Inspiration

Mar
11

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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Mar
10

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
2

Do You Have a System for Social Media Success?

Justin on March 2nd, 2010

If you work in social media, you probably spend most of your time talking about theory, strategy and process.  That’s because it’s easy to talk about social media; it’s a lot harder to take action, and it’s even more difficult to take successful actions.
Why?
Because social media is a field rife with minor victories and few [...]

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