Honesty

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How “The Influencers” Use Twitter to Make a Difference

Justin on March 11th, 2010

Admit it: deep down, you’ve always known that the world works differently for The Important People.
You just hate it when the world proves you right.
Take Conan O’Brien, for example. The guy sends out a single tweet and he changes this girl’s life. Meanwhile, you desperately retweet your own blog posts 14 times a day in [...]

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Social Media, Sociology, Twitter Comments

Mar

How Ignite Baltimore Turned Me Into a Hate-Filled Bastard for a Night

Justin on March 10th, 2010

Last Thursday, I attended the fifth installment of Ignite Baltimore, an event designed to get people excited about creating positive change in Baltimore.
And yet, somehow, the experience had the exact opposite effect on me… and this got me thinking about HOW we talk about the things we most care about, and why we might want [...]

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Mar

How Chris Brogan’s Day Rate Can Help YOU Get Paid

Justin on March 4th, 2010

There was a small tsunami on Twitter yesterday that had nothing to do with Chilean earthquakes and everything to do with Chris Brogan’s wallet. In a nutshell, Brogan stated (somewhat quietly) that he charges $22,000 for a day of his time, and THE INTERNET EXPLODED IN A BALL OF SPITE.
Responses from the Twitterverse ranged from [...]

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