New York - 23 December, 1998 - Being a publisher you have control over the creative content of your magazine. This is a privilege I have not indulged myself in exercising for 148 weeks. Understanding the responsibilities which come with power, I have been mindful of how easily it can be abused.
Looking around at the political and corporate scenes in my own country, abuse of power is one of my paramount concerns. So I have shied away from doing what many consider my perogative, using this venue to push my own concerns.
This edition of the magazine is different.
This time it is personal.
Why "The White Album: I have determined that this may be our last chance to make a significant statement of principles.
We appear to be following the trend on the Internet and going corporate.
The art of the deal seems to have become more important than the soul of the magazine.
And so our largest issue is followed by our smallest.
We're glad you're here. We have a lot to offer this (and EVERY) week. Stick around. More importantly: TELL EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS. We want you here EVERY DAY.
WHY?
Because we like you...
Be Good to Each Other,
When not busy with his publishing chores at this site, and answering sixty -to- one hundred e-mails a day, he likes to throw darts; seek female companionship; and listen to Tupac, Beethoven, Philip Glass, Joni Mitchell, James Carter, Eric Clapton, Snoop Dogg, Etta James, Miles Davis, Handel, Portishead, Toots & the Maytals, Bob Marley, Sinead O'Connor, techno, house, jazz.... You get the idea.
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We are now officially in Countdown Mode. No, silly! Not to the Holidays, they're all around us. Rather, we are counting down to the 150th weekly edition of this magazine (we gave up on counting issues back when we were coming out daily.) 150 weeks on the Web --- who would have thunk it when we started this endeavor in March, 1996?
Thanks for coming back this week.
Rod
ROD AMIS is a Contributing Editor at Suite101.com, where he writes the " 'Net Publishing" feature. His work has been featured in the San Francisco Bay Guardian Online, NRV8, and most recently at WebLab's new Reality Check site.
Rod is also a columnist for the Andover News Network, where he writes on web design and development issues every Thursday; and a contributing writer for Faulkner Information Services. He is principle writer and Editor for IT Manager's Journal, where he reviews technology issues five days a week.
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