Comments on: Who Am I? Identity in the Post-Branding Era

By: 15 Things You Can Do Every Day to Disrupt the System | HPC

15 Things You Can Do Every Day to Disrupt the System | HPC — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:37:59 +0000

[...] Life Inc. – Also the name of an awesome book by Douglas Rushkoff, it’s also the reality of a world of people emulating corporations. I see this all of the time: people concerned about their personal brand, creating an elevator pitch for their lives, choosing friends based on ability to connect to powerful people, creating an image they can never live up to and when it falls apart, they try to sweep under the carpet. It’s emotionless, inauthentic and getting really boring if you ask me. I wrote about it a little here. [...]

By: Vincent Roman

Vincent Roman — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:11:02 +0000

Tamsen -

Great points! As I like to tell my father, there is a fine line between expectation and imposition

By: All I Want For Christmas « People: Online & Offline

All I Want For Christmas « People: Online & Offline — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:08:56 +0000

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By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:03:12 +0000

This is why I love my BFF, you rock, well said!!

By: NatBertrand

NatBertrand — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:23:48 +0000

If you lose followers when you talk honestly yourself, were they really “followers” in the first place ? From my personal and professional experience, I learned that people have always trusted me better when I am authentic, no matter what. Isn’t trust the most valuable thing ?

By: Jay Ehret

Jay Ehret — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:21:06 +0000

It’s a shame. This entire post was written from the misperception that (true) branding and authenticity are mutually exclusive.

By: Literanista

Literanista — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:33:37 +0000

Kudos to you or writing this, I’ve always thought about this in regards to other’s blogs/tweets and also my own. We don’t live in a perfect world devoid of misfortune or problems, and I think it often presents a skewed view when folks present themselves like this -if your aim is to be more human online – then go for that to the fullest degree.

By: Mary Kate

Mary Kate — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:06:57 +0000

Awesome. In the photo world, we are constantly told:

“BRAND BRAND BRAND!”
“Never say anything negative on your blog!”
“Promote products!”

Well. Sometimes my life ain’t so great. And sometimes I don’t feel like being positive. But I’m afraid this will scare clients, so I don’t write it, even though I’m positive that many of my readers are going through similar issues.

By: Who am I? Identity in the post-branding era - Viewsflow

Who am I? Identity in the post-branding era - Viewsflow — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:12:34 +0000

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By: merlinnz

merlinnz — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:32:55 +0000

The idea of having a personal brand seems demeaning and goes with the idea of “selling” yourself. In my day-to-day life I play different roles, partner, parent, professor, grandparent, director, etc. My solution is to have different avatars for the different situations and occasions. Why limit yourself to a single “brand”?