About Non-Trivial.com

From the Editor... My 20, 000 Acre Ranch

Non-Trivial.com is a hobby. Non-Trivial.com is also a commercial enterprise. It's web- based, and like anything that is web-based and offers quality, it is bound to take off. The Internet is where the action is. Internet traffic doubles every 100 days, which represents an increase of 700% per year.

Don't take my word for it. Check out Yahoo!'s history. Or their stock price, for that matter. (Yahoo! is the owner of the Yahoo! site at www.yahoo.com. Its is also a registered trade mark.)

There is money to be made. And I hope to make a ton of it, because I want to buy a 20, 000 acre ranch in the high arid plains of Far West-Texas. With an airstrip. And also an island in the Caribbean or in South-America.

If you Like to Write, if you Like a Little Controversy...

I don't believe in copying other people's success. Non-Trivial.com is not a search engine. Non-Trivial.com does not quote stock prices and does not run personal ads. Non-Trivial.com is an on-line publication. Besides philosophical and political issues, Non-Trivial.com loves the juicy stuff.

I started Non-Trivial.com because I like to write. I like to argue, I like to discuss hot-button topics. I like an intellectual conversation. I like to stir up a little dust. I can't shut up!!!

Non-Trivial.com provides information. Not the information you can find in every newspaper and on-line news service. Non-Trivial.com is interested in the information the newspapers and big publications miss. Because they are not in the right place at the right time, or because they got the information but did not think it was interesting. Or because the information might upset a conservative minority in the public at large; these are politically very sensitive times.

I am interested in reading behind the lines. Interested in the opinions, insights and analysis behind the facts. Regular newspapers aim at being objective. That is fine, but everybody does that. The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times and the London Times carry mostly the same information. I think a good measure of subjectivity is good. It is an art form in the process of being lost these days.

Non-Trivial.com is a forum. People can write in with their comments, criticisms, ideas and editorials. I want to touch a lot of people on-line. From the United States and from the world. I want to publish ideas. Ideas that challenge commonly accepted norms. And I do expect criticism. Especially from social conservatives and religious extremists. That is what will make the whole thing fun.

Sex Sells!

Sex sells. Non-Trivial.com is interested in sex. I intend to publish a lot about sex, because most people love to read about sex. I hope to get a lot of comments about sex. But Non-Trivial.com is not like any other boring, X-rated site. We are not even interested in nudity.

Actually, it would be more accurate to say that we are interested in nudity, but because of the legal headaches and bureaucratic nightmares associated with publishing nudity, I figure it is not worth it. (Besides, our current Internet host does not even allow it.)

I am not interested in explicit descriptions of sex either. Any adult magazine has those, as well as probably a bunch of other web sites. They are really over- rated as far as I am concerned.

I am interested in the relationship and interpersonal aspects of sex, as well as in the opportunities for good humor. The world is still as confused as ever about sex, and there is still plenty to write about good sex, provided you write well!

International

Non-Trivial.com knows no borders. Just like the Internet itself. Every time I upload new material, it goes to Florida or California (I actually rented servers in both places). From there, it is broadcast over the world.

People from all over the world can read Non-Trivial.com, write E-mail, read comments, possibly edit pages and contribute. This is a global phenomenon. We are world citizens (I believe Ted Turner came up with that term once).

Phase Zero

In its initial phase, I did all the writing for Non-Trivial.com. It was fun. But I can't go on. It is a lonely pursuit. It would get boring that way.

Phase One

In its start-up phase, Non-Trivial.com will rely on volunteers. I need help. There are just too many more ideas to implement for this site.

So if you like to write, if you can handle a little controversy, if you like a little action or a little spice, please do E-mail me (by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page).

For some time, we won't be making any money. Just having fun... We won't be charging readers anything either. The fee for maintaining the site is modest, so who cares; I just pay for it myself.

Phase Two

At some point, we will get very popular and traffic to this site will pick up. We will need a lot of volunteers around the world, to keep coming up with original material, and handle the E-mail from readers. That's when we will start looking for advertisers. And maybe adding services for a fee. That way, we can grow.

From there, all avenues are open. We can incorporate, go public, invest, sell out or buy others. That will be phase two. Stay tuned...

Launched 12/01/98

Enrico, 11/27/97, 02/22/01

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