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This article was published on November 9, 2010

Roses are red, violets are blue. Friend requests are great, BUT Who the hell are you?

November 9, 2010 - 2:33 pm

This illustration, by Kiersten Essenpreis, was partly inspired by a tweet by @immortalmade

Story by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten

Founder & board member, TNW

Boris is a serial entrepreneur who founded not only TNW, but also V3 Redirect Services (sold), HubHop Wireless Internet Provider (sold), and (show all) Boris is a serial entrepreneur who founded not only TNW, but also V3 Redirect Services (sold), HubHop Wireless Internet Provider (sold), and pr.co. Boris is very active on Twitter as @Boris and Instagram: @Boris.

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