In September of 2012, my son and I set out to watch all the James Bond movies in order, as a kind of completist pop-culture undertaking. We finished nearly eight months later, after approximately 48 widescreen hours of spy gadgets, corny lines, exotic locations, and beautiful women.
Rather than write something overly lengthy in the form of documentation, I thought I would summarize the experience via tweets.
In September of 2012, my son and I set out to watch all the James Bond movies in order, as a kind of completist pop-culture undertaking. We finished nearly eight months later, after approximately 48 widescreen hours of spy gadgets, corny lines, exotic locations, and beautiful women.
Rather than write something overly lengthy in the form of documentation, I thought I would summarize the experience via tweets.
In September of 2012, my son and I set out to watch all the James Bond movies in order, as a kind of completist pop-culture undertaking. We finished nearly eight months later, after approximately 48 widescreen hours of spy gadgets, corny lines, exotic locations, and beautiful women.
Rather than write something overly lengthy in the form of documentation, I thought I would summarize the experience via tweets.
In September of 2012, my son and I set out to watch all the James Bond movies in order, as a kind of completist pop-culture undertaking. We finished nearly eight months later, after approximately 48 widescreen hours of spy gadgets, corny lines, exotic locations, and beautiful women.
Rather than write something overly lengthy in the form of documentation, I thought I would summarize the experience via tweets.
Because I recently changed my Facebook profile policy to a more open model of outreach, I am getting a lot more interaction with my personal Facebook posts than I have in the recent past. I am excited to be using Facebook in this way to meet more new people with whom I may share common ground.
In adopting this more liberal policy, I am meeting lots of folks of which I know little, and that’s what this is all about. “Hello, nice to meet you!”
Unfortunately, when mixing in these unknowns, I am finding a few people who, out of habit, or because of current cultural norms, think that it is ok to be insulting to either myself or to my friends whom are interacting with these posts.
It’s not.
I am a Creative, interested in art, writing, and story-telling. I enjoy the outdoors, particularly hiking, biking, camping, backpacking, and snowshoeing. I am a dad of two, and a partner of one. I am a healthy eater that enjoys natural and organic foods and gourmet cooking. I eat meat, eggs, and cheese. I am interested in longevity. I am a libertarian that believes “the government that governs best, governs least.” My views run rather anti-establishment. I am also somewhat libertine. I am an agnostic and interested in Buddhist philosophy. I’ve studied theology academically. I am a Myers-Briggs INTJ. I am a Kinsey 1.5. I enjoy being green in my lifestyle. I am a retro pop culture geek … but I do not currently have a TV. I love meeting people, learning about them, and learning from them. I especially enjoy the company of like-minded individuals. I believe in doing my best to love others, rather than judging them. I believe that each day there are things to complain about or to be thankful for. It is our choice which we pay attention to and which we act upon. I am fertile, branded, and late for appointments. On a typical Friday night I am watching my kiddos jump on the bed to Abba songs, eating delicious organic home-made popcorn, and watching classic films. I spend a lot of time thinking about how to stop thinking so much. I currently reside near Ithaca, New York. I am a Beatnik super-human, disguised as geek, loitering at the intersection of Art and Science.
This is exciting for me.
For a few years now, I have been working hard on developing a following on Twitter, and providing a valuable feed there of useful and entertaining posts.
Now I have a chance to win an award for it, as I am in the running for a Shorty Award for “Excellence in Social Media” in the category of #science. This is due in part to my bent towards posting technology and futurism news articles.
If I am in the top six when the voting closes on February 10th, I will be considered a finalist, and I’ll be invited to attend the ceremony in New York city in April. I will also be eligable to win the award in my category, which will be voted upon by the academy judges.
At the moment, I am in 4th place out of a field of about 150 nominees.
The duopoloy-based partisan hate-fest in the United States is only getting more intense in Obama’s second term. Sadly, what passes for “debate” is little more than people hurling back and forth abuse from the base of their reptilian brains.
What I don’t think a lot of folks realize is that the logical fallacies present within all this aggressive and defensive rhetoric do little to change people’s opinions. With that in mind, I took a moment on Twitter to air my frustration. The following tweets in this Storify article show some of the resulting exchanges:
There are two main objections to collectivism from the ideas of liberal individualism. One is that collectivism stifles individuality and diversity by insisting upon a common social identity, such as nationalism, racialism, or some other group focus. The other is that collectivism is linked to statism and the diminution of freedom when political authority is used to advance collectivist goals.
I was born on September 9th, 1967, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since I was born on 09/09, throughout my childhood, nine was always my favorite number. You could say that as a kid, I was somewhat fascinated by the seeming magic of it. This continued into my teen years, when in high school in Colorado, I was recruited for our small church-school basketball team, and I automatically chose #9 for my jersey. I did the same for soccer the next year. It felt very special being somehow related to this number, and September always marked the beginning of my favorite time of the year.
I am really thankful that this week I have the honor of being invited to participate in #140conf, which I think of as the most prominent Twitter conference in the U.S.
I will be presenting on WED 6/20 at 9:05am on the subject of Phoneography: How mobily created, short-form multimedia has transformed a formerly lazy dad into a passionate camera phone artist. I am super excited about this opportunity to share my experiences of experimenting with these new forms of artistic expression and story-telling. You can watch the entire event live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/nyc140conf
I have had one little blip in my plans, however. I just found out that the friend I have stayed with in the past in Manhattan has moved, and although he is still generously offering for me to couch-surf at his apartment, I am concerned that the increased distance from the venue (The 92nd Street Y in Manhattan) will cause transportation problems for me, as I will not have a car.
I am wondering if anyone can help out with a place to stay? All I need is somewhere to lie down and sleep — even a floor will do. Taking a shower or two would be lovely, but at this point, that seems like a luxury. I do not currently have the funds to pay for a room at $140/night, but I would be able to contribute if somebody wouldn’t mind a roommate at a hotel.
If you read this and are not able to hook me up with a sleeping arrangement, could you please help by forwarding this message on to your own social network? If you or somebody you know would be able to assist, you can also leave a message in the comments section below, tweet me, or email me at: mouselink at gmail dot com.
Thanks so much!
Be well, Matteo
In our use of social media, we have lots of choices to make, and one of the most important is the type of voice we develop. Will it be corporate or personal, serious or playful? Angry, political, religious, agnostic, positive, negative, or neutral? Nice or mean, smart or … not? It is a choice we make when we begin to speak for ourselves or a brand, but it is also a developmental process that never ends, and it is reflected every single time we post something for an online audience, whether it be a blog, Facebook update, or tweet. Through that voice, we create in the minds of our audience an evolving, yet enduring, impression of who we are are and what we are about. It’s a persona. And this matters a whole lot.
This last week I had the pleasure, honor, and privilege of being invited to make a presentation at Tweetstock 007 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. This is more of a “rock show” for social media enthusiasts, than it is a conference, in my feeling. Very professional, but also, not stiff. I like this. For me, the opportunity of being able to take in social media presentations and be exposed to the thoughts of expert Internet marketing professionals from all walks of life, is an experience rife with lessons in allowing myself to be authentic, genuine, and candid. …
Vulnerable, even.
So many brilliant, experienced, and accomplished people at #Tweetstock007. For me, its like a giant inoculation of humility.
— @mouselink (@mouselink) April 12, 2012
Oh, the drama! With the anticipation going on for the better part of a year, it is no surprise to those of us who’ve been following mobile-phone news, that Instragram has been working on, and has finally released an app for the Android platform.
As it has been highly widely reported, during the first 24 hours, over one million record-breaking Android users downloaded and installed the app.
What I did not forsee, however, was the backlash of disappointed iPhone users who feel they have somehow lost their grip on something exclusive. Sadly, not only are some of these comments elitist and classist, but others border on racism. …
Over. A. Phone. Really?
This last week as the Kony 2012 meme swept through the trending topics, I wondered why at first that I wasn’t all that curious about it. When I first saw the tag #STOPKONY, my immediate reaction was, this must be the next #SOPA, #PIPA, or #ACTA. Initially, I let it go without any investigation.
But then it kept coming across my feeds. Again, and again. And again. Besides Twitter, I saw referencing posts on Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit, and Instagram, all in the matter of a few hours. Of course, I eventually felt like I wouldn’t be informed if I didn’t know what this was about, so I did my dutiful Google search, and brought myself up to speed. … Yunno, in all of 30 minutes.
