Peter Shankman

Thank you, Cadbury, for creating this commercial

Today’s cheers goes to Cadbury, for creating a commercial entirely, 100%, completely about me.

I just gotta be me.

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How to avoid being “Checked In” by your friends on Facebook’s Places

Hey gang – A brief video tutorial on how to manage your privacy settings on Facebook so no one else has the power to “check you in” to places on Facebook. Hope it’s useful. Feel free to share.

How to avoid being “Checked in” by your friends on Facebook’s Places from Peter Shankman on Vimeo.

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A thought as we go into the weekend…

A quote for this Friday:
“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ [...]

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Is it time to say goodbye to Free Wi-Fi?

I remember back in 2002 – I walked into a Starbucks, because I’d heard it was just wired for Wi-Fi – One of the first in the country to get it. It was on 23rd and Park, I believe – I sat down, turned on my PC (Yes, I had an evil PC at the [...]

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Here’s why you’re interesting to me.

I think there comes a point when you reach a certain amount of followers that some people start asking you “Well, why do you only follow less than x% of those who follow you?”
I try and explain that if I followed everyone who followed me, I’d never read anyone’s posts, and it would achieve instant [...]

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