Ari Herzog

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Saying Goodbye to Digital Marketing: Meet the New Me

Ari Herzog

Working in a tethered relationship to computers, mobile devices, avatars, and links is no longer happy. I remain on the global board of directors for Social Media Club and I continue to spearhead monthly breakfasts for regional social marketers. Those pursuits keep me happy. It’s not me anymore.

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10 Twitter Tips to Make Friends

Ari Herzog

Choose a good avatar. In a similar vein to your bio, you also need to make sure that your avatar provokes interest. I chose to reference my degree and my employer to try and add a little gravity to my account, as affiliations with respected organizations are an easy way to enhance your online persona.

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Does Online Anonymity Have a Price?

Ari Herzog

How Avatars Changed Online. -- Thank you for reading Does Online Anonymity Have a Price? at AriWriter. Related posts: How to Manage Your Personal and Professional Lives Online: Cross the Streams. With Online Boob Tubes, Do You Still Watch TV?

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96 People I Follow on Twitter Today

Ari Herzog

Here are the faces and other avatars of 96 I follow today. These simple chit chats are what have allowed me to know that I am never alone, and there is support whenever, wherever, and however I need it! This is not everyone. The below sampling is via a tool from Sxoop Technologies, which you can run to get your own mosaic.

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R.I.P. Friendster

Ari Herzog

A vertical listing of my avatar, biographical data, friends’ comments, and links to their profiles encompassed Friendster’s simplicity. The site will go down in smoke and enter my consciousness as yet another social networking site that I was once a participant, along with SixDegrees.com , GeoCities , assorted LPMud s, and others.

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Meet Everett Bogue: A Blogger Who Only Wants Blog Readers Who Tweet Because Everyone Else is a Low-life

Ari Herzog

I suppose Ev doesn’t think real human faces are associated with avatars in comments and that fingers on those bodies write comments. I’m only able to engage in certain mediums ( mainly Twitter ) because I spend most of my day in the world learning and engaging with real human faces and bodies.

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Wanted to Comment: You and Your Gravatar

Ari Herzog

It amazes me how many people add comments on these blog posts but don’t have globally recognized avatars next to their names.