Tampa Bay Tweetup
Denis Baldwin | Mar 30, 2009 | Comments 0
What exactly is a “Tweetup“, you ask?
Saturday, I found myself rubbing elbows with a group of approximately 50 Tampa Area bloggers, photo-bloggers, twitter users, P.R. people, marketers and other internet 2.0 types in an open discussion and meet-n-greet about all things technology. Walker Brands (1810 West Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33606, 813.875.3322) was gracious enough to host us in their fabulous new green building, as well as involve us in various round-table discussions about branding, using technology for marketing and the future of internet marketing.
The Tweetup brought all kinds, though admittedly many of us were on the geekier side of the social circle. There were people of most every background and income level and they all seemed humble about the fact that we’re in the same boat, especially in this economy. While discussing how this site has evolved over the last few months, the topic came up of how professional bloggers are now being picked off as mediums for mainstream media change. The overwhelming sentiment was one that I’ve had for a while, “You do this because you love it, or don’t do it at all.”
The collaboration was more than just person to person and in small branch groups. We were encouraged to post twitter messages as we conversed and took parts in these temporary unions. While some took to this, the idea of tweeting about a tweetup while at the tweetup with other tweeters wasn’t my idea of fun. Thus, I handed out a bunch of business cards, made some new alliances and put MyTampaLife out there as a brand. I think I was well received, as were many of the unique off-the-radar professionals I met there.
I’m looking forward to the next Tweetup, and anyone who uses twitter can sign up to be involved in the next one as well.
http://www.meetup.com/tampabloggers/
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