Quick Recap of the NYC Social Media Club Meeting 4/23

This month’s meeting was held in conjunction with the Web 2.0 Social Networking meetup. Thanks to Brett and Peter for making us feel welcome.

This wasn’t a typical NYC Social Media Club meeting, which is good. It is useful to have meetings to see product/company pitches, especially local companies in the Web 2.0 space. There was also good socializing-networking going on in the bar space, also a different-not-better change from our regular format.

When we typically meet, we try to have fewer presenters and make sure the entire group is being heard, and that’s not really the style of a meeting in a bar or of this meetup. I want to emphasize here that this is not a criticism of this meetup – as I really enjoyed it and met some good people.

However, my preference is for the format we have had in the past. It is tough these days to find a place to be in a somewhat quiet space and be able to ask tough questions about business and the trends of Web 2.0 and Social Media and get back great answers.
I hope that people are ready for that format, because on May 31 we’ll be joined by at least one special participant who will kick off our discussion on community and on creating a community where the users love you. I’m excited to welcome Craig Newmark to town on that day, and to learn what I can from him about Craig’s list and participate in the discussion.

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