There is humanity somewhere

Just not in front of me!

I watched in complete horror just minutes ago as a woman (not a teenager) rolled her window halfway down and shoved what looked like a entire fast food meal worth of trash out her window.
This was in stopped traffic.

I immediately honked, she looked, and I pointed to the trash indicating to her that what she did was NOT ok. For the next couple of minutes she pretended to not see me. She turned right at the next light and disappeared.

Humans Suck!

OK, maybe not all humans suck  (although she certainly does).

I know there is good out there and I want to showcase one instance I came upon recently.

Meet Ken Yeung

Ken is a blogger , photographer , tech geek and of course a Twit .  Like so many others Ken has latched on to the #FollowFriday phenomenon.  If you are not sure what Follow Friday means read “What is Follow Friday “.  Ken liked the idea behind the hashtag but wanted a little more.  Not just throwing out a name and saying “Follow Them!” , Ken started using his blog posts as FollowFriday suggestions.  Ken is using entire paragraphs to tell his readers why they should connect with a person.

Here’s just a couple of examples:

Daniel Brusilovsky

Daniel Brusilovsky

Although we’ve met briefly (and I mean briefly), I’ve got to admire Daniel . This guy is only 16 years old and he’s done WAY more than anyone else I know. Shall I list why he’s someone that everyone should know? He’s the CEO/founder of Teens In Tech , he’s smart in the ways of the world and has a pretty uncanny sense for strategy, renowned speaker, creator of the podcast Apple Universe , a intern Product Marketing Manager and Evangelist at Qik , and lastly a consultant to at least one pretty cool company (i.e. creators of Tweetie ). Daniel seems to know a whole lot about the technology and web 2.0 scene and I, for one, am definitely

and

Sukhjit Ghag , Morgan Brown & Derek Overbey

If you’ve been to South by Southwest, you’re hopefully familiar with this triple threat. These three are the founders of “100 Interviews “. Their goal was to go to SXSW and meet & record 100 people and ask them about why they’re in Austin, what they do, and how social media has been an influence in their daily lives. But beyond “100 Interviews”, they are an impressive bunch.

Sukhjit Ghag is a person I’ve only met briefly but we have some similar friends and twitter colleagues in common. But I am just amazed at her dedication, knowledge, and experties in video production. She really has it down in terms of how to effectively use social media (or is it new media) and video. You can often chat with her on Tokbox or see her productions on Vimeo , 12 Seconds , Zannel , and any other web platform. You want to talk about video and new media strategy, shoot her a message on Seesmic . You’ll be impressed at the reply you get.

Derek Overbey is a man around town. He works for a firm involved in real estate and the web and operates as the “Senior Director of Social Media” or something like that. We had the pleasure of chatting more in depth during my “100 Interviews” sketch at SXSW and I’ve noticed over the weeks since then, he pretty much knows everyone in the community. You can find him at TechKaraoke events up and down the California coast from San Francisco to Silicon Valley to even Los Angeles. He truly gets what’s going on in the web industry and is passionate about the adoption to his job. He’s always eager to help out and you’ll be grateful that you met him.

I first heard about Morgan Brown during the Mashable Monthly meetup in October in San Francisco. We met briefly and chatted but kept in touch ever since. Earlier this year, he launched an amazing new product called Resume Donkey to help those unemployed or seeking new advancements. But during his 9-5 shift, he’s also in charge of marketing for a company called TurnHere which produces Internet videos. You want to talk video? It’s all Morgan.

Yes, writing up a paragraph or two takes considerably more time than a Tweet with a hashtag but I hope you wll agree with me that it adds so much more to the conversation.  Ken Yeung, you indeed help restore my faith in humanity.  Thank you!

BTW: if you are not following Ken – you should.

Twitter: @kyeung808

Blog: TheLetterTwo.com

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