#NerdsUnite: Dating + Texting =M0dern Luv
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#NerdsUnite: Dating + Texting =M0dern Luv

There is fine thread connecting dating and texting. While text messaging is far less invasive than a phone call, sending a text that comes across the wrong way can be like leaving a creepy message on a girl’s voicemail. And going from getting her number to getting the date can be near impossible if you are sending the wrong signals through your texts.

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#RealDeal: Living on both ends of the spectrum (Learning To Cope)
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#RealDeal: Living on both ends of the spectrum (Learning To Cope)

The most common response to revealing my bipolar disorder to “the world” has been from people who don’t understand mental illness. People who haven’t encountered enough people struggling with their sense of identity, and sanity. These people say things like “just think happy thoughts” or “you should just go out more.” I wish I could take such advice (and that such advice worked on any practical level, beyond letting the speaker feel good about themselves), instead I’ve always coped in much more damaging ways.

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#RealDeal: An understanding of value while riding in a Gulf stream jet
Dating, Life Jen Friel Dating, Life Jen Friel

#RealDeal: An understanding of value while riding in a Gulf stream jet

Now, the title of this search starts with a "b" and is also indicative of the amount of money this person has. Having seen who this matchmaker deals with, I thought even having that word in the title for the search was all wrong. Nothing against the matchmaker at that to be honest, but you have to think about what you are going to highlight and who is going to respond and why. You have to think like a marketer!!

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#GiveAway: Who wants my #Coachella Swag bag with @GoPro @Seagate & @JBLAudio?
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#GiveAway: Who wants my #Coachella Swag bag with @GoPro @Seagate & @JBLAudio?

As you all know, it totally worked, but for ONE YEAR when all of this started, I literally had $10 to my name. I didn't need money, I had value. If I tweeted something, or if I pitched either a campaign or social media 101 education, I could eat, drink, party, travel ... anything.

The value was me and what I could do in social media in this extremely strange and different way.

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#JBLTakesCoachella: My swag = up for grabs!
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#JBLTakesCoachella: My swag = up for grabs!

It was GREAT!!! Talk about an eclectic group of insanely, insanely smart people just having an authentic experience. No one pitched anything, no one said things "just to sound smart." We commented on the state of tech, our favorite apps & products, and the rest was groovy, man.

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#NerdsUnite: So She Has a Boyfriend. So what?
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#NerdsUnite: So She Has a Boyfriend. So what?

If you really have balls – and you have to do this with extreme confidence – you can to look her directly in the eyes and say, “Listen, I’m going to lay it flat out for you. I rarely meet someone that I find this attractive, and you’ve got fucking killer energy.”

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