Danny Brown debuted his prolific comments on AriWriter on December 8, 2008 in response to my interview with Rachel Kay. My introduction to Danny was earlier that fall after frequently seeing his name–alongside his face and comments on Chris Brogan’s blog. We struck up a conversation and became virtual friends.
I recently singled out Danny for the second time specific to his positioning me on a social media soccer team.
Despite our arguments here and there, we’ve also shared many agreements; and I’d like think I’m still on his team. In celebration of his birthday today (something I know because we’re friends on Facebook and he opts to share that information), I’d like to share pieces of Danny from my blog since his comment to me and Rachel.
Not only does his blogging enlighten me at DannyBrown.me, but his tweeting at @DannyBrown is similarly inspirational.
This led me to following him from my reincarnated beginning.
Danny is the source of many credits, such as why I installed the Apture plugin. He chirps in now and then in agreement with things I write he likes.
A frequent contributor of crowdsourced questions, I routinely learn from Danny.
Our learning is reciprocal.
Over the months, I’ve praised Danny, thanked him, and shared his blog posts with you.
We’ve argued and dissented on opinions, too, but such reflections are in the minority of our relationship. We tend to agree on common beliefs and communicate across multiple media.
Time and time again, I’ve learned new things from Danny, and in celebration of his birthday, maybe you can learn something from him, too.
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Hi Ari,
a very nice gesture to dedicate a blog post to Danny.
Hey there Ari,
That Rachel Kay, always up to no good..
I’m right there with Tom – this is an incredibly kind gesture, and seriously, I’m touched.
I think that’s the beauty of any relationship – you can laugh, learn, love and fight all at the same time, but there can still be mutual respect and agreement that it’d be boring if we wer all super friends all of the time.
Thank you for all you bring, Ari – I read here often and though I may not comment as much as I should, I know that you’ve built up a solid community and one that you encourage to think about the things you write. To me, that places you above many so-called A-listers – keep it up fella, and cheers again,
Danny.
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Hi Ari,
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what you just did for Danny is precisely what I just blogged about: Having the givers mentality when networking online ( or doing anything for that matter) . I also recently wrote a Happy Birthday post to a friend that I met online ( what a coincidence
Those who understand anything about relationships, know that it’s okay to disagree on certain topics. What matters ultimately are the people. And being a cool person is about agreeing to disagree and accepting others with their faults but focusing on their virtues.
Kudos to you,
Eren Mckay
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This is the first time I have heard of him, most likely because I am not that active online in communities. I will definitely check out his website