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Published
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Anthony Thompson
on April 1, 2008
in Opinion, School and Technology
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People, I will beseech you.  You need to do one of two things.

  1. You need to register with Twitter and follow garyvee, OR
  2. You need to subscribe to the RSS feed of garyvaynerchuk.com.

This man is amazing and has been totally motivating me.  Usually, I’m not the kind of person to gush about another human being, but Mr. Vaynerchuk has been cranking out a WL.TV and a GV.com video damn-near every day.  His message is one that, I think, really speaks to a person in the modern world.  Messages like establishing your personal brand and the like.

It is really becoming more and more obvious to me that personal barriers are breaking down and the Internet, social networks, online distribution of media is changing everything.  Perhaps not immediately, but there are a lot of business models that are in trouble and need to either change or die in the next ten to fifteen years.  The music, movie, news, and education industries need to change.  We can’t sit back and watch things flow by us anymore.  We need to be in the thick of it.  At the very least, we need to float along and immerse ourselves in the vast ocean that is the future.  I would rather swim ahead and be at the mouth of the river, but that is for another time.

Some of you may know that I have been trying (slowly and unsuccessfully) to get the neo-Luddites at the University of Central Missouri to listen to some ideas I have to help bring the university into the modern age.  I have many ideas that I would love to share with the university and see them implemented, but it seems that change is something that the faculty and students are afraid of.  A university should be the LAST place afraid of expanding technologically.  I really think that the fear is a result of the past.  That feeling of security that en-wraps you when you have something that works and are too afraid to implement that newer system that works better and provides more options.

Being technologically behind must be true at many other universities and we must do something about it.  University tuition is rising every semester by at least 5 percent, and for what?  I have seen nary a change on campus to warrant such flagrant rape of the student.  If I am going to be paying more for less, then why shouldn’t the campus release a detailed list, every semester, of where that money is going and why it is going there.  I would lay money down that this would make students think twice about just giving their money away to an institution that doesn’t think the ideas of its students is worth a damn.

Then again, perhaps I should try harder.  Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

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    You sound like a revolutionary from ten or twenty years ago.. except instead of protesting wars and women's rights you are protesting for technology. Two points for being a modern leader. Also, This piece is very well written. I like it. You need to get this out there where more people can see it, get a following. Revolutions never get far without followers. Make some moves on campus, do some public speaking. Hell, find someone else and have them do the public speaking. You are right and you need to make sure the important people (the students who pay for it) are hearing it. But we'll need a cool catch phrase.. and a logo so there is something for people to recognize and remember..hey. You rock at designing graphics. Work some sweet magic.
    As much as I hate to say it to you. Go mainstream. Hit up the UCM websites for space to post, or get back to the basics with facebook. Start a group get people to fall in line. If there is anything I know it's that America is a land of Revolution. Unless you make some noise with a bunch of people no one is going to pay a damn bit of attention. Which sucks, but is true.
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    Dawn0
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    OOO! or.. Or! Get ahold of the newspaper. I know people read that. Teachers as well as students! Make up a piece and send it in. Get them to write their own piece. Make some noise!
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    I agree. Decide on a concise message, a "talking point" if you will, and let's get it out there. This should get off your desk and to the next level.
 

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