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Ann Curry: “Make sure everything you tweet is accurate, honest and useful.”

By Anthony Massucci | June 15th, 2011
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NEW YORK — Accuracy and maintaining the trust of her audience are Ann Curry’s priorities on Twitter.

“You want to make sure everything you tweet is accurate, honest and useful,” Curry said in an interview. “I’m held to a very high standard, and you need to meet that.”

Curry sets a high-standard each day as host of as NBC’s “Today” show, and when the cameras are off, she maintains her journalism standards when she sends updates on Twitter.

“I don’t want to let people down,” she said. “It’s a lot of responsibility.”

Two years ago at the 140 Characters Conference in New York City, Curry emerged as a social media star because she explained how seriously she approaches each tweet. That won the respect of the crowd and her Twitter following quickly grew from 40,000 to over one million. Curry’s interview with HiAnthony.com took place at last year’s #140conf, as it’s known on Twitter. She will speak again at this year’s 140 Characters Conference, which kicks off June 15 at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan.

Twitter is changing, Curry said, comparing it to the evolution of transportation. “When have generations been able to expereince something, knowing that they’re at the ground stage of something? It’s a rare experience.”

NYC Voices: New York City Taxi Driver on Politics, Snow Storm

By Anthony Massucci | January 1st, 2011
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New York City cab driver Ala Uddin talks about the city’s recent snow storm, which left city streets covered with snow for days. New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg and the city’s sanitation department have come under fire for taking too long to clear city streets. He talks about whether mayor Bloomberg should be blamed for how the cleanup was handled, and how former mayor Rudy Giuliani handled city snow storms.

For more lively opinion about New York City, Uddin can be found driving cab 3C34. He owns the cab’s medallion.

NYC Voices: Jeff Pulver on 140 Characters Conference: New York City #140conf (Video)

By Anthony Massucci | March 5th, 2010
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NEW YORK — Jeff Pulver took a few minutes to discuss what to expect at this year’s 140 Characters Conference: New York City. It’s the second annual conference, referred to as #140conf on Twitter. The #140conf tag has been used every day on Twitter since the conference a year ago, Pulver said. Last year’s conference helped propel NBC News journalist Ann Curry (@AnnCurry) from 40,000 followers to over 1 jmillion and also featured Wine Library TV’Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee). Both Curry and Vaynerchuk are speaking again at this year’s conference. Also speaking at the conference, on April 20 and 21 at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump), Donny Deutsch (@Donny_Deutsch) and MC Hammer (@MCHammer).
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NYC Voices: Cab driver Richard Horne says New York is overcrowded (Video)

By Anthony Massucci | March 4th, 2010
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NEW YORK — New York City taxi driver Richard Horne said the streets of New York are overcrowded with selfish pedestrians and drivers. “New York City is a great place to come to visit, but as far as I’m concerned, it’s a horrible place to work or to live,” Horne said during a recent cab ride. The city is filled with aggressive people and vehicles jockeying for position. Rivera has more to say about the economy, President Barack Obama, and tension in New York City in his video interview with NYC Voices.
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NYC Voices: Street vendor Al Rivera’s making less in 2010 (Video)

By Anthony Massucci | January 25th, 2010
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NEW YORK — Al Rivera has been hawking goods on the streets of New York City for the past 30 years. He loves meeting people as they check out his hats, belts, socks and other items, which he sells for about five dollars. Rivera, 56, has been living in a hotel for the past 15 years. “It’s the only way to survive,” Rivera said in an interview this month. He’s a resident of the hotel, which is in the city, and feels fortunate to make a living on the streets of Manhattan.
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