| "Frankly, it's technically weird and
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| | website connects to the audience.In this
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| ugly."Although no one can say exactly
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| | case, the premise of Burny's story
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| what it looks like when a website is
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| | connected to the audience. And it turned
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| weird and ugly, a web designer actually
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| | out that they wanted more.You never
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| e-mailed 23-year old artist Burny Madden
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| | really appreciate a story until you enter
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| with an offer to "beautify his website
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| | the door of a character's head and walk
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| technically."Indeed, in the Internet -
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| | around in it. But Burny's original
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| where the word "techie" is synonymous to
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| | website was a beautiful door that opened
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| godling, and the word "newbie" is almost
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| | up to nothing!The Power of a StorySo
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| an insult - a "technically cool" website
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| | Burny and Nona said goodbye to the techie
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| seems inevitable. Whether a Flash
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| | beauty and built a simple HTML website.
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| eye-candy website with animated buttons,
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| | No cool effects. It only uses Burny's
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| titles, images, streaming video,
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| | original artworks to illustrate the
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| cinematic sound effects, pop-ups, and
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| | story. The only thing that moves in it is
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| techie cool what-have-yous is visually
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| | the visitor's cursor.In this new website,
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| distracting is beside the point. Never
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| | they continue telling the story,
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| mind what you've heard about beauty in
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| | revealing that while Burny's mother
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| simplicity. In cyberspace, techie cool is
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| | insists that his burning condition is a
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| what's beautiful.A Burning Man's Weird
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| | symptom of demonic possession, his
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| and Ugly WebsiteBurny and his best friend
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| | stepfather is forcing him to burn and
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| Nona have built a website to tell his
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| | heal others for a huge fee.Because of
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| life story to the world. Burny is
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| | this revolting development, Nona has
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| afflicted with a mysterious chronic
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| | decided to launch an online campaign to
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| burning disease that causes parts of his
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| | save Burny from burning to death.Nona's
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| body to ignite at random. Burn scars
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| | message connected to people all over the
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| constellate his body. He walks with a
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| | world.The website generated five times
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| limp. He is too mortified to be with
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| | more hits in just one month than what the
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| people. Some even call him a freak. Then
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| | old Flash website made for an entire
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| he discovers that the flames killing him
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| | year. This time, people are coming back
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| little by little have miraculous healing
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| | to the website several times a week. They
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| powers. His life has never been the same
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| | are sending Burny and Nona e-mails. Some
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| again, especially after going online.But
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| | of them post messages on the blogs.And a
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| now Burny and Nona feel that if a website
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| | lot of them are now buying Burning Man
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| is called weird and ugly; it probably
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| | stuff!A Site of SecretsIt's almost a real
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| looks a lot like their website.It
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| | success story, except for the fact that
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| certainly feels that way when people say
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| | Burny and Nona are not real persons. They
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| the website will have tremendous
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| | are just characters from the illustrated
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| potential if they show a short animated
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| | online novel and screenplay "BURNY" by
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| feature about the story. It certainly
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| | Gil De Palma. He put them online to help
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| feels that way when they receive e-mails
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| | him develop their characters and write
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| asking in so many ways why the site is
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| | the story.But people react like they're
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| "sooo static." And it certainly feels
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| | real persons just the same. Some are even
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| that way when they read this message from
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| | too happy to receive a personal e-mail
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| a returning site visitor: "Hey, no
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| | (not auto-responder generated) from
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| offense guys, but I think your old Flash
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| | fictional characters. The whole situation
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| website looks a lot better than this dead
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| | has become like an uncanny experience
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| mind-numbing stuff."They Built It, They
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| | that gets people hooked on the website. A
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| Came, and They Left ForeverIt is an
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| | secret they must keep.Now it seems like
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| offshoot of an original fancy Flash
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| | Burny and Nona have developed a life of
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| website, their newbie attempt at being
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| | their own. They even have their own
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| webbies. It was an absolute "techie
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| | online friends.Burny and Nona still do
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| beauty." Cinematic intro. Scrolling text.
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| | not know that they are just fictional
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| An array of moving thingies. Even an
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| | characters. They are still running the
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| animated page-turner. All this plus some
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| | website, posting new content, reading and
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| Hollywood-style effects. It gave that
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| | answering e-mails. If you visit the
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| peculiar feeling of watching a mystery
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| | website and click the "author" button,
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| movie.But where's the rest of the story?
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| | you will understand why.Accidental Viral
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| That was the question of most site
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| | MarketingGil De Palma passed on Nona's
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| visitors.Burny and Nona intended to tell
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| | blog letter to a few friends who got so
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| the Burny's story in that website.
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| | amused by it - they passed it on to
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| Trouble is, the animated page-turner
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| | others. Without really trying, it became
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| limited them to a maximum of sixteen
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| | a form of word-of-mouth advertising via
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| pages - about 106 pages short of the
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| | e-mail, going around the world in a
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| site's designed content.Their first
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| | matter of seconds. The website got over
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| website became some kind of an unfinished
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| | 50,000 hits the next day!So if you
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| visual treat that people would visit once
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| | receive Nona's letter from someone you
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| or twice at the most, and then never
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| | know, he or she probably got this
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| again. Adding more animated effects
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| | forwarded e-mail from a friend or
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| served like a one time adrenaline boost
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| | colleague or even a family member who
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| for the site, that's all. Requesting
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| | also got it from someone, who
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| those who purchased the ebook to
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| | also...well, you know.People have a
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| recommend it to others led some people to
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| | subconscious desire to communicate about
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| accuse them of spamming. They even tried
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| | things that have no relevance to their
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| using sophisticated linking software to
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| | primary needs for existence. The urge to
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| increase its exposure to no avail.
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| | tell others about Burny's predicament is
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| Webmasters would visit, but only a
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| | actually working for the website.Content
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| handful would link to it. Their website
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| | is KingA techie beauty is not a bad idea
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| traffic seemed to trudge to a dreary
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| | at all. Stretching one's imagination to
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| drumbeat - one...two...bye. They built it
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| | push technology far beyond its comfort
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| and they came, and they left
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| | zone to create the coolest visually
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| forever.Connection is the KeyIt took an
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| | stunning websites in cyberspace can
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| unusual degree of humility for them to
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| | certainly bring a big thrill to the
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| accept that the techie beauty they were
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| | senses. But they will only work if they
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| so proud of did not actually work for
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| | fulfill the primary mandate of a website
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| them. After all, it revealed to them the
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| | - to connect to the audience.Burny and
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| extent to which people responded to the
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| | Nona are doing it with a simple
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| website's story more than its looks.They
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| | interactive story. Their website may be
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| discovered that although head-turning
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| | weird and ugly, but it might as well be
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| imagery and special effects raise web
| |
| | its own revenge for being so."You've got
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| design to a higher level, they will only
| |
| | great content," the persistent web
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| work if they are built on a good concept.
| |
| | designer said in his recent e-mail to
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| The cool stuff is in the content. When an
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| | Burny, "even I keep on coming back to
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| idea translates into a compelling content
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| | know what happens next. It's a shame that
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| with which audiences can relate, it
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| | you didn't give its overall design much
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| causes them to hook up psychologically to
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| | thought."Burny did not hire him.Gil De
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| the website. When it makes an emotional
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| | Palma is a writer, artist, filmmaker, and
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| bond by showing people an idea or
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| | CEO of Palmagick Entertainment. He is the
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| experience they've had, an idea or
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| | author of the illustrated online novel
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| experience they'd like to have, or the
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| | and screenplay "BURNY" and the creator of
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| information they've been looking for,
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| | the superhero pack TAEKWONDOGGS.
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| real cool content stuff happens.The
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