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I have a great feeling of expectation and excitment lately.

I’m not sure why. But, I feel optimistic, all of a sudden…

I really do have the highest hopes for this Incredible Medium.

I think if we can overcome our fear of “open doors” — if we permit ourselves simply to “go through” — we will come out the other side much more than we were going in, much more than we are now.

We have come again to a Frontier. And, as many times before in our human history, when faced with an Uknown Territory, the world is divided. Those who want to go / Those who want to stay. Those who want things to change / Those who want them to stay the same.

For over a year, I have been working with all my energy to keep the Internet as open and free as possible. I work in an industry that owes its existence to the First Amendment — to Free Speech. All the research I have done, but more importantly, my instinct tells me the Web is going to transform our species in a very positive way. If we have the courage.

To my eyes, the signs are everywhere. I see us (as groups and as individuals) finding Identity and Voice online, for there being online a kind of Freedom we wouldn’t otherwise have in our lives.

I have never been to China, nor am I in any way a student of China.

But I feel something happening there. I feel their anxious excitment, their eagerness to rush through the door. It has had a powerful effect on me, for which I am very grateful. This blog is my way of expressing that gratitude, of extending a friendly hand

Welcome.

I also want as much as possible to make this site an “Outpost of Free Speech“. Think of it as a little shack I am building far away from what is familiar to me. I’m going to spend some time here everyday, and simply be present here — with many of my favorite ideas in tow, but with a readiness to acquire new ideas as well. Please visit me.

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