If it weren’t occurring to day, I’d think Back the Net was an April Fool’s Joke. But, in fact these folks seem serious.
The site laments that,
Fueled by a “viral lack of confidence,” the Internet economy has slipped into a recession. If this trend continues, you might soon lose access to your favorite online store, greeting card site, news source, music site or financial chat group. Imagine the Internet without Excite, Yahoo! or Amazon.com.
A “viral lack of confidence”? I thought it was a vital lack of profits that caused all those dot.com failures not some “think and grow poor” strategy.
Not to worry, the Back the Net folks have the cure for this virus — buy things, please!!!
Support the Internet Economy. On April 3, visit your favorite online store(s) and make at least one purchase. Or buy 10 shares in a company you admire.
Yikes. Wait until David Talbot finds out somebody leaked Salon.Com’s latest business plan.