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What Bozo the Clown Taught Me About Social Media

I grew up watching Bozo the Clown on WGN. You know the one: Red rubber nose, giant shoes, wicked bowl of red hair. Cooky the Cook. Whizzo. Cuddley Duddley. The whole gang. I loved it.

There was one particular memory I have of watching the show. In between the Grand Prize Game and a “Rocky & Bullwinkle” cartoon, they had a plate-spinner perform.

You know the type. Plates, sticks, spinning. Keep it all going, friend. (Of course, the joy in watching a plate-spinner was knowing that, eventually, all that fine china was going to break. Loudly.)

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What to Do in Des Moines on New Year’s Eve

I’ve been talking to you all for some time about becoming the Social Czar of Des Moines. (If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can get up-to-date here and here and here.)

Look at that motley crew.

The competition came to a close on New Year’s Eve. The five finalists, pictured above in all our glory, duked it out for the title of “czar”. There were scandals, flip-flops, campaign posters, and concessions speeches. But who was the victor? Was it me or one of my worthy opponents?

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Des Moines Social Czar-dom Update

Thank you for indulging me. You’ve taken the time to cast your social vote for me and my campaign to win Social Czar of Des Moines (note: position is not real.) We’ve turned the corner; we’re almost there.

Des Moines Social Czar

At least it's not last.

As you can see, I’m currently in sixth place. This is a critical position, as the top five vote-getters will compete for their charities on New Year’s Eve. Will you help me win?

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