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My Departure From Twitter
On May 22nd, 2007 at 5:35pm I posted my first Tweet. After fighting it for awhile and finally being convinced by my friend Gordon Brander (@gordonbrander) I decided to start using Twitter as a way to network. And thus began my experiment. Now exactly 2 years and 4,757 updates later I have decided it’s time [...]
Self-Denial and Activism
I really admire Richard Branson (Virgin Group) ever since I read his autobiography Losing My Virginity. This morning I came across this post about fasting for Darfur on his blog. In this post he outlines his reasons for fasting. And they largely center around bringing awareness of the issues in Darfur. While I think there [...]
Personal Online Code of Conduct
In my last post I mentioned that I was currently drafting a new Personal Online Code of Conduct. My goal is to move away from the need to be constantly connected and also to make sure the time I am connected is time well spent creating value, not just consuming and adding to the online [...]
The “Bog” That Is Constant Connectivity
Virginia Heffernan recently wrote an article for the NY Times titled Let Them Eat Tweets in which she discusses this recent phenomenon of constant connectivity. It seems the masses (myself included) are infatuated with the idea of being constantly connected to people, some of which they don’t even know offline. It’s an interesting topic and [...]
BlueSwarm.com is live!
Finally, we’ve soft launched BlueSwarm.com. We’ve been working on this project for a few months now and we’re proud to finally have something that the general public can play with. This is still a relatively early beta, but it’s functional! So what is it? BlueSwarm allows you to track your brand through online social media [...]
Depressing
Am I the only one that finds these images depressing? Or am I wrong in feeling this? I need out! Update: This keeps getting better and better. Now it’s what seems to be a racism and religion mix. Keep ‘em coming Colorado Springs!
Biking to work
Here is my new route to work on my bike thanks to Google maps. Biking to work has been great so far, three weeks and counting (ok, minus a couple days). The beneifts (excercise, money, reduced stress) far outweigh the lamenesses (rain showers and resulting mud splatters).
Hawaiian Shirt Friday – Launched!
Hawaiian Shirt Friday (HSF) is nothing new. But the website is! Check it out at www.hsfriday.com. If you’re wearing a Hawaiian shirt today head on over there and vote, and if not… well shame on you, but go check it out anyway and get the word out. We’ll be adding new features to it soon. [...]
Debt & Consumerism
Some of you may already be following the series on Investing for Young Adults over at ryanwaggoner.com. The series was started right around the time Noah was born so I’ve been slowly catching up. If you’re at all interested in investing or financial health you should hop on over and check it out. You won’t [...]
Noah Bradley Rasmusen
He’s here! Right on his due date at 4:08pm April 2nd, 2007. He weighs in at 8lbs 3oz, 22″ long and a big 14″ head. Thank you everyone for all your support! More pictures here.
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My name is Ben Rasmusen.
A 27 year old web professional currently
living in Colorado Springs, CO. This blog is a collection of my thoughts on life, work
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