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    So what is this website? Click here to skip to my professional bio. This website provides practical advice and opinion on Internet entrepreneurship. I try to do this by talking about the topics I know best: entrepreneurship, technology, social media, and analytics. I’m not out to cover tech news on this blog, though – you can read my stuff on Mashable for that. Instead, I am out to talk about practical solutions for entrepreneurship and what’s in store in the future for the web. There are many resources, ideas, trends, and opinions that can help you become a sharper mind and a better person. I want to bring all of that to you through this blog and my work. I will always try to provide you with a new perspective, sound advice, and a bit of my quirky charm. So who is Ben Parr? Instead of me trying to describe to you who I am and what I stand for, I’ll highlight a few traumatic experiences in my life that will give you a clearer picture of who I am. Who wants to hear about your entire life story anyway – why not skip to the action? (If you’re looking…

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    Beyond my work at Mashable and my other startup projects, I speak at events and conferences on topics ranging from entrepreneurship to social media. I focus my talks on social media, technology, entrepreneurship, writing, and business — I have a diverse pool of knowledge on which I base my presentations. My writing or expertise has also been featured or referenced by many media outlets, including The New York Times, CNN, G4, USA Today, Marketwatch, Playboy, The Telegraph, the BBC, and more. This page is a digital archive of my past media and speaking-related appearances, quotes, interviews, and references. While it’s not comprehensive, it is a good cross-section of my media and speaking appearances. If you’re interested in having me speak at an event, please send me an email at ben[at]benparr[dot]com with your request. May – RT: May 27th Television Appearance on Russia TV’s CrossTalk I appeared on RT (Russia’s English language television station) to debate the impact of Facebook’s privacy changes. – Al Jazeera: May 15th Television Appearance I went on Al Jazeera to discuss Facebook’s privacy controversies. March – Panel: “Stories From the Frontline: Building a Social Media Business” I moderated a panel discussing practical use of social media…

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Stop Trying to Chase Success

There’s a fantastic thread on Quora that’s been grabbing some attention lately. The thread in question, If I haven’t succeeded in my mid 20s, could I be successful in the rest of my life?, hits hard on the human need to be someone special… to be important… to matter. Of course as you’d expect, the… Continue reading Stop Trying to Chase Success

Published March 15, 2011
Categorized as Entrepreneurship, My musings Tagged Quora, success

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Hi! I'm Ben Parr, co-founder and CMO of Octane AI, the platform for conversational commerce and Messenger marketing for ecommerce. I'm the author of Captivology: The Science of Capturing People's Attention. I also advise brands like Lufthansa on attention and growth, and I write a monthly column for Inc. I'm the former Editor of Mashable and a member of the Forbes 30 Under 30.

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