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The internet isn’t technology, it’s Seinfeld

May 19, 2010

The devil’s greatest trick was convincing the world he didn’t exist. The internet’s, and specifically social media’s, greatest trick was making us all believe the routine nothings of our daily lives mattered. It’s turned us back into the fun-loving, inclusive hippie culture that promoted free love, free drugs and free thinking. I’m all about free [...]

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Licensing web use

May 15, 2010

The internet was not created with any sort of legislation or segregation in mind. Decentralization is an important component of a truly free and open web. We seem to be going backward. Though our level of tech adoption has increased, our tech knowledge has not. Far too many people don’t understand the policies of Twitter, [...]

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We are not famous

May 10, 2010

The privacy siege has begun. This was inevitable, could have been predicted from a mile away and you will lose. We all will. And it’s our fault. We all wanted to be famous, yet we weren’t willing to accept the consequences. We wanted our promised 15 minutes of fame and instead became famous to 15 [...]

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Quid Pro Quo? Um, no.

April 13, 2010

I feel ridiculous. And I hate that I feel so. Quid pro quo when it comes to followers/fans doesn’t work. It retards the system and makes the people we’re connected to online feel cheap. Why in the hell do I care? Do YOU care? Does the matter in which we become well known matter online? [...]

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Consolidate

March 2, 2010

Modesty is like a cheap jacket that seemed a good fit at the time. We all want something better. Whether it’s more money, more fame or more success, we strive to make the most of what we have. And then we forget what’s already around us. We reinvent the wheel, each time a LITTLE better, [...]

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Stop waiting to innovate

February 21, 2010

It’s time for many people to shut up. It’s time for them to start thinking on their own. It’s time for them to stop piggybacking. As great as the iPhone (iPad) SDK and developing games for Facebook are, far too many talented developers/programmers are using that as a crutch to make a living. Instead of [...]

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Five things every event must have

February 1, 2010

Image by tdhurst via Flickr There are far too many bad events out there. From events about Twitter to marketing events that seem cloned, it’s tough to stand out and be useful. Here are five things every successful event must do: 1. Make the event about the participants, not the speakers or the organizer. -SOUNDS [...]

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When community loses its luster

January 11, 2010

Image via Wikipedia The construction of any community follows any good movie plot line. We build up anticipation ((Woohoo, Twitter!)), get some exposition ((Meetups)), have some great action sequences ((Cool events like PodCamps, Ignites and TEDx)), plateau a bit ((Planning periods between events)), climax ((Get recognized by the mainstream)) and then gradually falls apart. If [...]

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Viral Video

December 17, 2009

The world is full of people who say dumb things. While we normally see large organizations actually think twice about what they put online, those assumptions don’t seem to add up at AdWeek. Adweek published their Best of the 2000s list today, with readers choices right along side. Their pick for marketing innovation of the [...]

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