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VIP TREATMEANT
Everywhere I go, people make me feel special. They always seem to like having me around to take pictures. People offer to buy me food and drinks as their way of saying they appreciate my work. I’ve enjoyed the VIP treatment many times over the last year, and it turns out I have a chance to offer that same kind of treatment to a few special people in the L.A. area. Microsoft and Samsung is putting on an ‘Invite Only’ event with Free Food, Drinks and Discussions where they promise me they will treat everyone as VIPs. It’s called JamOnIt! and there will be Women’s Build Events, Technical Sessions, Live Entertainment, Good Food, and of course, Drinks.
What do you have to do to receive this VIP TREATMENT? Just Register with the link provided below and tell them that Wm. Marc sent you. It’s this next Thursday May 14th and you must be there early. Sign up now and make sure to put “WMMARC” at the beginning of your Company Name. There are a limited number of spaces available but if you tell them I sent you, they will give you priority.
So if you’re a Mommy Blogger, an Influencer, a New Media Content Producer, or anyone I’ve ever taken a picture of in Tech, this is my thank you to you.
Please sign up and enjoy yourselves as my VIP Guest.
All the best,
wms out.
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009
Time: 5:00 pm (You must be there by 5PM)
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall Patio
1201 S Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA
REGISTER HERE: http://tinyurl.com/JamOnIT01
You will be asked for an Invitation Key. Enter the Invitation Key and yo will be taken to a page where you can sign up:
INVITATION KEY: 9D8222
REMEMBER, YOU MUST PUT “WMMARC” in front of your company name in the company name field to be confirmed for the VIP passes. (Example: Either just put WMMARC in the company name field if you have no company, or WMMARC - ‘Your Company Name Here’)
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What It’s Like To Be Appreciated - Or What It’s Like To Know You Are Loved!
It’s great to be appreciated. Period. Anyone who works hard and takes pride in what they do enjoys it when other people recognize the work that they have done. I know that I get a thrill (no really, an honest to goodness thrill) when someone tells me that they like my work or when I see that they have used a photograph that I have taken of them as their Facebook Profile or Avatar (over 100 at my last count. I really wish there was a way to keep track of that). In fact, I got nearly giddy the other day when, as a bunch of us were sitting (co-working actually) at The W Hotel in San Francisco (during the Web 2.0 conference) and we started counting how many of my ‘images as avatars’ we all had amongst the thousands of people we followed (and were followed by) on Twitter. It was amazing to see how many people actually thought well enough of my work to use it for the image that they use to show the world who they are. Add on top of that the recent articles, interviews and slideshows that people have put together basically saying that they appreciate me and my work, and you could see how it would be difficult to move around town with a head as big as mine was getting. But, it was all drawn into perspective later that week, when I found out that my brother had Cancer and that his doctor was attempting to get him into surgery as fast as possible to deal with it. Family and friends are all coming together to support him. Each telling him how much having him in their life means to them in their own way. It’s an unsettling time and anyone who knows me, knows that I try to keep my personal and private life separate, but it’s times like these when you try to reach out to everyone you know and remind them how precious life is and how little time we all have together. I’ve been thought a little strange for being so passionate about people and loving what I do, but really, it boils down to one thing. I’ve lost too many friends and family members not to want to capture moments and show the people I care for and love in the best light. You never know when someone is going to be taken away from you or if you’ll ever get the chance to tell them that you love them ever again, so take my advice. Don’t wait till tomorrow. Tell someone today how much you appreciate them and the work they do. Each moment you spend with a friend should be precious, and each day with a family member or loved one should be celebrated.
Thank you Julie Wohlberg and Heather Meeker for the kind words, and thank you to everyone who I’ve met in the past year for all the amazing memories that you’ve so graciously afforded me. You are loved and you are appreciated. Thank You also to the LAist for their recent video interview of me.
My family members have asked that I not talk about them in my public life and I have attempted to respect their requests so I won’t be going into too much detail here, just know that my brother goes in for surgery to remove the growth he has on his esophagus this weekend and I would appreciate any Thoughts, Prayers, or Well Wishes that you can offer to him. No need to contact me about it, I’ll just know that people out there are pulling for him, and I’ll make sure that he knows he is loved.
All the best,
wms out.
