Shel Israel is an author, blogger and technical consultant. He co-authored the book Naked Conversations with Robert Scoble. The book argues for the importance of the "Six Pillars of Blogging," which emphasize the ease of writing, promoting and expanding one's ideas in an online environment.Amazon.com: Naked Conversations
Fake Shel Israel
After the release of Shel Israel's Fast Company video show, 1938 Media founder Loren Feldman began to criticize and parody Israel. Loren purchased the domain name ShelIsreal.com and set up a Wordpress blog and Twitter account to further enhance the bit.
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- "I am generally recognized as an expert on social media. I have a great deal of experience with startups and all conceivable communications issues. I'm considered a pretty decent writer."—Shel IsraelLinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/shelisrael Shel Israel Profile
Fake Shel Israel Information
Guardian UK: Shel Israel puppet show bites the dust (June 29, 2008)
ShelIsrael.com: A parody of Social Media’s impact on business & culture
TechCrunch: Puppet Parody Show Gets Sponsorship (April 8, 2008)
Twitter: Shelisreal
YouTube: Rough Night (Time: 0:14)
1938 Media: Shel Israel Tours Mahalo
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Earned a Master's in Public Communications from Boston University
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Contributor and video reporter for Fast Company
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E-mail
shelisrael1@gmail.com
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June 24, 2008
Global Neighbourhoods hit one million total page viewsGlobal Neighbourhoods: 1 Million Page Views (June 24, 2008)
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On the board of directors for Your Truman Show, a personal video site
