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Follow POB For A Good Cause
Follow POB For A Good Cause
It’s true that I was one of the haters of the whole Twitter race for followers this summer between Chris Bosh and Charlie Villaneuva. So much so it caused me to unfollow both, which seems counter to their whole goal. Hourly reminders from them that they were desperate for attention made my ...
Chris Bosh Officially Becomes “King of the Internet”
Chris Bosh Officially Becomes “King of the Internet”
lastangryfan.com — Very few NBA players are as tech-savvy as Chris Bosh, star power forward for the Toronto Raptors.... He’s got over 70,000 followers on Twitter, his own website (http://www.chris-bosh.com/), his own iPhone app, and his own YouTube channel.  ... (more) Chris Bosh Officially Becomes “King of the Internet”
The 'FOLLOW 13POB13' Twitter Movement
The 'FOLLOW 13POB13' Twitter Movement
hiphoopjunkies.com — This, ladies and gentlemen, is how powerful Twitter can be.  My buddy Sean ( @seanfrancois ) jokingly... dubs it "Where Amazing Happens" after talking with the likes of Dwight Howard, Larry Fitzgerald, and Ernie Johnson on Twitter.  Whether you thought it was a fad or something ... (more) The 'FOLLOW 13POB13' Twitter Movement
Bosh keeps it real
torontosun.com — Chris Bosh is not suffering from delusions of dino grandeur.... (more) Bosh keeps it real
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Notes and Quotes from Raps Practice: Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Courtside — ... - If you haven't noticed yet, if Patrick O'Bryant gets to 2000 followers on Twitter before October 31st, some Raptors fans and O'Bryant himself will be making a donation to the Raptors Foundation. Gotta give it to Patrick, he's one of the most entertaining NBA players on Twitter, particularly when he's trying to understand how bagged milk works. Seriously. For more, click here. ...

LT’s Top 10 Posts (10/22/09)
LT Sports — ... Give up the Angels too? Check out these pics of your favorites.  Isiah Says Magic Is Two-Face – There is some Magic and Zeke action being stirred up. Read on. This Kid Wasted Lots Of Time – Funny video of a kid doing baseball swings like his favorite Pirates players. Al Horford was just kidding about Pierce (but probably not) – If you have no idea what is going on between Horford and Pierce, get informed. Follow POB For A Good Cause - Follow Patrick O’Bryant on Twitter. If you don’t want ...

The 13POB13 Wave Continues
The AltRaps Blog — Yesterday was just an incredible day. What started off as a little tweet in the late evening on a Wednesday night to a basketball player that many in most cities wouldn’t be able to name if shown a picture grew into something special. I was floored when the first offer came in to add to my [...] Related posts: Follow POB For A Good Cause Raps’ working holiday continues SLAM ONLINE | � The Post Up: Denver continues to roll, Lakers win big. ...

The 'FOLLOW 13POB13' Twitter Movement
HIP HOOP JUNKIES - A Toronto Raptors/NBA Blog — ... table if Patrick O'Bryant was able to reach 2500 followers by October 31st.  Patrick immediately offered to match the $500 and it just spiralled from there.  After some tweets and re-tweets galore.....Scott/AltRaps has helped orchestrate a donation of close to $8000 (at the time of this post), with Patrick O'Bryant upping his donation from the inital $500 to $2500.  All thanks to Raps bloggers and fans alike. For the updates on the donation check out AltRaps' blog. To add how much coverage this is getting, this has hit some ...

Twitter – Where Random Acts of Kindness Happen
Heels on Hardwood — ... rapport with some of the Raptor fans they decided to get on board to help get him to his goal. A day later things went a step further. Scott aka @AltRaps (www.altraps.com) proposed that if Patrick managed to get 2500 followers by the end of the month he would donate $500 to the Team Up Foundation (Toronto Raptors Charitable Org.) Upon hearing this O’Bryant offered to match the donation and from there on out the domino effect had begun. (read more here and here) Eric Smith from Raptors.com got a chance to speak to Patrick ...

8 Thousand Reasons to follow Patrick O’Bryant
The AltRaps Blog — $8,240.00 Say that with me: Eight thousand, two hundred and forty dollars. That represents the confirmed pledges so far to be donated to the Team Up Foundation if Patrick O’Bryant reaches 2500 followers on Twitter by end of day October 31. What do you need to do? Easy. Sign in (or sign up) for Twitter, then click here [...] Related posts: Follow POB For A Good Cause Two reasons to be optimistic The 13POB13 Wave Continues ...

Thank you.
The AltRaps Blog — The title says it all. After just over a week of asking for something as simple as a click, Patrick O’Bryant achieved his goal of 2500 followers on Saturday night.  The result? As of 10:30pm Saturday, we have $8830 confirmed as pledged to the Team Up Foundation and I am still getting emails and DMs. [...] Related posts: Follow POB For A Good Cause 8 Thousand Reasons to follow Patrick O’Bryant The 13POB13 Wave Continues ...

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