Jason Cooper is, professionally, an Online Community Coordinator for kaboom.org. Personally, he is a Detroit to DC transplant, and all around B.M.F. He secretly wants to be an internet celebrity.
Found this gem while looking for that previous post’s picture of my parents.
This was taken on New Year’s Day, 1999, when I was 19 years old.
A few things I want to point out here:
I’m getting more love on Twitter these days than Tumblr.
What social network site will feed my precious ego next? I’m looking at you Foursquare!
That said, I have no idea who this person is or why I’m so awesome.
Done.
It’s been a while since I did this, so here’s an update on my input stream. I’ve also included stats on the range of my influence.**
** And by influence I mean people and spammers who tolerate my bullshit.
You are now reading madthoughts.net, a Tumblr blog by Jason Cooper.
I can also be followed on Twitter (@jrcooper), befriended on Facebook, and networked with on LinkedIN.
My work is in online communications, specifically online community and social media. I strongly believe in the power of online connections, especially in how they can support causes and volunteerism. I think the social web can be an amazing tool for educating and empowering individuals on what they can do to help change the world around them.
I work for KaBOOM!. KaBOOM! is a national non-profit with the vision of a great place to play within walking distance of every child. We believe play is important. In addition to building playgrounds, we empower communities via online tools and community to organize their own neighborhoods in support of play.
I’m getting married in October 2010. I’m originally from Detroit, MI but I live in Washington DC. I’m an avid consumer of comic books and Chuck Taylors. I have a cat Jack that I adore.
PS: This post was inspired by Warren Ellis.
Did I mention I was in a Marvel comic? Buy a issue of Secret Avengers #1 and put that shit in a polybag cause first appearances are always worth the most.
Peep my social media skills!
I recently helped SmallAct hold a webinar on using THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA and keyword searches to help find your hidden evangelists.
Its the most minimalist Powerpoint presentation I’ve ever done and I (ashamedly) didn’t rehearse before we went live, but I’ve been told that I was “good” and “not bad” and that the overall presentation, “will do just fine,” and is a “great example of the good information [SmallAct] clients need, presented in an effective way.”
Twitter’s greatest use is its ability to aggregate the moment, but it also has a hidden ability for folks looking for a very specific person. With the right combination of keywords and time, precious, precious time, you can find the people that might be fighting your cause that you don’t even know about. Find them, follow them, vibe off one another, and soon you’ll be changing the world (or will have made a great addition to your community).
Feedback is appreciated. I like speaking and teaching but I’m not very good, so if you listen let me know and feed my ego let me know what you think.
This is our favorite response ever.
Feeling sick but I’ve got Spoon tickets tonight. Gonna try and pull it together.
