I’ve been a lucky guy.

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It all started last fall whenever Joanna and I walked into a movie theater and filled out a form for a sweepstakes. A few months later and bam! I get a phone call saying that Joanna and I had won a couple’s trip to Hawaii…awkward. In case you didn’t know Joanna works with me at RPA and in order to win the contest you had to be a couple with more than 75k annual income. 

Then little things started to happen. I would find a quarter on the ground…yes I consider this luck. But eventually big things started happening, a trip to London, Muse concert, Killers concert (both free events via some friends), Logo TV awards, and finally today’s Ben & Jerry’s yogurt experience. 

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Ben & Jerry’s is doing a West Coast tour where their bring around a food truck full of free yogurt to business via you tweeting at them. Well, I and a few other’s had been tweeting at them and then they direct messaged me saying that they would love to come to RPA! 

Thus 300 RPA associated could enjoy free yogurt via Ben & Jerry’s and enjoy sunny california. I was a little nervous at first when the truck didn’t arrive right on time - I would have made a lot of people angry. 

I’m super thankful for California and all the fortune that I’ve been having lately. I sure do hope it continues!

 

I bought one of those new paper shirts. I didn’t like it - it’s tearable.


This past Saturday I was lucky enough to start part of the London experience with a $1,000 Topman shopping spree in L.A. Yes, that’s 1k! All. On. Clothes. And if you know me, I don’t typically sport much more than a v-neck and some jeans. 

I brought Max along with me, who will be going to London with me in one month’s time. We arrived at Topman and met with my personal shopper, Travis who was very fashionable himself. I knew I wanted to grab a topshop suit as my first item and that’s where we ended up. 

I put the coat on and it was love at first fit. It was like butter. Paula Deen had baked me a suit and laid it on me. After looking down at the price tag, I gasped - $400 for the suit…uhhh what? Well Yolo. 

Yes you are reading correct I just typed Yolo. Don’t judge me. That’s what you must say when you drop that amount on a suit you could never afford. 

Anyway, I proceeded to walk around the store to grab some button downs, a swimsuit, chinos, shorts, a denim jacket, and a graphic tee. I was really surprised how much a grand actually got me a Topman but I was overall pleased with the experience. 

Thank goodness for Travis and Max or I probably would have been a lost puppy buying who knows what after the suit. And thanks once again to Topman for randomly selecting me for this awesome prize. 

One month till London! 

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Introducing Photos of You

Photos are memories of the people, places and moments that mean the most to us. We have always sought to give you simple and expressive ways to bring the stories behind your photos to life. Your captions and hashtags capture the “what?” and your Photo Map answers the “where?” but until today we’ve never quite been able to answer the “who?”.

Today, we’re excited to introduce Photos of You and bring you a new way to share and discover stories on Instagram. When you upload a photo to Instagram, you’re now able to add people as easily as you add hashtags. Only you can add people to your photos, so you have control over the images you share. And it doesn’t stop at people—you can add any account on Instagram, whether it’s your best friend, favorite coffee shop or even that adorable dog you follow.

There will now be a Photos of You section on your profile. When someone adds you to a photo, you’ll receive a notification and the photo will appear in your Photos of You. Want to make sure you like the photo first? No problem: you can easily adjust your settings so nothing appears on your profile until you approve it. Before your Photos of You section is visible to other people, you’ll have until May 16th to play around and get used to the feature. You can find more information about how Photos of You works and how to control your visibility at help.instagram.com.

Instagram for iOS version 3.5 is currently available for download in Apple’s App Store, and Instagram for Android version 3.5 is now available on Google Play.

Well this certainly changes things. This will make brands have easier acces to UGC content once users start taggin them in photos. It could potentially make it harder for moderation as well. 

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@Ravivora’s “An Instagram Generation”

Want to host your own InstaMeet or photowalk? Be sure to check out our blog post with tips on how to organize and throw a great event.

On April 13, @projectlife365, @christianflorin, @alexanderpavone and @mattbg held an InstaMeet at the Santa Monica pier in Los Angeles, California. 115 people turned out for the event, and one of them, @ravivora, decided to put together a film about the day and what happens when the Instagram community comes together. Check out his short film, “An Instagram Generation,” above and browse more photos from the InstaMeet under the #santamonica0413 hashtag.

Read more about this short documentary on Ravi’s website.

So cool! A small video about Instagram and meetups. 

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