Brianreeders Stumbleupon Profile:

Brian is a 23 year old single guy from Portland, Oregon, USA.
Likes 3,550 pages, 168 videos, 225 photos • 374 fans • Received 38 reviews

Member since Apr 16, 2007

I’m casual, driven, and like making people laugh. I try to make the most of every day, and try to be grateful for all I have. I am all about people doing things they’re passionate about. I challenge myself. If I want something, I go after it. I hate sitting in traffic- it makes me feel like I’m wasting time. I like sleeping in but never have time to. I try to stay fit. I like traveling and wish I could more. I like seeing those around me succeed. I like having a good time and going out. I hate drama. I smile a lot. I have many passions. I like having fun. I ask myself “is this really my life” often and don’t want that to change. I have some stories…

Visit my personal site at brianreeder.com. Also, IM me at brianrreeder@gmail!

I work for a wallet company called db clay. We make wallets from our own eco-friendly material that will take your breath away.

What caused you to join StumbleUpon and how long have you been Stumbling?

I joined StumbleUpon about 10 months ago, but actually started to use the button and join the community about 4 months ago. I was forced to join by my very web-savvy co-worker, after much scoffing and grinding of teeth. The web-savvy transition was not an easy one for me, but once made I took to it like PBR to trailer parks.

What do you like best about the Stumbleupon experience?

That it is what you make it. Some friends I know that use stumble don’t even know about the “profile” feature. They’re there to stumble and find great new content. I also like that every time you push that button, you’ll see something different. And it may be something I put there…

Is there any feature that you think SU is missing?

Yes. I think stumble needs to have a couple of tiers.

Stumble Basic, for those that love to just find the content.

Stumble Advanced, for those that are submitting and finding.

The interface could be very simple for the Basic version, and very intuitive and clean for the Advanced. I feel like SU is a bit cluttered right now. I’d also love to see a couple of search filters within your friends, such as “who’s online”, and a ranking system. Stumble could also use a huge glamour shot of me on the homepage. I think so, anyway.

Do you belong to any other social networking sites?

God yes. I suffer from OSS (Over Social Syndrome). I belong to:

Digg (breeder)
reddit (brianreeder)
Mixx (brianreeder)
Twitter (brianreeder)

I know I have a couple of more accounts, but these are the most active.

Would you like to tell us a little more about yourself than is in your profile?

I try to be very honest about who I am to everyone. That’s why my stumble avatar was my face for a while, and why my screen name is my real name. I have nothing to hide. I love to travel. I’ve been to 3 continents, and am visiting my fourth in a month. I read a lot, and write a lot too. I have 3 blogs I admin/maintain/post on right now, and I contribute in some form or another to about 10 sites total. I love the web but am not a designer, programmer, engineer, etc. I am a writer at heart, and will publish a book one day. I am pretty random and generally don’t fear much or hold back. I love lamp.

If you could say one thing to the rest of the Stumbling universe, what would it be?

Remember there is a physical world out there, and it is beautiful. Don’t just view amazing photos within this community, go out and find those locations. An experience is worth a million photos of sunsets, beaches, mountain tops, and flowers.

Who are your favorite users within StumbleUpon?

bdarbs, krazykorean, kdfrawg, and burkinaboy have been some of my greatest friends within the community - and they find AMAZING content.

What do you think the future of social media holds?

I think the movement will be towards pure content, and with that site like SU and delicious will take over the social world. I do see the inefficiencies in each community and ways to improve them - I see a new site being created with all of the positives and none of the drawbacks (all new ones i’m sure) of the current social sites. I am interested to see where the world goes, and how it can continue to be a valuable resource for web power users and recreational users alike.