Today, it is very rare to find anyone who does not own a smartphone. Possibly even more rare is finding anyone with a smartphone who does not have at least one of the following social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, etc.

It is all too common for someone to share, like, tweet, and comment on things so much that we become all too consumed in what others think of us, and the way in which we make our lives appear to our followers and friends.

Everyone’s profile is simply an authentically fake way of representing one's self in the best way possible.

I’ll be the first to admit that yes, I am a part of all the above social media platforms and I have at times been seduced by the ever hypnotizing imaginary world of Instagram, Snapchat, and other sites.

But I’ve learned that good can certainly come out of the Internet, such as from platforms like The Odyssey.

When information that is important is shared with others and serves a purpose, that is when there is definite good coming from the Internet.

This kind of good on the Internet can also be found in a site created by one of my favorite actors, Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Dubbed the “website where we make things together” Hit RECord is a website unlike any other. Created in 2004, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s new site didn’t start gaining huge popularity until its TV show launched in January of 2014.

Once the TV show informed viewers of the amazing collaborative possibilities of the site, more and more people began to join the site.

On the site, you essentially make an account and are capable of collaborating on multiple pieces of writing, art, cinematography, graphic design, and much more.

So let’s say someone started drawing or sketching a scene for a poem. The next person who picks up on this collaborative task can decide to make up a story for this drawing or even turn it into a video.

Whatever it is, the end product is always a mix of different people’s work, and that’s what makes this site so amazing.

By working with the Hit RECord community, you inevitably meet new people in a means to create something beautiful.

If you’d like to be a part of this community and join others with a passion for collaboration, visit https://www.hitrecord.org/