Davis Finds His Voice

July 11th, 2006 Davis Posted in Uncategorized |

Believe or not I had never heard of blogging until Thomas Hawk told me he was starting one. I remember thinking how stupid I thought the whole idea was. He was really excited about it, but I couldn’t figure out why. I remember asking him why he didn’t just use the website that he already had. (Tom’s Top Secret beta blog from the 90’s)? He told me that this was something different, an online diary of sorts. I didn’t get, but that’s OK because Tom did. He understood that a blog isn’t as much a diary, but a conversation and when I saw Tom begin adding to that conversation, it was exciting to watch. For a long time, Tom encouraged me to start up my own blog, but the idea of writing everyday seemed like a chore that I wasn’t interested in taking on. Eventually, he convinced me to start writing contributions on Thomas Hawk.

At first I was a little apprehensive, but after a lot of editing, Tom published my first article about a company that I’m very passionate about and I was immedietely hooked. As I contributed more to Thomas Hawk, I found that writing was less a chore, but a great way to share and develop thoughts. The more articles I published, the more I grew to enjoy blogging. While Tom was always willing to let me publish as much as I wanted on his site, I started to realize that if I really wanted to join the conversation fulltime, then it needed to be with my own voice.

For a long time I put off starting my own site, but when MikeK at HackingNetflix asked my why I didn’t start my own blog, I had to ask myself why it was that I was putting off something that I knew I would enjoy. I still plan on contributing to Tom’s site from time to time, but I hope to use Davis Freeberg’s Digital Connection as a place to not only discuss and watch technology and new ideas, but to also look at how that technology is changing the world from a business perspective. I plan on writing more frequently and hope to feature my own digital photograph (Tom made me buy a Canon Rebel, but I’m still learning) and have already warned Tom that I plan on pilfering his Zooomr stream with my personal favorites of his shots. As this blog develops, I hope that you’ll enjoy my own unique take on the digital landscape.