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Re: Superhero Spotlight: Squirrel Girl

Vince DeGeorge — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:23:36 -0000

Squirrel Girl? Are you some kind of nut?

Re: Superhero Spotlight: Moon Knight

Vince DeGeorge — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 14:25:33 -0000

I love me some hard hitting Mooninite.

Re: [Podcast] Reel Reviews - The Wolf of Wall Street | DTMMB MediaDTMMB Media

Vince DeGeorge — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:01:53 -0000

I would agree if that were the response I've been seeing from audiences. Either many people didn't "get it" or it failed in portraying the message. To make me sick,Scorsese could have shown me the ramification of his actions while he was living this lifestyle. Instead we had Belfort in the movie. If we were supposed to hate the decadence portrayed, why would he put him in at the end of the movie? We were supposed to boo when we saw him announcing Leo at the end in New Zealand.

I'm just making my argument, but I'm honestly happy that you can see the movie in your own way. If anything, that's maybe the brilliance of the film - that people can take away different things. I believe any movie that can evoke different emotions from different people can be successful in that way.

Thanks for the comment - I enjoy a different point of view. Chris and I see too much eye-to-eye on things.

Re: How To Build An Online Community With Steve Kamb – Ep. 36

Vince DeGeorge — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 18:33:07 -0000

This Podcast REALLY came at the right time for me while trying to build up http://everyonepodcasts.com - I can certainly use a lot of tips and ideas that were provided to hopefully make it a good resource for Podcasters or those looking to get started in Podcasting. Thanks!

Re: [Interview] Best-Selling Author of “The Hand of God” | Tony Acree

Vince DeGeorge — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:57:59 -0000

Thanks, Tony... and already looking forward to having you back to talk about The Watchers!

Re: [Review] The Joe Rogan Experience

Vince DeGeorge — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:47:32 -0000

I was actually listening to him no less than 5 minutes ago. I'll be honest, I didn't care for him much at all until recently, when I started podcasting myself. With that, I now have great respect for his ability to create entertaining content.

I also heard him as a guest on Neil deGrasse Tyson's podcast, and Neil seemed quite fond of him and his curious nature. Since Neil is a genius in my eyes, I refuse to believe he would be wrong about Joe.

Re: [Review] Always I Am Caesar by W. Jeffrey Tatum (9/10)

Vince DeGeorge — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:59:55 -0000

Sounds interesting. I'm a fan of his Pizza Pizza, myself.

Edit: I was a little flippant because I didn't have time for a proper comment, but now I have no excuse.

I love books that detail history. You'd figure a famous person that has been around and studied since 44 BCE, we would already have a detailed knowledge, but we continue to find out more through books like these. Sometimes history feels like a movie we've only seen the best parts of, but with books like this we stick around for the credits and really learn a thing or two.

Re: [Discussion] Media and the Business of Misinformation

Vince DeGeorge — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 08:12:00 -0000

I don't blame you at all, but you have an uninformed public and you get the politics that we have right now. My problem is that those responsible for informing the public adopt a hyper-partisan view to attract a certain type of individual that are attractive to their advertisers.

I do agree that ignorance is bliss, but at my age with a young daughter, I do begin to fee responsible for what his happening in the world around me.

Re: [Review] The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (9/10)

Vince DeGeorge — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 11:27:01 -0000

Great review as always, Katrina... if I ever have time to read again, your books will be the first I check out!

Re: S01E03 NSFW Reviews – Evernote

Vince DeGeorge — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 11:16:34 -0000

Thanks! The NSFW thing was a failed experiment in reviews, but my love for Evernote is absolutely true. Lately I've been using it with IFTTT (If This Then That) for some superpowered usage.

Nice looking blog, Beth, thanks for visiting us!

Re: 5 (Spoiler-Filled) Lingering Questions About Oblivion

Vince DeGeorge — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:44:35 -0000

You really weren't paying very good attention, huh?

Most have answered, but I think #2 is more about how Morgan Freeman mention that Jack was a hero astronaut. Imagine the confusion and psychological effect of having one of your heroes wipe out civilization. Pretty traumatic. As far as his memories - I'm not so sure how we can judge how cloning of humans might work, especially with Aliens involved. It's not much of a sci-fi stretch.

I've been really disappointed in the reviews I've seen of this movie for the most part. It seems like it's too much for the attention span of most Americans and our YouTube generation. Sad because I want to see more original sci-fi.

Re: First World Problems of the Day - The Daily What

Vince DeGeorge — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:21:38 -0000

How do most of you not realize he's just goofing? He's just trolling is all and most of you fell right for it.

Re: Facebook Comments Have Been Around for a Year and Haven't Taken Over Yet

Vince DeGeorge — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:58:57 -0000

Cross "Like" off your list too - it was taken from FriendFeed, which was bought by Facebook - mostly for the Dev talent that had original come from Google. Once that happen, they borrowed the like button. They did take it across the web, but that was really not much innovation.

Re: Gawker Password Debacle and My Solution

Vince DeGeorge — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:40:32 -0000

You know I have a horrible memory and I had to go for years without LastPass. Trying to rectify now, of course.

Re: Jason Falls: Are your policies killing customer service?

Vince DeGeorge — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:58:53 -0000

Jason, companies simply haven't caught up the new expectations in customer service (I actually wrote about that recently on my company's blog here: http://vmsvoice.com/2010/11....

You're a big name in social media (yep, you are) and these "rules" haven't taken into account that someone like you may blog about a bad experience. In the old days customer service was about keeping YOU happy (and maybe some close friends and relatives), but now bad service can go "viral"and the ramifications are far reaching. It really doesn't even need to be a big name to make that happen, which should scare companies.

So, yep - businesses would be rise to re-evaluate. Great article.

Re: Gladwell Is Right. The Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted.

Vince DeGeorge — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:18:16 -0000

This is so true, but it's a deeper issue of general apathy (which isn't really the right word - twapathy?) that Twitter was built to feed. People feel they can sleep well at night because they used a hashtag, added a twibbon, or used a color in their avatar, but REAL activism is action.

I'm not saying that people aren't willing, because there are a lot of terrific people doing "real" things, but they're in the minority I fear.

People may point to social media and the impact on the last election. I'm not sure that social media and networking tools were necessary for that, but it didn't hurt... and maybe that's the point. Social media and networking are simply a tool for real networking - getting out and organizing in a group. However, when used as the FOCUS, these "tools" can have the opposite effect of inaction, where a tweet or a status becomes a substitute for real support.

Re: The Super Secret Leadership Problem Everybody Knows About Already.

Vince DeGeorge — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:51:56 -0000

This really starts at the top of an organization - and sets the tone for the senior and middle managers down the line. Most org charts to me are upside down. The person "at the top" is actually at the bottom supporting the foundation for the rest of the company. If that foundation fails, it will be very unstable for the rest. Each level below (above in my scenario) is another layer that can fail - but again, it all starts with whoever is in charge of it all.

Re: Social Media Humanization

Vince DeGeorge — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:39:39 -0000

Thank you for that link - it is good stuff. I think we're about to reach a tipping point with this as social media adoption has increased. It's also an issue that crosses boundaries between the PR/Marketing department and HR. I think companies may need a Digital Communications Department eventually - with people hired specifically for this. They'll be PR/Marketing, HR and IT all rolled into one. So far each department believes social media to be THEIR piece to run in one way or another.

Re: Social Media Humanization

Vince DeGeorge — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 06:17:00 -0000

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. Do you feel like this could be a double-edged sword for a company? People leave companies for various reasons - some good, some bad. What happens to those relationships that have been formed on behalf of the company? This has obviously been a big subject lately with the firing of Rick Sanchez on CNN. How does a company handle this transition?

Hopefully it happens under positive circumstances, but if not, couldn't that relationship made through the humanization of the people behind things tarnish the brand as it once helped it?

Re: Tackling America’s Literacy Problem From A Better Direction

Vince DeGeorge — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:50:31 -0000

Hey Jason, great cause - there are staggering literacy issues (and education in general) in our country. These need to be tackled now or we face a very troubled future. I'm trying hard to resist some political jokes, but this is a very serious issue. Thanks for bringing this site to my attention and championing this issue.

Note: The website link works, but appears to be password protected? This may be temporary due to maintenance, but I thought I would point it out with the traffic that you'll be sending their way today.

Re: Is Twitter A Social Network?

Vince DeGeorge — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:35:09 -0000

I've actually been saying for quite some time that this is the direction that twitter is going. It's simply better suited for news and information. There are social aspects, but when you compare it to a "real" social network (like Facebook - which I'm no fan of), it certainly doesn't compare.

Re: Why PR May Not Win The Social Media Agency Wars

Vince DeGeorge — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:25:25 -0000

Great article!

I think PR agencies are in the best 'position' to win, though I agree with you they may not. However, who may be the best alternative?

Re: Welcome To Our New Adventure!

Vince DeGeorge — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 09:18:55 -0000

Needs moderation!

Re: Welcome To Our New Adventure!

Vince DeGeorge — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 09:17:13 -0000

Replying.

Re: Welcome To Our New Adventure!

Vince DeGeorge — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 09:17:00 -0000

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