I find it incredible that people take these things on board and (evidently) judge by them.
The internet has done as many good things as it has bad. It has raised the profiles of less, column hunting celebrities. There are some who are interesting and full of wisdom and thanks to the internet, a few now partake in public-type messaging boards & social sites.
However, you can't get away from selfless, insignificant types who have no quarms about promoting their latest toenail clipping. (Usually a wonderfully written piece - no doubt invented and typed by a poor English student who will do anything to have their work printed!)
We benefit from these celebrities and their knowledge and it sometimes enlightens our day just to know they are human. I like to try and be human in return if ever served the opportunity (I remember meeting Prince Phillip and addressing him as 'Phil'. Probably a very inappropriate welcome but I would like to consider it honest and as friendly as possible).
Whilst the celebrities post away, we gain and enjoy. BUT...What about non-celebrity types? The internet fame that is produced by the favourite button. I have met other internet types through the information highway and now consider them some of my top ten favourite authors. I thanked a follower on twitter the other day for their blog posts - just trying to give some small recognition for what they are doing and hopefully provide some form of support if they need it.
I read posts in the evening when I can and some of the blog posts I have read can reduce to tears, genuinely make you laugh out loud or if anything, educate you in something outside of your industry.
We all use the internet to learn but are all wary of its content. Wikipedia is a classic example, my university lecturers used to say "Oh, it's from Wiki? It must be genuine then", a beautifully sarcastic comment that instantly let you understand this could be 'bullsh*t and probably is'.
There is a downside though!
I have had some of my posts, comments and moans promoted only to find myself in trouble. Any form of public posting now has the potential to completely drop you in the biggest pile of crud you can imagine.
Recently I thought, everyday my favourite bloggers/tweeters run a gauntlet with what they write and why. I would love my blog/tweets to become as popular as some of the best out there but at the same time, I'm sure they are jealous of the less popular ones who can post what they like, when they like with no comment or care.
Imagine trying to suppress the fear that at any given moment, anything you have written may be blown out of all proportion and be the downfall of your public/internet profile.
Obviously celebrities have run this gauntlet for the whole of their A/B/C/Z list careers but now, because of the internet a different type of celebrity has been born and is now running the gauntlet alongside the celebrities.
I am not the type to scream "LEAVE THEM ALONE", I am not Chris Crocker.
I am not sure there is anything that can be done about it, I know that by posting this blog I am entering into an imaginary agreement between me and the public which states 'If this is sh*t, rude or slanderous, I can and probably will F*ck you over'.
Bearing this in mind I now have to be very careful and make sure I am not too obvious if I have someone to moan about, the rebellious side of me thinks "No! Do what you want, say what you want! This is YOUR space".
Well....it's not is it? I don't own it, never will and won't pay money for it. Therefore I am relinquished of all rules, boundaries and guidelines, which I could set in my own, wonderful, imaginary world.
So, this is the risk. I have/am and will continue to take the risk, to run the gauntlet but if you are one of the types who rips into others internet fumblings, think about why they are posting.
There are people who post supporting religions, sexualities, all sorts. Why are they posting?
It could be to inform you
It could be to instruct you
It could be to get a reaction from you
It could be to shock you
It could be to scare you
It could be to recruit you
These all have a common factor...they are all aimed at you!
Don't get me wrong. Some people post to relieve themselves of stress, to vent. Others post just because they have no one to talk to.
In one way or another I'm sure I have posted things that tick every reason on the list. The thing I struggle with now is why? But that is another blog, another day.
I rarely comment on others videos, posts or blog's because I feel my input is usually unnecessary and unwanted. Why waste that time?
What I do believe is that it's about time I started giving recognition to those that have bettered me one way or another. I don't want these people to rely on it though. But just like an author dedicating a book, I would like to dedicate posts. I know this is not a new concept and I am not claiming it is.
It's a small, humble attempt to thank said author's for risking it all on the gauntlet.
If I am consistent enough in my thinking I would like the dedicated blog to be an ode to the dedicatee. I would like them to know they have triggered something in my mind which produced a full thought pattern and has really made me think.
I hope to attach notes, poems, songs, what ever comes to mind.
Dedications will be written in random sequences, at strange times and will probably have naff all content but it will hopefully feel nice for the recipient.
To start on a strong, debatable foot concerning a recent media frenzy, I would like to dedicate this blog post to Mr Stephen John Fry. I believe him to be a perfect example of the media gauntlet running, internet user. A devoted public figure that has received a recent Molehill to Mountain type explosion. If this post ever passes by him, here is a note for the man himself - Sorry about my writing, pretty shocking I know but none the less humbled and inspired by your www attempts. You are a Gent!
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