Day 6 of the #12DaysOfGiving challenge features Mark Horvath. According to his Twitter bio, Mark (aka @HardlyNormal) is: "Just a hardly normal guy trying to navigate through an abnormal world by helping others. Founder @invisiblepeople & @wearevisible" I had the privilege of meeting Mark in person for dinner this summer while we were both visiting Winnipeg, Manitoba (where I grew up and my family still lives). I will say that Mark is a very humble, passionate man who has the knowledge & experience to shine light on things that many of us would normally avoid. Mark's is the Founder of InvisiblePeople.TV and thus that is his charity. It's a noble cause, so I'll let his own words describe it: Invisible. Forgotten. Misunderstood. Increasingly, these words apply to a growing homeless population. What if you could change how society views and deals with homelessness and poverty by helping someone share their story and start a conversation? What if that conversation led to an idea and a movement that would ...
Read More"I'm having a beer at Earl's. Come down before the Tweet-Up." says the text message from JF Ratthé, the expert of Downtown Winnipeg Condo's. I don't like beer, but I do like JF, so I go. ;) JF is what Social Media is all about. He is a connector, through and through. He is funny, engaging and - above all - he ...
Read MoreI my last post: Winnipeg Tweetup – Hometown Social Media Action, Finally! I talked about the awesome experience I had at my first tweetup in my hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba. I also leaked that there may be video... here it is. :) Well, it ain't no celebrity sex tape, but I'd say it still pretty much awesome... especially considering that I have no video editing skills whatsoever. :) [caption ...
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