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newmedia3d — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:02:43 -0000

I agree with you about how media is changing. But consider one thing. Not everyone wants to live the Truman Show. Some people value their privacy. I struggle with the idea of being myself versus being controversial. What are your thoughts on avoiding controversy?? Or do you think it's necessary to put personal opinions out there?

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pjk — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:06:21 -0000

Great point about the Great Equalizer. I discovered I had a few distinct personalities floating about on the interwebs unnecessarily and have since discontinued or corralled them under one umbrella. They are all part of the same whole.

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Bill Cammack — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:36:08 -0000

Excellent points. Transparency makes for excellent checks & balances. :)

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Bryan Thatcher — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:25:35 -0000

Awesome message. As one of those "over 40" guys, all of my peers think I'm nuts doing what I am doing. I say otherwise, they don't get it...
I reblogged it on my blog.

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ilan peer — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:10:38 -0000

dropping so many web services will ought to share those links in the text description...
let us follow as right.

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Chuck Olsen — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:05:26 -0000

That is so amazingly spot-on, and I've never heard anyone put it quite like that. Brilliant.

Gary, if you have a chance check out the documentary I made about blogs - I think you might dig it: Blogumentary

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Clintus McGintus — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:09:39 -0000

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Gianna Borgnine — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:46:15 -0000

You are 100% spot on. "Everyone is now the media." Great insight!

Have you seen this? -http://www.calebbooker.com/...

This guy has got it all wrong. He completely missed the message. I would say, one of the reasons everyone loves you (besides your wealth of knowledge) is because you are who you are. You are real. He says being transparent requires you to "clamp down on your creativity, restrict your passion, and censor your thoughts." I would agrue that you do the exact opposite of that and THAT is why you are trusted and followed.

Any additional thoughts?

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Eric Susch — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:38:02 -0000

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! There are no more secrets. I came to this realization about 6 months ago. I decided to start using my real name online for everything. No more user-names. I changed my blog, everything. Why not? If someone wants to find out who you are it's easy. Just Google.

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dmccarthy — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:54:30 -0000

Very well said!

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Stephanie Quilao — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:49:24 -0000

Found you Gary through Twitter today. Thanks for making this video. I'm one of those good types who has been feeling a bit despondent lately because of all the as you call it "bad" online. I'm a Pro blogger and so I'm online 8-12hrs 5-6days/week, and I have had to learn to filter what I read because I found it can really get to me if I don't.

Anyway, just wanted to let you know, your video was a great reminder that I REALLY needed to hear today. You inspired me. The angels must have sent me here...lol...keep up the inspiring work!

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sepideh — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:24:30 -0000

I think you are totally right about good vs. bad and transparency and being one person all the time, and I think that is all great. And I think you are right about figuring out who you are and being deliberate. But I think the figuring out who you are is something that changes over time - it's an evolution - and sometimes the Internet makes that harder.

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4four1ones — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:37:18 -0000

Yep its official - Gary is Superman! I knew it, I knew it....
Awesome stuff Gary, keep preaching the good stuff.

They are currently redefining the daily nutritional pyramid - get your proteins, fruits, vegetables and several hearty servings of Gary Vaynerchuk.

Thank you for all that you do Gary.

See Ya Soon,
4four1ones

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Henri — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:34:35 -0000

You make a good point, but that's only if you are across all these mediums. most people are just on myspace or facebook, but not on twitter and the rest. Also if they that any of these networks have an adverse affect on how to they want to live their lives, they can always get off. So I don't think it's as clear cut as you put it. And unless you are trying to group these mediums, you have still have a separate identity on each of these networks without linking them to each other.

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Pete Moring — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:17:16 -0000

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YEP! You definitely hit the nail on the head.

Someone actually using the technology for GOOD??

Can't wait to pass this one around.

Respect!

Pete.

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Michael J Lambie — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:28:24 -0000

great post gary. it's certainly true. multiple personalities are going to be harder to maintain, not to mention a degree of anonymity. everyone is part of the media to some extent.

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jim louderback — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:21:38 -0000

I think you were saying that directly to Elliot Spitzer.

Agree 100%. Nicely done.

jim

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Joe — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:20:40 -0000

So true. Think about this when going on spring break - eh?

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Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:05:42 -0000

Okay. Saw the title and thought I knew where you were going with this, and then you went somewhere else entirely.

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Brad Warren — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:37:52 -0000

Wow! Right on man! I just recently discovered you thanks to the wonders of twitter, and had to respond to this and say thanks for the insightful post. I couldn't agree more and am excited to see how this all unfolds.

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Smith MBA — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:25:05 -0000

Act as if....

I know from Boiler Room and it is cheesy but it is true. Act as if everything you do will be on the front page of the paper tomorrow. Warren Buffet has said it and it could not be more true.

Spitzer
Jimmy Cayne
Kwame Kilpatrick

It is the omnipresence of media, not just digital media, that is shining the light on so much and you have to deal with your past and not hide it.

There are repercussions so think before you act. Bullsey again Gary but I think Godin has been pushing this idea for a while.

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Kristen Forbriger — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:13:02 -0000

I'm so thankful that Twitter led me to you, Gary. Honesty, isn't that what web 2.0 is all about?

Guess this means we don't get to have multiple personalities (or brands) anymore.

Good, bad or somewhere in between, we have to pick one person, decide who we want to be -- online and off -- and stick to it.

Our words are indefinitely available for the world to see… and hold us to them. A little scary, but I like your stance better. It's a good thing!

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Diana LeRoi-Schmidt — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:02:53 -0000

I think this new "era" we're entering is still finding it's barriers.

At the same time, I'm so excited to see this movement come into being. My first "official" web design job was for a dot com, we were pretty transparent there, to the point where most of us knew the business model had no chance of success.

My second web design job was working at a major furniture corporate headquarters for 5.5 years in the Advertising dept. By the time I left I hated advertising. I saw how manipulative and shady the marketing campaigns were. Consumers who wrote in truly believed their lives were not complete and they were not worth anything with out this brand of furniture in their homes. The opposite of transparent is opaque, this company would be a very opaque. I knew a lot of the real reasons behind decisions that were put off to the media as good for the company while keeping the customer deceived they were still getting a product that was up to the advertising promotions.

What shocked me most was conversations I'd have with co-workers about the deceptions and how if you really thought about it, it was wrong. They'd defend it up and down, or blame it on the consumer being stupid.

I really believe what you said is correct, happening already and going forward, there will be more pressure on companies to be transparent and be honest with their consumers. You can't build trust on deception and greed.

Companies forget how forgiving consumers can be when your honest with them.

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Brandon Eley — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:19:02 -0000

Wow, great video! Glad you got the link fixed. One more reason why I'm a Vayniac!

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Rayan — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:14:03 -0000

I was just thinking about how the web has created transparency in business today. It's not about "being on" 24/7, people just need to honestly be good people or get out. Love these episodes. I wanted to say thanks for answering my question that I emailed you. I know you're busy so I'm trying to cut down on your email but seriously thanks for the advice.