Back Seat Marketers » Random http://backseatmarketers.com Offering Lots of Marketing Directions Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:15:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 More on Transparency http://backseatmarketers.com/2008/03/10/more-on-transparency/ http://backseatmarketers.com/2008/03/10/more-on-transparency/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:40:14 +0000 cory http://backseatmarketers.com/2008/03/10/more-on-transparency/ Getting into blogging in the last three years pushed to the forefront a challenge that I’d been avoiding: being who I am both online or off. I’m becoming more convinced that the next phase of consumer internet adoption will be about transparency.

If you don’t believe me, read how kids are freaking out that they can’t be alone on the internet because their parents are joining their ranks on Facebook and via IM. This is early adoption turning slowly main stream.

Facebook, Linkedin and cell phone based IM are forcing personal connections as opposed to blogging, twittering and related responses which still see a good share of faux-profiles. Being the same person all the time merges a person’s many facets onto the same canvas. For the older of us, that’s not what we grew up with and while some will hang on to the idea of having a Second Life, gadget convergence is bringing the digital world closer to the real one.

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1. I run a marathon every year in October to reflect on the year that has passed and prove to myself that I’m not getting [that much] older. On that note, I am one of ~40 that have run the Balto 26.2 every year since 2001.
2. I love the fact that my oldest son is into Transformers and Sci Fi and that he takes after my wife more than me. :)
3. In a world full of technology, entrepreneurship, business and family, simplicity has its rewards.
4. I’m a transplant from Chicago, and still believe that it is one of the greatest cities in the world.
5. Just sold a summer house in Dewey Beach, DE, and have hopes to be a resident again someday.
6. Been scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef, jumped off a bridge into the ocean in Vina del Mar, Chile, danced on MTV in Buenos Aires, and rode my bicycle from Cincinnati to Chicago with nothing more than a credit card and flip flops (twice).
7. I’ve been a vegetarian since 1993 for a number of reasons that I don’t preach about.
8. Very, very lucky to be surrounded by kind, supporting folks that make the ride more fun.

Alright, I’ll tag Rembrandt, Gruber, Rafe, and reserve the right to hit more in a bit.

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