But what if we saw the Internet as a landscape? A rolling valley, a dense forest, a vast ocean. (Maybe that iconic Windows desktop background of a green hill was right all along.) When we see the Internet as a landscape, or even a living being, our perception changes. We become more conscious of how we behave, how we treat it and the things in it. ... See more

A digital oasis can look and feel like anything. It can be as simple as a one-page website, or as endlessly complex as a multi-layered, multi-player world. The unifying characteristics of oases—what binds them all together— is that they're authentic expressions of someone's humanity and creativity, and they treat internet visitors as cherished gues... See more