Okay. This post is going to be more therapeutic than anything, however; I am hoping that through this post - IF you are reading carefully you can learn something significant. Something that might change your life.
Liberated. Me.
I am calling this “Liberated. Me.” because after about 2 years of soul searching and mis-calculated career moves - I have come to a very disturbing conclusion, and a revelation all at the same time. NOW - how I got here is probably how many of you have gotten to where…
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Added by Vincent Hunt on September 30, 2008 at 12:20pm —
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About a month ago I published a blog post, a quite lengthy one if I must say, called "There's Nobody In The Lobby. An Introduction to Social Media..." that got a LOT of attention. I Got TONS of emails and kudo's from the Readers of this blog, and others that caught the article on my MediaPRO profile and in other places that I placed the article, where I thought it would add value.
What bothered me though, was the fact that the blog post was only surface at best, and there is a whole piece that…
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Added by Vincent Hunt on September 22, 2008 at 9:14am —
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"The Social Media "Frontier" if I can call it that, is a vast playing field. From Community Experts, to Blog Consultants to the RSS Guru's... I could go on forever..."
This morning I was doing my usual "information snacking" using my favorite tool on the planet "Snackr" when I came across a Blog Post that was written over at the labs at Read Write Web. The blog post was covering "Seven Social Media Consultants That Deliver Value". This instantly caught my eye because of two reasons 1. I wanted…
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Added by Vincent Hunt on September 17, 2008 at 9:30am —
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"If you only knew the weight off of my shoulders when we finally came to a conclusion on what my role at Vyne would be... You would even feel a sense of relief..."
Working with a Colleague of mine Hajj Flemings - I have quickly began to see the deeper value of your Personal Brand. I have read and even followed other "Personal Brand Experts" in the past - who chimed in the importance of Personal Branding, however always kept sending the message BACK to the Corporate structure for validation and…
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Added by Vincent Hunt on September 15, 2008 at 8:50pm —
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"I really feel that giving the Users more control of their own experience is going to be the new mandate of online publishing as a whole. Talking "at" people is becoming stale AT BEST, talking WITH people has ALWAYS been better..."
Yesterday we (Vyne Interactive) released Urban Epic, a Lifestyle Network focusing on Urban Music, Art, Fashion and what we call "The Revolution" - anything that deals with economics, social conflict, politics and the such. Releasing Lifestyle Networks is definitely p…
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Added by Vincent Hunt on September 4, 2008 at 8:30am —
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"I can remember as a kid growing up watching the commercial with the owl licking the lollipop saying... How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop..."
Now here I am over 25 years later wondering... "How Many Conversations Does it Take to Get to the Center of a Brand???"... And what's even all the more intriguing is, the idea that some big companies out there are absolutely oblivious to the idea that people are authentically trying to figure this out!
How many does it tak…
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Added by Vincent Hunt on August 26, 2008 at 10:02am —
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Individualized, cunning, agile and most of all - conversational.
As I look deeper into what we have now "dubbed" Social Media - I am starting to see a whole new cast of Players that from the surface of things and from Internet Standard, Protocol, or even call it Societal Rules, seem to be only finite pieces to a much bigger puzzle that has been developing over the last decade. However; as I dig - I am truly starting to see the emergence of a totally new level of communication, interaction and m…
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Added by Vincent Hunt on August 26, 2008 at 8:10am —
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One day I went to a friend of mines office building because I was supposed to be conducting a session on the emergence if Social Media and the Networks that drive it. What happened that day was so much more profound - because I received a clear visual representation of what the last shift in online communication ushered in - AND it gave me a base level introduction for anyone trying to wrap their minds around Social Media. SO - what I am about to share with you will help you understand what's go…
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Added by Vincent Hunt on August 24, 2008 at 6:30pm —
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A long few weeks it's been for me and Sapien Harbor. Over the past couple of weeks I have been working closely with my team (my trusted "chums" and "buddies") who I feel could really change the world if they would quit Twittering and playing "Tap Tap" on their iPhone's BUT that is a whole separate blog post.
What I REALLY want to talk about is your Brand. My Brand. The World's Brand, because at the end of the day, that's exactly what it is... The World's Brand and you might want to face up to t…
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Added by Vincent Hunt on July 23, 2008 at 9:49am —
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"I have over 3,000 people in my Social Network, and it seems that it would be easy for me to get my projects off the ground with that many people connected to me..."
If you only knew how many times I have heard this scenario play out in a client discovery meeting. If you are at all involved in Social Media, Social Networking - whatever angle that you want to view it from, there is one piece of the puzzle that many overlook when building their Social Network Architecture plan, and that is
Peopl…
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Added by Vincent Hunt on July 8, 2008 at 12:23pm —
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"We measure our success by the impact that we make in the world, not the impact that we have on our bank accounts..." "The day I realized that my purpose in the Earth was far greater than heading up a Corporation, or building profits, was the day that I realized that I am assigned to lead people and to make a profound difference in the world we live in..."
I am writing this post - basically as a therapeutic practice for my own mind and perhaps it will shed light for others. I am a strong believ…
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Added by Vincent Hunt on July 8, 2008 at 10:00am —
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"One question I always ask a new client is... Are you EXTINCT or DISTINCT... and I always get the same
hazy, glossed over look..."
The Personal Brand + The Conversation
Backdrop (promise not to be long winded...) - After being in the Web Design and Development arena for over 10 years at one capacity or another, on thing that always made me lose sleep at night was that at the end of each project - after we have created the most gorgeous, well-laid out sites the world has ever seen (at le…
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Added by Vincent Hunt on July 5, 2008 at 10:00am —
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"What happens when you get out and explore a bit....?"
I have been a member of the MediaPro community from some time now. If fact I can remember when they were first recruiting for what has now become quite the community for today's Media Professional. PERSONALLY I was hesitant in getting involved in the platform because quite honestly I am involved in so many already. Personally I am involved in a little over 30 Social Networks - but I guess this is the cost if you are a Strategist in this are…
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Added by Vincent Hunt on July 4, 2008 at 7:00pm —
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