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# 99.5% of self-proclaimed social media experts or gurus are clowns according to @garyvee
- URL: https://katecarruthers.com/99-5-of-self-proclaimed-social-media-experts-or-gurus-are-clowns-according-to-garyvee/
- Published: 2011-05-14T21:19:22.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-25T09:49:23.000Z
- Author: Kate Carruthers
- Tags: social computing & social media, Gary Vaynerchuk, social media, social media expert, technology hyping, #Migrated-1775015344493, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-04-01 14:49

This kind of stuff is why I love [Gary Vaynerchuk](http://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/?ref=katecarruthers.com)! As he correctly identifies, we have people who are clueless about business and about technology hyping that which they do not understand. He also correctly identifies the looming social media bubble:

> he says, continuing with  
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> “we are going to live through a devastating social media bubble.”  
>  
> Source: [Techcrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/gary-vaynerchuk-social-media-clowns-tctv/?ref=katecarruthers.com)