As you know I’ve been following a lot of local tweeple recently and I’ve noticed a trend, that most N.C. tweeple have less than 100 followers and/or is new to twitter. It’s interesting to see a lot of new local twitter users and I hope to meet them all at the tweetup on Jan. 29. While myself and a friends like @therab , @mistersuger and @justianrackman have been on twitter almost since day one (2006) many are just now seeing the...

First off, if you didn’t know the Phoneix Suns is the NBA”s 1st twitter team. You can thank A. Jo. Martin, the Digital Media & Research Director of the Suns aka @PhoenixSunsGirl on twitter for that.  Not only is she on twitter but the Sun’s graphic designer @paigeiam , webmaster @SunsWebmaster, blogger @SunsBlogger , Public Relations Manager @sunsprgirland and the Sr. V.P. of Marketing Partnerships @SunsBizDiva .  I’m sure you...

As we get close to the Triangle tweetup on January 29th, things seem to be heating up and the excitement is in the air. We already have guest speakers, a keynote on online community building, a food drive and now we have to keep our eyes out for the tweetup prom queen and king.    For those of you who were apart of the many tweetups in 2008 you know that coming alone sometimes has it perks but coming with someone also shows that you’re...

I was sifting through my e-mail this morning when a press release about an upcoming food drive caught my eye. It said that food banks across North Carolina are seeing a more than 30 percent increase in the number of people seeking food assistance. It’s an easy statistic to believe in these rotten economic times. On Thursday, Jan. 29, we’ll get together for another fun Triangle Tweetup. We’ll meet at Edge Office where our faces will...

For those of you who never attended a tweetup before sometimes its like a “shock and aww” in person meetup when you come face to face with people who you have online had conversations with and only know them by their avatar. You may call people by their twitter name and not their real life name if they use an alias. But more than likely you’ll have some of the best in person conversations you had in a long time due to the online...