Ari Herzog

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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

Ari Herzog

2005: Flickr. A story I posted on Digg in 2005 crashed the “interesting” get-paid-for content site I was briefly testing. Got a question? This is a guest blog post by Stephen Black. This is his story. Do I want to treat Flickr as a serious base for showcasing my photographic works? Ask Chiaki Williams. 2007: Facebook.

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On Moving On

Ari Herzog

He recollects: A while ago, I starting asking myself some simple questions. Any questions for me? Kirsten Wright quit her sole proprietorship and joined Social 5150 as its social marketing director. Tyson Goodridge quit his sole proprietorship and joined Acsys as its social media director. Am I scalable? My wife asked (urged!)

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How to Manage Facebook Relationships: Reciprocal Friends and 1-Way Subscriptions

Ari Herzog

While my definition of a friend has changed since joining the social networking site in 2005, the core remains the same: Friends are people who I know in the flesh, share an interest or two, and consider socially compatible. But in the meantime, do you have any questions? Family members and so-called close friends fit this definition.

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Why You Need to Care About Tomorrow

Ari Herzog

For instance, while the introduction of YouTube in 2005 opened us up to an audiovisual world that’s quick, easy, and free, it is coupled with copyright infringement, issues of privacy, and the fact that anyone can post anything… and anyone can watch it. Got a question? The last 10 years have had their ups and down.

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#MySMCStory: Social Media Club and Me

Ari Herzog

facebooking since 2005, and tweeting since 2008, and, partially because people kept coming up to me and telling me they followed my blog or enjoyed my tweets, I knew I was respected as a thought leader. Got a question? Eight years after building my first website, I began blogging 2004 on a now-deleted LiveJournal community.