The Twitter Race

Last night was a historic event which truly underscored the power of social media.

Ashton Kutcher and CNN faced off in a light hearted but serious race to see who could be the first to get 1 million followers on Twitter.

Twitter has experienced massive growth in the past year, with 7 million people sharing their life in 140 characters. (Neilson said 7 million - Oprah says 20 million ... !)

And it's not only folks like you and I — it's big name brands and top dog celebrities as well.

Everyone from Barak Obama, Britney Spears, Ellen DeGeneres, John Mayer, Lance Armstrong, Ryan Seacrest, Jimmy Fallon, and Zappos have gotten the Twitter bug and have built up massive followings from the interested public who wants to see what they are up to at any given moment.

But last night, none other than Ashton Kutcher himself squared off against CNN's Breaking News Twitter site to see who could reach that magic 1 million followers mark the soonest.

Ashton had put out a video challenging CNN to a race a couple of days ago to overturn CNN's then #1 position on Twitter.  It was responded to by Larry King, who jumped on the Twitter bandwagon in support of CNN. And the race was on.

Last night, the race came to a heady climax around 1:10 a.m. where after hours of live interaction with Ashton on Twitter and UStream was matched with Larry King and CNN promoting their follower invites on Twitter and mainstream television

You saw in real time people signing up to follow Ashton and CNN at about the same speed — 5, 10, 20, and more followers PER SECOND. The connectedness to the "event" was palpable. You were right there, along with thousands of others, in the new "living room of life" which Twitter and other social media sites have created.

Ashton finally broke the 1 million record shortly before CNN did, and the champaign and heartfelt victory speeches ran ramped.  Ashton held up his $100,000 check already made out to the Malaria No More foundation that he had promised he would support if he won, and wife Demi Moore showed her true dancing style.

It was a moment of joy, of victory, of celebration for many reasons, not the least of which was to show in a big way how user generated sites like Twitter are becoming the new "news" portals, and that one lone man (albeit celebrity) can offer enough clout to surpass a massive corporate giant like CNN.

CNN's acknowledgement of Ashton's victory was instant and gracious, and today Ashton will be making the rounds on Oprah and Larry King.

Whoever would have thought that 140 characters of "what are you doing right now?" could have such an impact on this planet?

Mark my words, it's not going to stop here. The impact of social media on the world is only just beginning. It's an exciting time and guess what? You're a big part of it too. So let's stay connected and see how we can rock the world for good, shall we?

Tweet away,

Carolyn Carey

(follow me on Twitter and I'll follow you too :) 

PS  Needless to say, there are many resources popping up to show you how to maximize the current power of Twitter to not only generate bonds between people, but to also use it as an awesome marketing tool.

Here is one of the best, which, if you aren't on Twitter, and especially if you aren't using Twitter to the fullest, will be quite an asset for you.

Check it out: 

Twitter Traffic Exposed

What Does Chicken Little Have With You Making Money?

I don't know about you, but I'm sick and tired of the media dishing out negative energy about the economy.

Personally, I think this economy is the biggest money making opportunity ever. 

Yeah, I know — that's contrary to popular belief. 

Well, you should know by now that we don't play by the "rules" :) — we like to create money out of thin air as it were, and we can do that because we see opportunity where others see adversity.

Take a look at this video to see what I mean:

So what's the message?

Pessimism is THEIR economy, not yours. "YOUR" economy is what matters and in "YOUR" economy, you can make as much money as you want. So what do you think?

The easiest way to make money in this economy

Leave your comments below,

Carolyn

Are You Making These 3 Fatal Mistakes?

It's been clear to us over these last few years that while everyone wants to succeed, very few actually do.

So many people are living lives of "quiet desperation", going about their day-to-day activities on autopilot, just getting by but not really having the happiness and fulfillment they truly want or deserve.

There are three main reasons for that:

1. Not Being Clear What You Want

You have to know where you want to go before you can make any trip.

You can't say "give me a ticket" without specifying a destination.

You have to define exactly what it is that you want (in general terms) starting with the end results in mind.

Write it down as if you had already achieved it, and visualize it in detail for 5-10 minutes
a day.

Don't underestimate the power of doing this. It's a very simple thing that can have massive
results.

2. Not Taking Action

Even if people know what they want, they often find themselves doing nothing about it.

You can't just sit around and expect your goals to magically be achieved. You have to get in the game if you want success to be able to find you.

You have to start the action process in motion which simply means doing something in the general direction of achieving your goal.

Even doing one little thing a day will create the momentum for the universe to kick in and help fulfill that goal for you.

3. Looking In The Rear View Mirror

We all know that "thoughts become things", and the situation you're in today is a result of what your consistent thoughts were about yesterday.

But don't let today's circumstances dictate what tomorrow's reality will be.

Choose your thoughts wisely - focus on what you want and not on what you don't want.

Always look ahead, not back. What's going on in your life today doesn't mean that it has to continue.

You have the power to create any situation you want if you just take advantage of it.

You're awesome. And we know you can do it.

Ciao,

Rich and Carolyn

PS  We're thinking to bring out a lot more material in this area of manifesting your goals to achieve massive success. Please comment below and let us know if you would like to have this too.

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