Mr. JMW

The World Wide Web has provided the common man the opportunity and ability to publish whatsover he chooses with an ease never before seen in history. Once published on the web, a document, be it a photogragh, article, story, lesson or anything, is accessible to anyone with an internet connection. Whether they live in the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Antarctica or the Moon, If someone has access to the internet, they can obtain all information made publicly available.
A venture to publish information world wide just one hundred years ago would seem nearly impossible for any publisher, and surely impossible for the common man. But now the tools are in the hands of the common man to lift his voice and be heard by people at home and afar off.

Blogging software and websites now make this publishing even easier. Sites like Blogger.com and LiveJournal.com offer you a free blog to publish your whatever you desire. Using sites like these, one is able to publish his own journal with the ease of sending an email.
If you are an expert on a subject, you can start a blog and share your expertise. Maybe even gain a following of visitors to your blog who regard your knowledge as something valuable to them. If you would like a more professional look for your blog/website, many hosting companies offer one-click-installations of blogging software for your site. That’s what this site is. I got an account with Dreamhost.com for $9.42 for an entire year (this is a really good deal, use the promo code “777″ on there ‘Crazy Domain Insane’ package, the promo may still work!).

It is said “the pen is mightier that the sword” because the power of communication and especially written communication, can do more damage, or provide more protection than that of a sword. That saying was coined by Ben Franklin , publisher of the Pennsylvania Gazette in the 1700s. He knew the power of publishing the written word. I wonder if he knew how easy it would be for the common man to publish the written word in the 21st century.