Michael Jackson, ‘King of Pop’, died on Thursday.
He was my all-time favorite pop singer. Here are my 3 secrets about Michael Jackson.
1. MJ is the ONLY celebrity I have EVER sent fan-mail to! I wrote him a long letter when I was 18, and hunted high and low to find an address to mail [...]

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I was reading an interview with Chris Brogan, who is shortly launching his new book, TRUST AGENTS, in which he says:
“Trust agents are at the elbow of connections.”
Cool, I thought. And then watched this interview with Twitter MASTER, Maynas Eric Chua on TV (which aired across Asia) - where he mentions the role trust [...]

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At a wedding reception last week, I met many professional colleagues.
The banter was conventional, predictable, ‘doctor speak’.
Only a few knew about my online persona, and referred to it sparingly,
often with a snide smile or quiet wink twixt themselves.
Because I am different.
Unfamiliar, unusual, unlike what they are used to.
It doesn’t bother me these days. I [...]

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There are special moments in our lives when we feel deeply grateful for what is and has been. Today I enjoyed one such moment.
I got a parcel in the post. Opening it, I found a copy of one of my all-time favorite books, “The Aladdin Factor” - but this one was VERY special.
Inside [...]

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Yesterday, I noticed a high profile politician on Twitter. Shashi Tharoor was recently elected as a Member of Parliament in India, and has quickly built up a large following on Twitter.
As I watched his tweeting activity, I couldn’t help contrast it against the social media efforts of my good friend, who now holds a [...]

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On Twitter, an interesting, entertaining and extremely useful ritual takes place every week on Friday.
FOLLOW FRIDAY is a chance for you to recommend other people on Twitter that you think merit being followed - for any reason at all.
The result is often a mish-mash of suggestions. Some folks are cryptic, just listing user names [...]

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642 words, 14 years of experience, and over $400,000 in sales
went into a special document that many people have read
- and I hope you will too, shortly.
My “Value First” manifesto puts into words a philosophy,
a mindset, a strategy for succeeding wildly in your online business.
Read the manifesto - click here
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When it comes to online marketing, I’ve been around the block a few times. And even if I’m not among the richest, most famous, or influential folks on the Web, I’m pretty observant, insightful and have a long memory for facts, people and their actions.
All of this has given me perspective that is rare, [...]

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I’ve been thinking about Marshall Kirkpatrick’s exciting blog post at Read Write Web about the potential value of the ‘Real Time Web’.
At first read, the concepts were pretty abstract, and frankly I didn’t grasp much of what was possible using it. But upon reflection, a few ideas did strike my mind.
Looking at it from [...]

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I’ve been using the Internet and World Wide Web since 1995.
Over 14 years, I have seen sublime acts of sacrifice and support, generosity and greatness, heroism and helping.
But unless you’re a Polyanna clone, you’d have come across instances of the ‘flip side’. Horrifying acts of deadly depravity, distributed worldwide through the frictionless Web.
Nasty things [...]

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