<div><div id="articleBody" class="articleBody"><div class="articleViewerGroup" id="articleViewerGroup"><span class="articleEmbeddedViewerBox"><span><span></span></span></span></div><span>Romain Moisescot likes Steve Jobs -- a lot.No, he's not the only one, as is evident by the outpouring of delight and well-wishes after the ailing Jobs appeared on stage to launch the iPad 2, Apple's latest version of its latest product to change the world.But not everyone has spent a considerable chunk of his recent life curating and contributing to a website that is all Jobs all the time, simply as a labor of love."I think there is not, maybe in recent history, a businessman that had such an impact on several industries and who is also really enigmatic," Moisescot, 24, a French business student studying in Paris, told me by iPhone. "It's the impact that his personality has had on so many millions of people's lives."I'd called Moisescot to find out how these sorts of things get started and what it is that might drive someone to pour his heart and soul into building a digital shrine to a tech god.Moisescot, who shares a birthday with the Apple CEO, says his interest was sparked by "The Second Coming of Steve Jobs," a biography that focused on the years Jobs was between Apple jobs. The book, he says, convinced him that while Apple was interesting, the man behind it was fascinating.So, he began reading more about Jobs and collecting photographs from the Web. He wrote a 60-page biography based on his reading. And in 2006 he launched <a href="http://allaboutstevejobs.com">allaboutstevejobs.com</a>. He's since </span></div>started a blog and added sections on Jobs news, history and trivia. There are sections on Jobs' "food habits" and "clothing habits."<p>Yes, the site can feel a little creepy. And it's unlikely Apple is thrilled with it. The company is notorious for keeping tight control over its image and that of its CEO. (The Cupertino company passed on sharing with me its thoughts on the site.)</p><p>But Moisescot insists, somewhat convincingly, that he's spreading the joy of Jobs to tens of thousands (at least) around the world. He points out his site is ad-free. It makes no money.</p><p>"Most people start out being amazed by Apple products," says Moisescot, who works as a Google intern in Paris, "and then they go deeper and find out about Steve Jobs." </p><p>We have our own celebrities and our own way of worshiping them in Silicon Valley. A casual cool is the custom. You might see Mark Zuckerberg at Antonio's Nut House or Sergey Brin at Safeway, but you're not going to go running up to them. Maybe a nod and a smile (a thumbs up to Zuckerberg is always clever) and a subtle elbow to your spouse's rib cage. </p><p>Sure, we know Jobs is in a league by himself. The man is cool by selling cool. He's rich, really rich, aloof and mysterious. Still, spot him at the Palo Alto Apple Store and protocol calls for a simple "Hey Steve" at most. Fan sites are really not us.</p><p>But we're not Moisescot and Moisescot is not in Silicon Valley. His site is one indication of just how gaga the rest of the world is over Jobs. The guy's been a cover boy for three decades. He has the pop culture staying power of the Beatles, the business chops of Warren Buffett and a fan base that is Bieber-like in its adulation. In short, this is Jobs' TMZ moment, but those chasing after any scrap of his life appear to be filled with admiration, not malice.</p><p>"He's an icon. He's a rock star," Diane Callan, a North Carolina woman who stumbled upon Moisescot's site last summer, says of Jobs. "He's my rock star, that's all I know."</p><p>Callan has something of a connection. She briefly met Jobs when she worked at Lotus in 1988 when Jobs visited the Massachusetts company for a product announcement. She says she had a schoolgirl crush and so she brought along three magazines with Jobs on the cover. After his talk, she asked for an autograph.</p><p>"I don't do autographs," she recalls Jobs saying. So she countered, "Just write something from your heart." With that, Jobs took the Newsweek ("Mr. Chips: Steve Jobs puts the 'Wow' back in computers") and wrote, "I love manufacturing!" Then he signed it. Pretty romantic, huh?</p><p>"It's my most prized possession," says Callan, who's retired.</p><p>Jobs has that effect on people. Well, he has that effect on Moisescot, who in some ways feels closer to his hero because of the site. For a time he had a contact button that many users thought was some direct conduit to Jobs. He's since made it clearer that he's the site's webmaster.</p><p>"It's pretty scary," Moisescot says of the earlier messages. Correspondents offer ideas on iPhone design. They write that they have a "super great idea. I can't tell you about it, so call me back." Moisescot even received a get-well wish that concluded: "By the way, I don't have much money and I would like to buy an Apple product, so send me money."</p><p>Moisescot has shelled out what he can to pick up two Macs, an iPod and his iPhone. The iPad is out of reach for now. ("I'm just a student.")</p><p>No, Moisescot has never met Jobs and he's not sure he'd want to. ("I wouldn't know what to say.") He'd love to see him on stage, though. ("I don't think I'll be invited to an Apple event.")</p><p>He has visited the valley and he swung by some Jobs sites -- Apple, NeXT, Pixar, when he was here. He even had lunch at the Apple campus with a friend's father who works for the company.</p><p>"I don't think they knew I was running this website," he says.</p><p>Moisescot isn't sure how much longer he can devote considerable time to the website. He expects to graduate next year and he hopes his work life will keep him busy. His dream is to start a company, but he's not sure he's ready for that yet. Would he like to work for Apple?</p><p>"I know that somehow that's going to be impossible because of my website," he says. But on reflection he adds: "I'm not stupid. If I went to work for them, I'd stop everything."</p><p>Hear that Apple? I mean, you couldn't do much better if you're looking for a guy who knows who's in charge.</p><p class="taglinejb">Contact Mike Cassidy at <a href="mailto:mcassidy@mercurynews.com">mcassidy@mercurynews.com</a> or 408-920-5536. 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