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Today I’m Joining American YouthWorks’ Board as the Organization Expands to Transform More Young Lives

Monday, 04 March 2024 by Paul O'Brien

As a teenager, I had the pleasure and privilege of following in the footsteps of my father who, at the time serving through United Way, got me involved in Youth United Way. That experience left an indelible impression on me that no doubt shaped the passion I have today to evolve education; appreciating how so

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The Tweeters (and checkmarks online)

Friday, 28 April 2023 by Paul O'Brien

Now, the most important tweeters Had profiles with marksThe plain-profile tweeters had none but remarks. Those marks weren’t so big. They were really so small.You might think such a thing wouldn’t matter at all. But because they had marks, all the mark-profiled tweetersWould tweet, “We’re the best tweeters here, you know that we’re real!”With their keys

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The 12 Days of Austin

Monday, 19 December 2016 by Paul O'Brien

On our first day in Austin my true love gave to me, a grackle in the Treaty tree. It’s the hap-happiest season of all, with those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings, when friends come to call. There are parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting, and caroling out in the snow, well… cold. There is

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Call me Ishmael (H. Melville & Carly Rae Jepsen)

Wednesday, 22 August 2012 by Paul O'Brien

It’s been far too long since I’ve written a post and we’ve been working so hard on building Cospace that I needed a break. In a moment of weakness, I had a song stuck in my head. Clarke the Intern saved me, and introduced me to a whole new world of Call Me Maybe remixes.

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I’m a Hustler Baby

Wednesday, 20 June 2012 by Paul O'Brien

In the past week-and-change, we had the incredible pleasure of welcoming Marc Mapes to the Cospace team. I’m a personal fan as he took the risk of playing with his name for his blog; where “SEO’Brien” has served me well – as much a handicap as a boon, you can’t argue with the genius of a personal brand like

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Hey Dads

Thursday, 30 December 2010 by Paul O'Brien

If this doesn’t just sum it up eloquently, even decades later, I don’t know what does. George: Didn’t daddy tell you to pick up your toys? Junior: Uh-huh! George: Well… pick them up then! Junior: No! The adult mind must cope with childish innocense with superior intellect and ingenuity to convince the child to obey.

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So you have a web startup idea…

Friday, 05 November 2010 by Paul O'Brien

Who doesn’t have a web startup idea? By my last count, I have… let me see…. 13. No 14. Unfortunately, I have roughly the same plan to get them built. Guess that’s not going to work. I’d tell you about them but you’d have to sign an NDA. Thanks to Kevin Liu at Outright for

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