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If you use social media right, you will piss people off. It's actually recommended!

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Guy Kawasaki
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: August 30
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Entrepreneur
Evangelism Marketing
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Silicon Valley
Honolulu
Hawaii
Guy Takeo Kawasaki
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