Ben Wills

Friday, December 15th, 2006

Blog Tag - 5 Things You Don’t Know About Ben Wills

Usually, stuff like this would get glossed over. I’ve never sent a piece of chain email, but it’s fun and I could use the mental break after two all-nighters in a row. Plus, I could say that it’s “viral,” “social” and “engaging” if I really needed to justify its presence. ;)

So, Andy has tagged me to play “Blog Tag.” Basically, I share five things about me that you probably don’t know, and pass on the tagging to 5 others.

1. I used to DJ progressive house music and throw raves. You know, the scary parties that you don’t want your kids going to.

2. I wanted to be a paleontologist for about 10 years before finally giving in to the reality during high school that I was going to end up some form of online business.

3. At my first online marketing job, I was hired as a salesperson. If you know me, didn’t know this and just shot soda out of your nose due to the fantastical humor in that, I apologize for my timing. I almost sold an account to the Bank of Qatar. Well, not really.

4. I went to UT Austin for computer science. I dropped out after that year. It was a fun year.

5. I love lamp.

And, next up:

Cord Silverstein, Abhilash Patel, Todd Malicoat, Garrett French, and one I’ve never met: Tom Chandler

7 comments
to Blog Tag - 5 Things You Don’t Know About Ben Wills

1. Andy Beal

   on Friday, December 15th, 2006 at 9:05 am:

   You were in sales? ;-)

   Thanks for playing!

2. Playing Blog Tag - 5 Things You Don’t Know About Andy Beal | Marketing Pilgrim

   on Friday, December 15th, 2006 at 9:08 am:

   […] Ben Wills, Robert Scoble, Shoemoney (cos I know nothing about him), Neil Patel and Jeremy Zawodny. […]

3. Blog Tag - 5 things You Didn’t Know About Todd Malicoat - Stuntdubl - SEO Consultant

   on Friday, December 15th, 2006 at 1:05 pm:

   […] Despite it being the equivalent of an e-mail chainletter - it’s a fun meme - and it’s a great way to get to know some folks of the web. Ben Wills “blog tagged” me, so here goes. […]

4. Habid

   on Friday, December 15th, 2006 at 4:25 pm:

   Mr Ben -

   I have been trying to contact you for 6 years. Did you ever get the contract from my company, Bank of Qatar? We wired 3,642,930 Qatari Rial
   to your account. We will finance your next rave as long as you invite paleontoigists from Texas. Door prizes will be lamp.

5. » Five Things You Don’t Know About Tom Chandler The Engagement Principles: Engagement Marketing for Small and Medium Businesses : A Marketing Blog by Tom Chandler

   on Friday, December 15th, 2006 at 4:32 pm:

   […] I got tagged by Ben at Social Media Marketing. That means I get to tell you five things about me you may not know, and tag five other blogging delinquents to do the same. […]

6. Paul Drago

   on Friday, December 15th, 2006 at 8:19 pm:

   I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of “our generation” of internet marketers didn’t go to raves. (I’m going to make the leap and assume you are around the same age as me)

7. Thought Leadership

   on Thursday, December 28th, 2006 at 7:25 pm:

   Charity Tag Meme

   As a blogger, people may know you, but how good does anyone ever really know anyone? One way to get to know someone better is for them to talk about charities they support. What if bloggers were to go down a path of thinking about some of the peo ……

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