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Re: Location, Location, Location

passitalong — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:06:35 -0000

Hey Alan,

Great post as always dude!

"Advertisers can’t be trusted to exhibit restraint."

Touche.

Not only can we not trust advertisers, we can't trust the agencies, consultants or authors that want to be relevant.

And let's not forget the Spam-Bots. The majority of traffic on the web is from bots, not people. So imagine when the bots take over twitter (already happening - auto follow services).

Dude. Tangent. What is tweetboard??? Totally rad!

Re: Hong Kong CID

passitalong — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:54:39 -0000

Charles... let us konw how we can assist. Can we help pull some money together???!!!

Re: Hokusai

passitalong — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:42:08 -0000

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:) I hope to be able to catch you online and have a conversation before your journey kicks off. I'll keep skype fired up in the background just in case.

Dude. Let me say that I am honored and better for the piece you submitted. It's interesting looking back. I knew who I asked would greatly determine the final intent of this piece. I had all kinds of reactions. One person, who I love dearly, emailed me to say they didn't think they would be able to respond favorably. I asked them to respond regardless.

I am happy you responded from where you were emotionally. Would love to chat about it more.

Sean

Re: Hokusai

passitalong — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:29:08 -0000

I think I understand.

I'm going to look at how to print this thing to look like a book on lulu or what have you. Because I remember going into one of the cooler coffee shops in town (tequilla bookworm). It was a vibrant place because it also sold books and periodicals. I remember seeing an amazing little book about the city we live in and as I leafed through it, I couldn't find a price.

I walked to the checkout counter/coffee bar and the person just shrugged. Said it wasn't one of theirs so they didn't know how much to charge for it. I have it to this day.

How neat would it be to leave it in places where people gather to read or find books? ie: Plant it in the library, bookshops, coffee shops, etc.

Re: Hokusai

passitalong — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:10:52 -0000

Hey dude,

First, thanks for the new word. I've been using fecund for a week now since reading your first draft. Time to shake things up.

I understand your hesitance around this artifact circulating amongst the "already sold" or "elite" of the net. At the same time, what struck me so strongly about your piece was this opportunity that sharing has in this world today - where recency and access are no longer limited to who we explicitly directly speak to. I'd love to be able to track the path of this piece and see it ending up in the hands of those not expected or targeted.

Now I wish I had embedded some tracking code or that I was on a hosting platform that let me know how many people even downloaded the thing. ;)

I suppose we will have to wait and continue to fight to speak and share, hoping to impact change. And some day, in the mid-future, hopefully someone will look back on all the actions of people across the globe and write about how overcoming the disasters of the past showcases humanity's ability to weather the imminent disasters of their day.

Re: Hokusai

passitalong — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:00:52 -0000

What a clarion and poetic intro to the ebook, Charles! Thanks for the kind words. I totally feel the same, by the way. You constantly amaze me with the breadth and depth of your thinking here.

Re: Passion Play

passitalong — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:58:06 -0000

Thanks for participating, Alan. I've been getting some great feedback on your article. It's easy to ask people who all agree with a topic and I was worried about that from day one. I felt it would be far more valuable to get a dissenting pov or two. I knew I could count on you for one, if not both! ;)

Re: eBook: Marketing in 20009

passitalong — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:03:23 -0000

It took me a while to get around to this. My lord, it's like 20+ pages. But man. It was worth it. Congrats!

Re: The Shelf Life of Revolutions - Part 1

passitalong — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:02:33 -0000

Fuck dude.

How do you manage to stay on top of the trends, manage your clients and still research this stuff???

So. If I follow where you are going, are we headed into the Service era then? With price quickly to follow? Or do they not always follow in order?

Can't wait to read more on this series.

Re: 2009: The Definitive Year

passitalong — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:44:12 -0000

LOL. You rock my world, dude. Thanks!

Re: That Thing I Do

passitalong — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:48:57 -0000

Hey Alan,

I actually stumbled across your site a few days ago. I must say I really loved it! Simple, to the point and lovely work on the voice and tone. It's a difficult balance to show expertise and focus on social media without being trapped in the hype of it all. Congrats!

Sean

Re: Social media peeps are cool

passitalong — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:19:15 -0000

Hey Eric,

Thanks for the link and call-out.

And keep that chin up, your blog did better than the majority I've seen Mack review and we're speaking about big brands with very large budgets generally. You guys are doing a kick ass job and it's awesome to see it pay off.

And you are right. The real power of social media is in the word "social". It's about connecting with people we value and respect. And from that we can hope to gain new friends, new insights and new connections.

Re: Twitter News Feed

passitalong — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:23:41 -0000

Hey! Cool idea. It's like pathfinder and pointcast reborn!!! Anyone else remember pointcast????

Re: Think Tank

passitalong — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:34:20 -0000

Seesmic video reply from Disqus.

Re: Cool stuff i’ve been reading from December 8th to December 13th

passitalong — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:06:48 -0000

Thanks for the link to the ol' craphammer, Paul.

I totally missed the Twitter/Facebook article. Thanks for that! Twitter should have taken the moolah, IMO. They can barely handle their 1 million plus users. Scale is gonna hit them hard.

Re: Music, Technology, Art, Economy

passitalong — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:09:37 -0000

Great quote from Plato!

Thanks for the link back!

Re: SOUNDSTREAMS :: Our Events :: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Orchestra

passitalong — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:19:14 -0000

I had a different reaction. And I believe people gave a standing ovation, not just applauded. The Vivaldi was quite beautifully done but I found it too familiar and a bit boring as a result. The Frehner piece, however, really moved me. I was actually picturing the story and following along with the words and I felt that it truly captured the text of Christ dying - the jealousy, anger, etc. And the ending crescendo was quite marvelous.

The Arvo Part piece was a masterful way to end the evening. It brought me to tears at one point and I found myself considering my values and commitment to said values around my connection with others. Amazing piece.

Re: SOUNDSTREAMS :: Our Events :: University Voices

passitalong — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:08:24 -0000

I can't wait to hear this event. The Schafer piece at the OB concert blew my socks off. I love how he combines movement into his pieces. Makes them far more interesting and engaging to experience, or at least to me.

Re: SOUNDSTREAMS :: Our Events :: Soundstreams presents Salon 21

passitalong — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:28:34 -0000

Be neat to provide more context to Maria Guinard and her amazing work with children from the streets. Can't wait to see this tonight!

See wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Guinand

Or this short video where she discusses social change brought about through the arts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHvQS2O4x2g

Re: Five Lessons: How Photographers can Create New Business Models

passitalong — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:27:00 -0000

Hey.

Really enjoying this series. Part 2 was quite intriguing. I like how you are flipping the model on it's head. Looking forward to the ongoing parts.

I wonder what the unmet needs are that are emerging in the amateurs and pros?

Re: Adweek!

passitalong — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:40:05 -0000

Congrats dude!!! It's a great article. Awesome to see AdWeek is paying attention!

Re: Twittering Teddy

passitalong — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:42:39 -0000

GAHHHHH!!!!

Another site giving MORE awareness and traffic to a service that can't handle the current levels of traffic... GAAAHHHHHH!!!! ;)