September, 2011

Ari Herzog

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How to Avoid Action Figure Disorders

Ari Herzog

The Acute Action Figure Addiction Disorder Council of Australia released the following public service announcement about two years ago, but it is as relevant today as it was then. Please watch and learn how you can fulfill your life to avoid the serious addiction that adults sometimes develop. The takeaway is clear. If addictions can be developed from Boba Fett fascinations, then surely you can be afflicted from being on the internet too much.

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Facebook Prevents Me From Being Friendly

Ari Herzog

In an effort to reach out to people I know in real life to be my Facebook friends, and cognizant people take their time logging into the site and responding to friend requests, I sent 20 requests inside of 10 minutes. Shame on me for being social because I’m now blocked from sending friend requests on the social networking site — or messages to existing friends on the site — for 4 days.

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Help Me Find Meaning on My Birthday

Ari Herzog

Today is my birthday. If you can’t view my video thoughts above, the link is here. As one year ends and another begins, I encourage you to think about what we’re doing in this place called the world wide web. Help me understand why we are here. Help me understand why you are here. How can we make magic together? Barry Judge : “Technology, in and of itself, isn’t that interesting.

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2 Tips to Show Your Online Humanity

Ari Herzog

It is easy to forget the person on the other side of the internet is human. It is easy to pretend you are tweeting with an imaginary person you’ve never met — because it is very likely you never have met. When you add a comment to a blog post, it is easy to write emotionless. When you record a video, it is easy to avoid looking at the lens.

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Returning to the Gravity Summit

Ari Herzog

Two years after attending the Gravity Summit and learning why and how Domino’s Pizza, Southwest Airlines, Arnold Worldwide, and other Fortune 500 companies chose social media as a customer relations and operational management tool, Beverly Macy and Rodney Rumford return their creation to the Harvard Faculty Club next week — and Jonalyn Morris once again was gracious to offer me a media badge.

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How a Cardboard Box Pays Tribute to 9/11

Ari Herzog

Six days after my 26th birthday, and precisely 10 years ago tomorrow, Mom awoke me at 8:49 a.m. and suggested I turn on the TV. She said an airplane crashed into the World Trade Center. My ears perked. I turned down the prospect of sleeping to watch CNN. I don’t need to tell you my eyes were glued to that TV the rest of the morning. I channel surfed to gain different camera angles and unedited commentaries.

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Explore My Brand New Facebook Timeline

Ari Herzog

Less than 12 hours ago, Facebook management spoke at an annual conference about the planned release of a new feature to your profile called Timeline. The screenshot above shows the new look. This short exploratory video elaborates… Follow my lead and learn how to set it up today. Be warned, though: Only other Facebook application developers will be able to see your profile (for now).

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