In a world flooded with bad news—conflict, crisis, scandal—something as simple as a good story can feel like a breath of fresh air. But good news isn’t just a mood booster. It’s a powerful force. Spreading positive stories doesn’t just lift spirits—it builds trust, strengthens communities, and drives real business value.

Good News Cuts Through the Noise

Negativity may dominate headlines, but research consistently shows that people want uplifting stories. When someone shares a story about a local business doing something generous, a small act of kindness, or a breakthrough solution to a common problem, it resonates. It sticks. In fact, positive stories often get shared more widely than doom-and-gloom pieces, especially on social media.

Why? Because people crave hope. They want something to believe in. That makes good news not just nice to have—it makes it a smart communication strategy.

Positivity Builds Brand Loyalty

For businesses, positive press can do what expensive ads never could: build credibility and connection. People don’t remember banner ads—they remember stories. A company that launches a community initiative, supports a cause, or innovates to solve a problem isn’t just another seller in the market. It becomes a brand people want to root for.

And here's where most businesses miss the mark. They wait for the media to find their story instead of telling it themselves.

Own the Narrative—Don’t Wait for the Spotlight

One of the smartest moves a brand can make is to control its own narrative. Waiting for a journalist to call rarely works, and hiring a traditional PR firm can run thousands of dollars per month—out of reach for small businesses, startups, nonprofits, or solo entrepreneurs.

That’s where online press release distribution platforms come in. They empower anyone—from small business owners to local community leaders—to share their good news with the world.

A Cost-Effective PR Solution That Works

For those looking for an affordable and effective way to spread good news, PR News Releaser stands out. It’s a streamlined, easy-to-use platform designed to help people and businesses get their news in front of a wider audience—without the bloated costs or gatekeeping of traditional PR.

Whether you’re launching a new product, announcing a charitable partnership, or celebrating a milestone, PR News Releaser offers press release distribution services that get your message published across a network of relevant sites and indexed by search engines like Google and Bing.

This isn’t just about press—it’s about visibility. A well-written release on the right platform can boost SEO, increase traffic, and build momentum for whatever you’re working on. And unlike expensive PR agencies, this service is built to be accessible—even for small budgets.

Real Stories, Real Impact

Consider the ripple effect of one good story. A local bakery starts giving away free loaves of bread to low-income families and shares that initiative through a press release. That story gets picked up by local blogs, then shared on social media, and soon, customers are lining up to support the bakery—not just because the bread is good, but because they believe in the people behind it.

This isn’t a fluke. It’s a formula: good action, well told, broadly shared. And PR News Releaser helps make that happen by putting the tools of publicity into the hands of everyday people—not just marketing departments with massive budgets.

The Psychology of Positivity

Good news has another overlooked power: it makes people feel connected. In an era of division, fear, and isolation, positive stories can unite us. A press release highlighting a collaboration between two local businesses, for example, isn’t just a promotional tool. It’s a message: we’re stronger together.

Businesses and individuals that share positive news don’t just win attention—they win trust. And trust is the currency of long-term success.

Don’t Just Wait for the World to Notice—Speak Up

You don’t have to be a celebrity, influencer, or Fortune 500 company to tell your story. If you’ve done something worth sharing—if you’ve helped someone, made something better, or even just taken a small step in the right direction—share it. Shine a light on it.

Positive news matters. It shapes perception. It influences behavior. It creates opportunity. And in a world that’s often too loud with bad news, one good story can go a long way.

So, the next time something good happens in your business, your nonprofit, your neighborhood—don’t keep it to yourself. Publish it. Promote it. Let it spread.

Platforms like PR News Releaser make that easier and more affordable than ever. Because good news deserves to be heard—and now, it finally can be.

Sooo there's free software (“Everyone should be able to write open source software!”) and there's open source software (people programming their own computers for their own communities). Ideally, Neima should be able to program her computer to help her kids do their homework or for their sports club. So there's open source software that's written for the developers community, and there's open source software that's written for the GNOME community, which is polished and truly a delightful experience for new users: if for example you installed Linux Mint with Cinnamon, you'd connect to the wifi and probably be immediately greeted with a notification telling you that your printer has been added and is ready to go.

I'm not saying that Linux users should learn programming, especially if they don't know about e.g. GNU Guix, Skribe/Skribilo/Haunt, or SICP (that's directly referenced by the Haunt info pages – I promise you, starting a blog as an English speaker with a Skribe implementation and reading SICP once you get comfortable enough could get you started in months); but that of course, learning any field on such a platform as Stack Overflow would provide an absolutely stupid experience, whereas the ideal learning medium is books.

It isn't enough for Google to insert far-right suggestions in YouTube shorts; they've deliberately sabotaged features in their search engine to get us to generate more ads, and Google Scholar results are, by the way, the bottom of the barrel too. Compare queries results to "sex work" or "borderline disorder transgender" with those of HAL and wonder why there's a public distrust in science. More broadly, Google hinders our relationship to information, and we're both trading it for a far-right agenda.

The same is just as true for LaTeX: it's a great, intuitive language, provided that you read some good introduction on the topic. As a matter of fact, Maïeul Rouquette's French-speaking book is available for free on HAL.

I'm more and more fed up as I write that and I'm pretty sure it shows. You may totally use open source software, meant for the non-technical community of a graphical library, desktop environment, Linux distribution, and so forth. But if you really wanted to "learn Linux", please install any distro you're comfortable with and read some good book on whatever topic you want to work on.

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