The enriching Internet experience

So, you've got the Internet. What now? It's supposedly a massive, absorbing information and media database, but for the first-time user, you just have a box in your browser for URLs. And you don't know any. How do you immerse yourself in the world of independant media content from around the world? It's as simple as Googling. Take a key word and search it. It'll prompt hundreds of thousands of results if it's fairly general. There you can see the Internet in all it's glory; a virtual infinite paradise. Dig a little deeper, try and scrape away the crap, and you'll find pure gold. You want online videos? YouTube. Chat? ICQ. Online shopping? Ebay. News? Google News. There's a website for everything. All you've got to do is find it. And if there isn't? Make it. In the Web 2.0 universe, the power is with the people. Make a blog or a Google group and share your interests. The Internet is what you make it.