Yes - even more in this age and time with technology leveling the playing field in so many areas, one can make a difference out there and you don't have to be rich, famous, powerful, charismatic, or a martyr to accomplish it.
Case in point. Many of you have probably already been a 'victim' of this irritating method of internet advertising spam by the drivecleaner.com website. I experienced it on iwon.com... What made this soooo annoying is I use a mac with safari browser, popupblocker turned on. A post on a mac forum site said:
"...it's an annoying pop-up add that thwarts Safari's "Block Pop-up Windows" using a Javascript error to force you to their website (clicking Cancel or OK takes you there), and it resizes your window. The website then logs your IP, system, and browser type."
The method they used bypassed all of that and would redirect and resize my browser window with a popup msg saying it'd found porn on my computer and was taking me to a site to download a free software program designed to remove it. What it failed to notice is they are marketing for PCs and I don't use windows. So it was a dumb scare tactic designed for the masses. What's worse though, is if you didn't read the popup window carefully and clicked the default button, it'd also start downloading the software. boy, talk about aggressive. . . their software must really suck to use these tactics.
Anyway, i got sick of it after a week and googling them to find out that i wasn't alone - they'd been pissing off countless people. So I emailed iwon.com and brought it to their attention and said i wouldn't even use their site until they took care of it.
Turns out, they didn't even know about drivecleaner.com's method of spamming and thanked me for telling them. They also removed the advertiser's ad.
So there you have it. Little ole' me made a difference... and it didn't even take much on my part. Here's the email correspondence between iwon.com and me.
So yes, one person can make a difference - even if only in a small way or to one other person out there. We are fragile creatures and kindness and love are everything. Remember, you ARE important. You ARE worthy. You ARE loved. you are LOVE. Be the ONE.
And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make
- the beatles
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