Monthly Archives: March 2009

April 5 Tweetup: UPDATE

Wow! The April 5 Tweetup is shaping up to be a fantastic social media event — the biggest one yet. I’m sure you’ve already read the first post, but if you’re still not sure whether to sign up for the … Continue reading

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Tweetup: Sunday, April 5 at 4:00pm

Mark your calendar for Alaska’s biggest and best social media event yet: Sunday, April 5 from 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. Embassy Suites – Anchorage / 600 E Benson Blvd The last Tweetup was a blast, with about 50 people attending, … Continue reading

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Twouble with Twitters

Hilarious. And as I told @MKinMotion this evening, I do want to know if you remember you like pickles. Beware the Fail Whale! @jmproffitt

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NPR story on Tweeting food truck

Here’s a fun little story from NPR about a food truck in Los Angeles that can be found on the streets of the sprawling city… via Twitter. Headed to L.A. sometime soon? Look up Kogi BBQ, try it out, and … Continue reading

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Merlin Mann on meeting face-to-face

Anchorage’s own @mccreath sent me a link to this Merlin Mann post about the opportunity to meet people in real life that you’ve otherwise only met online. In Merlin’s own particular way, he sums it up for me, and hopefully … Continue reading

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Alaska Tweets on Twitter

In case you didn’t know, the Alaska Tweets site is also associated with a Twitter account (duh!). You can find the “important” updates from this site, and maybe a little other banter, posted to the @alaskatweets account. There are also … Continue reading

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Upcoming Tweetups

Alaska Tweeters hanging out at Modern Dwellers Chocolate Lounge On Friday, March 13 several Alaska Tweeters gathered at the Chocolate Lounge in Anchorage (that spicy Mayan hot chocolate was awesome!) to talk about future Tweetups — dates, subjects, locations and … Continue reading

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Article: Tweeting the people

Back at the February 15, 2009 Tweetup, @zoom907 handed me a Twitter article in The Economist and suggested I post it here on the site. Well, I’m a little late (sorry Scott!), but here it is.

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A Tweetup to create more Tweetups

It’s time for another Tweetup! But before you check your calendar and make plans, read on… Recently @MKinMotion suggested maybe we Alaska Twitter folk should have a Tweetup focused on wine and wine tasting. He also suggested maybe he’d put … Continue reading

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Twitter on The Daily Show

Thanks to @mdbarber for pointing out the appearance of Twitter on The Daily Show.

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