Posts Tagged ‘networking’
Tweetworks TV Episode 45 – SXSW Networking & MoveOn.org
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This episode is a download of my networking experience at SXSW. I didn’t go to Austin to party (although I did a lot of that), I didn’t go to Austin for a trade show, and I didn’t go to attend sessions. I went with a very specific mission, to meet great people. The trip did not dissappoint. My networking started before I even stepped foot on Texas soil.
On the plane heading to Austin for SXSW I met an executive from MoveOn.org. We got to talking and it turns out they do not have a social media strategy. I found myself amazed that an organization with millions of people in its community is not leveraging the power of social media. I couldn’t help but wonder how much more effective and wide reaching they could be if they harnessed their community’s social web. I promised the gentleman I would enlist your help.
This is your chance to share what you know and possibly see it implemented on a grand scale. Please feel free to leave comments here with your thoughts or, if you prefer a more formal approach, email me and I’ll be sure to forward your strategic plan directly to MoveOn.org.
Featured Tweeters: @garyvee, @loic, @zappos, @guykawasaki, @aaronmentele, and @derekwilmot
Tweetworks TV Episode 38 – Capital, Talent and Rick Roll
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I Want Your Help
Okay, the time has arrived! I’m looking for your help to take Tweetworks to the next level. I’m on the hunt for talent and am starting the process of raising some capital. Please watch this video and send your thoughts my way.
Witness the first Rick Roll on Tweetworks. I’m also offering a signed Tweetworks beak to anyone who can tell me the origin of the Rick Roll? Who started it and why?
Featured Groups:
- Fabulous50s (created by @OnPurpose50) – Discover a wonderful time of life. Life begins again at 50. What are your thoughts?
- Awesome80s (created by @alangford) – All things awesome about the 80’s, big hair, corny music videos, bad movies you cannot turn off.
Lastly, a very special shout out to @HeshieSegal, for her refreshingly social use of social media. Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to meet you Heshie.
Tweetworks TV Episode 16 – Handshakes, Man Hugs and Smiles
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- HamRadio (Created by @Schoash) – Jeff Pulver organized a breakfast in Cambridge, MA yesterday (see pictures of the event on Mike Langford’s Facebook profile page) to bring together local social media folks. He told the crowd a story of how using a ham radio as a child helped him connect in a way that was not possible in his day to day life due to social insecurity. What an amazing coincidence that some started a HamRadio group on Tweetworks yesterday. Talk about long tail!
- SMB-Boston (Created by @RobertCollins) – Once every month’ish Boston area social media fans descend on the Social Media breakfast to mingle and hear from a few presenters on the cool stuff they are working on. What a perfect group to have on Tweetworks. It’s a great way for people to pre-connect before the event with people whom they would like to be sure to hook up with or after the event to continue a conversation. It is also a perfect forum to plan the event and even arrange car pools. @MaThuRRell suggested that people tied to public transportation wouldn’t be able to make to events in the burbs but using a group like SMB-Boston people can arrange car pools and find transportation solutions.
- SXSW09 (Created by @Tweetworks) – Once a year the world descends on Austin Texas for the South By South West festival. If you are planning to go be sure to stop by the SXSW group on Tweetworks and connect with other people. It’s a great way to ensure you meet the people you’d like to meet. Mike would also like your oppinion as to whether he should put the full court press on to attend.
Tweetworks TV Episode 15 – Meet the Tweeps
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Mike Langford encourages Tweetworks users to attend events (tweet ups, meet ups, and breakfasts) where you can put a handshake to the avatar. He highlights how you can use Tweetworks to find people in your area and organize events. Check out his PodCamp Boston speech to see some of this thoughts on Integrating Offline and Online Networking.
Already there are groups of tweeters from all over ther world. Here’s a sample:
