tools, looked OK and showed off what they had to offer. They put a link on their homepage. Guess what? The
hits went through the roof again!
It's not Wordnoise, honest, I know that. My business is
targeted to a smaller audience. Voice work, audio, recording, creative, radio spots, TV spots... a very
small part of what everyone out there needs. But those 'S' guys, they're talking to lots of people. Hell, anyone who wants to build a free web site! People like me, and about a million others. Maybe two million, maybe a billion! Lots more!
Then they chose my site to show off what their service can do.
The spin off? Tons of visits. Tons. Tons and tons. Sure most people don't need cleaver copy, or great voices, or want to read
about what I think. Some though do, just a few for sure, but some do, or so the stats would suggest!
People from South Africa,
and Finland, and all over
the States and Britain
and Argentina and Japan and everywhere. All over, everywhere, the whole planet!, 'cause that's how big the net is. That's how
far it goes. That's who the net talks to. Everyone, everywhere.
The net is big. Way bigger than we all think. Sure there are
corporations, and companies and planets that know how big this thing is, but for most of us it's at best an accepted
concept. We believe the net is big because like me, we 'knew' it was big. Everyone said it was. It must be. Well, it is big, it is powerful, there are lots of people
looking, and deciding, and thinking, and changing things. The way we work, the way we act, the way we think. Ask Obama.
We are those people. We just don't know it yet.
wordnoise@live.com
I'm an award winning multimedia producer with a background, and it turns out a foreground in print, radio, television, and advertising. A sound engineer, producer, writer and voice-over artist. You've heard my work in many radio and TV spots, documentaries, corporate videos, audio walking tours and on-line. I've been an instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, an instructor at Langara Community College. These days, I teach creative multimedia production to young people at the Wachiay Friendship Centre ( WaMM - www.wachiaymultimedia.com ) Along with all that other stuff, I live happily with my wife Shelley McGaw and our dog, Molly in the little community of Courtenay on Vancouver Island.
My passions lie in high-end audio, deep in the heart of the Hi-Fi jungle and I care about music, recording, film, fiction and art. I'm fascinated by architecture, design, technology and their impact on our society and our culture.
