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INFLUENCE




Whatever has been written in this article may affect your outlook in life. I am not an influential person. But you like it or not, what you see and read from this article may influence you to take certain action for good or for bad. It has also a domino effect in the life of other people under your sphere of influence.

The Gift

It is my fervent desire that this blog will serve as a motivating force not only to influence you my dear readers but to influence first myself to do something better, a legacy that you and I can contribute to our inter-connected society.
Allow me to share with you one of the most influential web site, it is called “You Tube”. According to “Wikipedia”, “You Tube” ranked third as most visited web site behind “Google” and “Facebook”.

Pride and Prejudice

You tube was founded on February 2005 by Paypal officemates and computer science students and schoolmates, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. On October 2006, “You Tube” was acquired by “Google Inc., for $1.65 billion.
The reason I featured “You Tube” is that Internet videos like “You Tube”, is a powerful medium of influence. It has 70 millions of videos and being watched by millions of people around the globe.

Decision Points

Internet and Internet Videos like “You Tube” has always two side. It can influence you to make good and do something better and worthwhile, and make an instant celebrity or create a monster in you.
Always keep in mind that the blogger’s good intention is to influence you to become a better person and responsive to the needs of other.

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