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bencarmean

I DIDN'T KNOW HE DID THIS. Summer is going to be hilarious. @ Valley Center instagr.am/p/LYJC4KLm1k/ about 15 hours ago via Instagram from Valley Center, KS
davidbaron It's crazy that Google uses 1.5MB per +1 button (via @dolske, see cl.ly/30140d302K2d2I… ) 5:25 PM May 29th via web from San Francisco, CA Retweeted by bencarmean and 78 others
@thecurtain Pretty sure it means "hyper-nerdy, knee-jerk micro-obsession" or something else with a lot of hyphens. 3:12 PM May 30th via Twitter for Mac in reply to thecurtain
Mike_FTW People! We’re up to like $500 in pledges to @SmallCanBeBig if we can get @johnegraham2 to 1000 followers today. 2:11 PM May 30th via Twitter for Mac Retweeted by bencarmean and 21 others
Beware, clients, I will be making up a reason to use this Didone on your project: myfonts.com/fonts/berthold… /via @typographica, @PaulShawLetters 2:06 PM May 30th via Twitter for Mac
@gabrielaklein Aww… we like you too. :) Seriously though, we (@VML, @version_vml) have enjoyed the creative process. Can't wait to launch. 2:03 PM May 30th via Twitter for Mac in reply to gabrielaklein
davepell Awesomeness and Excellence Collide: Me and @jkottke are starting to do some content trading. Yeah! kottke.org/12/05/the-wire… 1:46 PM May 30th via Twitter for Mac Retweeted by bencarmean and 2 others
“@jasonsantamaria: I missed the 3rd trailer for Sorkin's upcoming Newsroom j.mp/KZLwGy” I've missed all of 'em. I regret the error. 12:58 PM May 30th via Twitter for Mac
@amcleod I giggled. 12:49 PM May 30th via Twitter for Mac in reply to amcleod
@gabrielaklein @VML @AgencySpy Why thank you, Gabby. And cheers to VML! 6:19 PM May 29th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to gabrielaklein
I copy & pasted this URL to share the article. No social buttons necessary. informationarchitects.net/blog/sweep-the… 11:34 AM May 29th via Twitter for Mac
Nice little Saturday @ R Bar & Patio instagr.am/p/LHD1WZLm0b/ 5:40 PM May 26th via Instagram from Lawrence, KS
Aaaaand not as fun now. It’s a power outage kinda day. 6:24 PM May 24th via Tweetbot for iOS
Pouring and relatively bright out at 8pm. Freaky. #weathertweet 6:08 PM May 24th via Tweetbot for iOS
I'm watching The Webbys wbby.co/2B #webby 1:30 PM May 21st via Tweet Button
Spurlock, Bateman, Arnett, Galifianakis, Rudd and the Old Spice guy? Sold. → Mansome – See the trailer trailers.apple.com/trailers/indep… 10:04 AM May 17th via Tweet Button
kottke Straight White Male, the game of life's lowest difficulty setting kottke.org/12/05/straight… 9:51 AM May 16th via kottke tweeter Retweeted by bencarmean and 33 others
#versionlovesnashville @ Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue instagr.am/p/KqyPJjLm-J/ 6:08 PM May 15th via Instagram from Kaw, MO
I’m listening to @5by5 — 5by5.tv/live 9:55 AM May 12th via 5by5 Radio on iOS
@RockChopJayhawk Post-mortem? 8:08 AM May 12th via Tweetbot for iOS

Name Ben Carmean
Location Kansas City
Web http://www.bencar...
Bio Associate Creative Director at @version_vml focused on branding‚ content strategy and multi-channel advertising. Also a snappy dresser. Also moonwalk.