Matt Bernier

So, when I built ProbableFollow.com it was perfectly clear to me why I was building it.  It seems that maybe I live in my own little bubble where flowers bloom, the sun rises every day, and as I skip and whistle through the forest while all the wonderful animals harmonize with me. It turns out that my idea has caused some controversy and some very confused tweeple.  Some people seem to think that I am making a statement and pushing my non-twitter-purist ideals on them because they have a low follow back probability.  Some people seem to think that I am aggrandizing those that follow everyone back, just because I put the 98%+ crowd on the homepage. So, I will… » Read More

Truth be told, I was not going to go to StartupWeekend-Boulder last weekend.  I was going to go camping with my Fiance.  However, the weather worked out so that was a bad idea (wet tents and apartment life mean lots of mold).  Not only that, but my friend Jason was all over me about StartupWeekend.  At one point he seriously said, You MUST go if you are serious about startups. My first reaction to this was that Jason was just being obsessive. Turns out, my gut reaction was way wrong.  I thanked Jason probably three different times for harrassing me (about 12 emails… seriously) to go. Why did I thank Jason?  Because, not only did I go, I pitched an… » Read More

I have been doing quite a bit of marketing via Twitter recently.  During this effort, I have noticed a couple of trends in the automatic Direct Messages I am getting when I follow people. (I am assuming that most people have an automatic Direct Message).  Some of them I don’t like, some I understand, and some I feel are inappropriate.  You make the call, I just listed them in generic groups below. Excited You’re following me?  FABULOUS!  U Rock!  Let the tweets begin. Thanks for the follow! You rock Please check out my Young Internet Entrepreneur blog ****** You totally ROCK, thanks for the follow! Please @me anytime. Seen ***** yet? How can I help U? FaceBook What I don’t… » Read More

Today on my way home, I normally take the Union Station train south around a quarter after 5pm.  However, today I was walking with my co-worker Tom and I noticed some smoke in the building we were walking towards.  Right as I was about to call 911, we heard sirens getting closer at a rapid pace. I took these pictures as we walked up to and past the building.  I took them with my iPhone, so the images are not great.  All the same, if you look closely at the images taken of the top of the building you can see the smoke.  I also felt like trying to get some pictures of the trucks and firemen who were running… » Read More