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Baratunde is a politically-active, technology-loving comedian from the future. He co-founded the black political blog, Jack & Jill Politics, served as Director of Digital for The Onion and is a regular guest on Leo Laporte's TWiT. His book, How To Be Black, is a New York Times Best Seller and was published by Harper in February 2012. Basically, he's a smart, funny, extremely handsome dude. >> Full bio.

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May042009

ReadWriteWeb Quotes Me In Article About Nebraska Tech Conference

DateMonday, May 4, 2009 at 16:52 | Authorbaratunde | tagged in

"The least value comes from conferences heavy with panels run by market research firms with charts and bullet points that repeat the most obvious of trends: We're in a participatory culture; media is fragmenting; it's the age of user-generated blah blah blah," said Baratunde Thurston, web editor for The Onion and a multidiscinplinary comedian/pundit who attends about a dozen conferences each year.

"If conferences don't facilitate real-world value, they should disband and just post lectures on YouTube."

via readwriteweb.com

Because I'm a conference junkie, and I like the word "disband."

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