Meetup, Tweetup, Gather

June 9, 2008 by Kristie Wells 

No matter *what* you like to call these ‘things’, they are all happening for the same reason…it seems the more time we spend online, the more some of us crave the offline. You know - the old face:face events from times past.

I am a firm believer in expanding my online network, and meeting folks of all walks of life, to ensure I am exposed to a diverse group of thinkers and practitioners, but nothing can replace the feeling I get sitting next to someone and having a live chat. I absolutely love it. IM, SMS, email, even video chat doesn’t do the same thing for me. Face:face is that piece that ties it all together, which is why I love what we are doing with Social Media Club - taking the power of the Internet enabling these worldly connections to happen and blending it with face:face events around the globe to get the most out of both environments..

Even if there are only five people in your town/community, find a way to gather around one another [consistently], and share stories/knowledge/life with one another.

Want to know some of the places people are gathering face:face this month?

If there is something else happening over the next month that we don’t have listed yet, please leave a comment here or shoot an email to socialmediaclub [at] gmail [dot] com and we would be happy to promote on your behalf.

Now, get out there and gather, face:face. It’ll do your mind, body and soul some good.

UPDATED: Adding new evens as they are brought to our attention. Thanks!

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6 Responses to “Meetup, Tweetup, Gather”

  1. Jim Milles on June 9th, 2008 2:04 pm

    The Third Buffalo (NY) Tweetup will be on Saturday, July 5, location TBA. Check http://buffalotweetup.ning.com for details.

  2. Ryan Kuder on June 9th, 2008 2:12 pm

    Thanks for the plug for the Silicon Valley Tweetup in Palo Alto, Kristie. If people want to make sure they don’t miss out on our events, they can also follow @svtweetup, join friendfeed.com/rooms/svtweetup, or join our FB group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10497281077

  3. Eric Renz-Whitmore on June 9th, 2008 5:42 pm

    We have a monthly ‘web geeks’ meetup in albuquerque — it’s the second Wednesday of the month if anyone’s around…

    http://www.dukecityfix.com/events/event/show?id=1233957%3AEvent%3A109729

  4. Lara Kretler on June 10th, 2008 12:58 am

    There are several social media gatherings coming up in Columbus, Ohio. Our first Tweetup is Friday, June 13 at Pig Iron BBQ. Then Podcamp Ohio is Saturday, June 28. To follow all the Columbus, Ohio Twitterers and keep up with our events, check out this cool tracking page created for us by the CEO of Zappos: http://twitter.zappos.com/Columbus/employees

  5. J.J. Toothman on June 10th, 2008 9:35 am

    Celebrate the first day of summer at Solstice Unplugged! Finally, a networking event at the beach. The whole family is invited!
    FB event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12724689587

    Also at http://unplugged.shinynewtoy.com

  6. John Carson on June 18th, 2008 3:16 am

    For any readers in Canada, we have Third Tuesday Toronto — Canada’s Social Media Meetup: Meet other communications professionals to explore new developments in social media and emerging best practices.

    http://publicrelations.meetup.com/85/

    They are very popular.

    Cheers,
    John Carson
    Senior Digital Media Specialist
    GCI Canada

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