Comments on: Punching above your weight with social media

By: Janice Cartier

Janice Cartier — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:38:05 +0000

I like both of those questions. Seth seems to have that thread of steel working for him. One overriding concept and persuasion to go along with it. I ‘d love to be a fly on the wall in your conversation with him.

And Darren, I wonder what he DOES see as his direction. Doesn’t seem like the kind of guy to let new challenges go unmet.

I would ask Dean what he sees as his most exciting problem to solve, right now this minute. I would want to know about the water purifying system too.It’s portable and costs practically nothing. That could be good for emergency response, not to mention quality of life all over the world.

There’s three virtual dinner guests. We need at least two or three more. I am tempted to include a film director. George Lucas or whoever did FIght Club. I’d want to talk to them about making something memorable.

By: markdykeman

markdykeman — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:43:58 +0000

@Janice:

To Seth: I’d ask him to explain his writing process to me, in great detail.

To Darren: I’d ask him what he plans to be doing 10 years from now

By: Janice Cartier

Janice Cartier — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:59:36 +0000

What would you ask Seth? Top question?

And Darren? Got one for him? Only one each.

And by the way. You reminded me to look and see if Dean even has a blog. But I will come up with a question for him too.

By: markdykeman

markdykeman — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:39:39 +0000

@Janice – hoo boy, now I’m trapped!

Seth Godin and Darren Rowse definitely come to mind from within the blogosphere, but there’s a lot of others that it would be quite cool to talk to.

By: Janice Cartier

Janice Cartier — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:15:23 +0000

Hi Mark- Well, I am going to savor that question for awhile, but today the first person that comes to mind is inventor Dean Kamen. I saw a program with Isabella Rossalini visiting him. Incredible problem solver, this man. although known for inventing Segway, his team has a way to bring fresh drinking water to anyone in the world for very little money. At the end of the interview, the question remained, how to make it marketable and therefore move it into being. I’d like to meet him.
How about you? Anybody on your top five list?

By: markdykeman

markdykeman — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:46:50 +0000

@Janice – yeah, meetings of the minds are great. Are you going to tell us about who you’d like to meet online?

@DermDoc – you’re welcome!

By: DermDoc

DermDoc — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:46:48 +0000

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By: Janice Cartier

Janice Cartier — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:19:12 +0000

Mark- I like the way you’ve written this. Access is high value currency online and off at all levels. That moment of exchange can spark new initiatives, offer a new insight, make a difference in perspective, or shed light on commonalities. And it is way exciting isn’t it?
I am trying to think of just who I would like to meet online like that old game of who would you most like to sit down with at a dinner party. Hm.Thanks for posing that question in my mind.

By: markdykeman

markdykeman — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:21:58 +0000

@Shannon – thanks!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:59:47 +0000

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