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" Once you become known for one thing, it's easy to become known for a second thing, a third thing, and a fourth thing. "
Robert Scoble
You
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Known
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" My favorite computer of all time? The Apple II that got me started, of course. "
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" Unfriend people who do not post to Facebook or engage with anyone else. You'll find your posts start getting reach they never did before. Why? Facebook only releases your posts to a few people at first and watches what they do with it. "
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" Apple knows a lot of data. Facebook knows a lot of data. Amazon knows a lot of data. Microsoft used to, and still does with some people, but in the newer world, Microsoft knows less and less about me. Xbox still knows a lot about people who play games. But those are the big five, I guess. "
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