How The Internet Changed My Life

One of the reasons why I care about this blog is because I realized how much the Internet changes my life. Knowing how to use the web and social media represents a precious opportunity, and I want to share my experience with you.

Whatever your passion is, you can find it online. The web enables me to quench my musical thirst. There's a website called Onlygroove I used to visit a lot for its reviews and articles. You've probably never heard of it unless you're French and love urban music.

One day, I was reading a very interesting article but I noticed a few mistakes. I felt like writing to the staff just to let them know, so I clicked on the contact rubric to get an e-mail address. But something else caught my attention:

"The members of the editorial staff of Onlygroove are volunteer writers, specialized in a field they chose to share in order to help, inform or to make the "groove culture" evolve. New passionate and experienced writers are welcome, don't hesitate to send us your application or exemples of articles."

And that's the story of how I became a writer for Onlygroove! I had always dreamed about making my own contribution to music, but I just didn't know how. Now, I get to share what I love the most, and it wouldn't have been this easy if I had applied for a magazine, a radio station or a TV channel. This opportunity means the world to me, and it's a great experience that will open many doors in the future.

Thanks to social media, my articles have a wider audience than the readers of Onlygroove. As soon as a new article that I wrote is online, I share a link on Facebook and all my network of friends, family or co-workers is able to read it, like it, and comment it. Now people know about my activity and come to me to talk about music and ask my opinion. I also use Twitter to keep in touch with the people I work with. I had the chance to interview R'n'B singer Jeremih and he asked me to tweet him once the interview is online. We stayed in contact and he promised to reach out to Onlygroove next time he'll be in Paris. How amazing is this?

Now you tell me...How did the Internet and Social Media changed YOUR life?