take back the net

[Chuck0]

Doug Henwood wrote:
> 
> [gosh, isn't this a neat idea? grass-roots movements are so diverse
> these days!]
> 
> Inside.com - March 8, 2001
> 
> 'TAKE BACK THE NET' DAY SET ASIDE FOR SHOPPING AND INVESTING
> 
> Can a one-day online buying spree save the struggling Net economy?
> That's the hope of a new grass-roots movement which has declared April
> 3 "Take Back The Net" day, and is encouraging Internet users to
> demonstrate their dedication to the Internet by shopping online and
> avoiding offline retail stores on that day.  The movement also
> encourages people to buy 10 shares of an online company they admire
> that same day, noting that "your participation will send a signal to
> Wall Street that Netizens will not abandon their favorite medium."
> The campaign is the brainchild of Michael Tchong, editor and founder
> of e-marketing newsletter Iconocast, who is hyping the movement from
> the Iconocast Web site.  The site explains that April 3 was chosen
> because it commemorates the one-year anniversary of the Nadaq's "fifth
> worst defeat ever," a day which sparked the "viral lack of confidence"
> which has permeated the industry for the past year.

Sheesh! This is the best the Internet marketing gurus can dream up?

On the other hand, it's been very encouraging to see the ongoing
meltdown of hundreds of dot-coms. Perhaps ther is hope that those of us
doing DIY web stuff can "take back the net."

After all, it was us who made it interesting in the first place.

BTW, my website, Infoshop.org, has been online now for over 6 years and
is averaging 2 million hits a month.

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