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The #TriangleTweetup Agenda for June 3rd at @Bronto – improv, app demos, workshops & more!

waynesutton — Tue, 25 May 2010 23:09:47 +0000

We’re about 9 days away from the 2010 Triangle Tweetup on June 3rd at Bronto Software Inc. Hundreds have RSVP‘d so far, there are many familiar names and for some this will be their first tweetup. We’re going to have more information to follow in the upcoming days but we wanted update everyone on the agenda/schedule so you can prepare for a night of fun, learning and networking. Here’s the agenda in beta mode!

Agenda

6:45 doors open and registration at Bronto Software Inc

Welcome 7:15

Tweetup Improv by Zach Ward of DSI Comedy Theater – if you have never seen Zach do improv you don’t want to miss this and for everyone else, you know Zach is going to be funny and awesome.

Application Demos:

Jazzy Chad – Notifo & Pushly (Also welcome back to NC @JazzyChad! )
Lawrence Ingraham – @LawPower – TriOut – Something new you’ve been asking for.
BlogAds – @TheBlogads – Twiangulate.com and taghive.com
Anil Chawla - Tweetymail
Donald McMillan – Schmap

Photo by: John Rees

Social Media 101 Workshops:

Email Marketing
Twitter
Facebook

Photography by:
@josh_hofer and @jreesnc - You might have your next great avatar shot at the #TriangleTweetup.

The hashtag is always: #TriangleTweetup

Photo by bronto software

Your Entry fee: Reminder to support the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina:
We’re supporting the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, as they kick off the Kids Summer Stock Program and asking everyone to bring two cans of food. Here’s a list of the most needed items (PDF).

More news to be announced this week later this week and we have received tweets that our past #TriangleTweetup King and Queen will be present looking to crown a new King and Queen for 2010.

We’re looking for a few more sponsors for the event, if you’re interested please email us at contact@ourhashtag.com or call 919-200-0929

Online event registration for Triangle Tweetup at Bronto powered by Eventbrite

Announcing the next Triangle Tweetup at Bronto, June 3 – #TriangleTweetup

waynesutton — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:00:17 +0000

We’re inviting the entire Triangle community to join us at the Triangle Tweetup at Bronto on June 3, 2010 at 7:00pm.

We’re excited that Bronto is hosting the Triangle Tweetup in Downtown Durham. Doors will open at 6:45pm and the event will include to following:

Local App Demos
Workshops on Email Marketing, Twitter, Facebook and location-based marketing
Games: Nintendo, Wii, Twitter Twister and FoosBall and more
The return of the TriangleTweetup photobooth with @josh_hofer and John Rees. You just might have you next avatar taken with a Bronto.
Free food and drinks.

We’re supporting the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, as they kick off the Kids Summer Stock Program and asking everyone to bring two cans of food. Here’s a list of the most needed items (PDF).

More information to come soon and you can stay up to do with via http://TriangleTweetup.org and@TriangleTweetup on Twitter.

The official hashtag for the event is #TriangleTweetup
If you’re interesteing in sponsoring, presenting or speaking at the Triangle Tweetup please contact OurHashtag at 919-200-0929 or email us at contact@ourhashtag.com
Please RSVP for the Triangle Tweetup below:

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The Next Triangle Tweetup is TBD

waynesutton — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:20:03 +0000

The Next Triangle Tweetup is TBD
More information coming soon.

@NCStateFair to host first Deep Fried #TriangleTweetup Thursday, Oct. 22

Jeffrey L. Cohen — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:00:31 +0000

Triangle Twitter users will not be confined to 140-character conversations as they experience the Fair’s offerings at the first Deep Fried Triangle Tweetup at the N.C. State Fair on Thursday, Oct. 22.

The event, co-hosted by the organizers of Triangle Tweetup, will be held in the Folk Festival Tent from 7 to 9 p.m. on Food Lion Hunger Relief Day.

“We’ve built great relationships over the past year with our social media followers, and we wanted to organize an event that would help them enjoy the Fair in a new social way,” said Wesley Wyatt, fair manager.

During the Deep Fried Triangle Tweetup, attendees will be able to sample deep-fried Fair food, interact with Fair entertainers, participate in a Twitter-themed scavenger hunt and enter to win prizes throughout the night. The event is part of a growing trend of events where participants have face-to-face gatherings with people they follow on social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. It is also one of the first Tweetups hosted by a state fair.

The co-host, OurHashtag, has held 10 Triangle Tweetups during the past two years. The company’s partners Wayne Sutton, Jeff Cohen, Ryan Boyles and Kipp Bodnar are active members in the local social media community, and have planned several social media events including Ignite Raleigh and monthly Triangle Social Media Club meetings. Past Triangle Tweetups have included a charitable component to the main event.

“By holding the Tweetup on Hunger Relief Day, we are able to gather at the Fair without charging a registration fee, and can continue to help our community through charitable contributions,” Sutton said. Anyone who brings four cans of food to the Fair on Thursday, Oct. 22 will get in to the Fair for free.

The N.C. State Fair was the first fair to use Twitter, and currently connects with fairgoers on a variety of social media sites, including:

Deep Fried @ the N.C. State Fair Blog: www.ncstatefair.org/blog
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ncstatefair
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ncstatefair
MySpace: www.myspace.com/ncstatefair

The Deep Fried Triangle Tweetup is one of several new activities added this year to appeal to the state’s tech-savvy community. Other events include the TXT-O-LYMPIX texting competition and nightly video game contests.

More information about the Fair can be found at www.ncstatefair.org. Space is limited to the first 500 registrants.

#TriangleTweetup Tonight Part of #TriTech Week

Jeffrey L. Cohen — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:03:05 +0000

There is so much going on this week between Ignite Raleigh, Triangle Social Media Club, BarcampRDU, and the first West End Tweetup, that we figured we might as well slide in a Triangle Tweetup and officially call this Triangle Tech Week. This tweetup will be TONIGHT, Monday August 3 at 7pm at Edge Office in Glenwood South in Downtown Raleigh, and it will be very informal. No RSVPs, but no food and drink either.

There is a brief agenda for the evening, followed by plenty of socializing (or networking if you’re looking for work or clients). First, we want to publicly congratulate Jazzy Chad on his new gig with Twitter. Don’t worry, he’s staying in Raleigh, and will be helping them out part-time. According to this blog post (written by former Triangle resident, Twitter employee and our friend Doug Williams), Chad was such an integral part of the Twitter community in both his creation of Tweetgrid and his customer support, that Twitter took notice.

The second item is the use of professional tools for Twitter. With the new release of the Twitter 101 Guide for Business, and the current crop of tools to manage not just one account, but multiple accounts, we will discuss what works for different cases and why. This is the perfect opportunity to learn more about Twitter, and other social media tools, for your company. Bring your questions and your networking skills. Tweetups have a great mix of people with a variety of experiences.

And finally, we will also get psyched up for Ignite Raleigh, which is happening Wednesday. We hope to see you there, but if not, we’ll probably see you somewhere this week.

Thanks,
The OurHashtag Team
Wayne, Kipp, Jeff, Ryan

Speakers, agenda, panel and pitches at Triangle Tweetup 2.0 tonight

waynesutton — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:00:09 +0000

We’re excited to announce the speakers for Triangle Tweetup 2.0 held at Bronto , Durham, NC on April 30th.

Agenda (beta)

7:00 p.m. Triangle Tweetup starts
7:10 p.m. Welcome & Announcements (Triangle Tweetup Team )
7:20 p.m. Bronto host welcome by Joe Colopy @Colopy , CEO of Bronto @Bronto

Capture Carolina welcome and introduction from Will Hardison @CaptureCarolina

7:25 p.m. Panel: Brands, Business and Twitter moderated by Kipp Bodnar @kbodnar32

Panelists:

Dave Thomas, @DavidBThomas, SAS, Social Media Manager
Thor Kessler, @RaleighGrande, Raleigh Grande Movie Theater, General Manager
Ryan Boyles, @theRab, IBM, Project Zero Community Manager
Spencer Dempsey, @DurhamChamber, Research & Information Coordinator, Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce

7:50 p.m. Announcements:

Mike Rundle @Mik9r announcing: Beak a new mac twitter app.

Heather O’Sullivan, @HeatherO coworking in Apex

Ryan Boyles, Raleigh Twestival charity recap and update. Plus a video sneak peek from Ignite Raleigh.

Iconfactory: Twitterrific 2.0 for the iPhone 1st public demo.

8:15 p.m. Social:
Don’t worry, this will go by fast and after all the speakers it will be time for tweeting, drinking, eating and networking.

Reminders:

Door prizes will be announced next week along with contest rules, be sure to follow @TriangleTweetup for updates.

@josh_hofer who took the awesome photos at the last Triangle Tweetup will be taking pictures again for the tweetup photo booth.

Bring your Toiletries to help out the local homeless shelter, more information here: Donate Toiletries at the Triangle Tweetup to help local homeless shelter

The hashtag for the event is #TriangleTweetup … we should be trending by 7:20 …

As of 4:00 p.m we have 137 tweeple register to attend. If you have not registered it’s free and you can do so by going here: http://triangletweetup20.eventbrite.com

If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor of TriangleTweetup.org see the sponsor page or email community@triangletweetup.org

A big thanks to the other Triangle Tweetup team members: @dgtlpapercuts @ginnyskal @kbodnar32 @theRab @ToAsTySnAcKs for being awesome!

@WayneSutton

Chef Ed Serves Terrific Treats for Triangle Tweeple

mobthink — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:22:03 +0000

Chef Ed Sautro is catering the Triangle Tweetup Thursday night at Bronto Software. He will be serving up an assortment of tempting hot and cold treats for all of you tweeting Durham foodies. @ChefEd44 plans to share his three signature hot spreads of Spinach & Artichoke, Queso with Beef and Spicy Black Bean. To compliment this, he will present a full montage spread of assorted cold cheeses, sliced vegetables, fresh fruit, chips and veggie dip. Did I mention, beer, soda and iced water will be served? We aim to please you, our triangle tweeple!

Chef Ed Catering

Tweet Your Way to Great Door Prizes

Jeffrey L. Cohen — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:17:52 +0000

Lots of local companies have joined the fun of the TriangleTweetup, which is expected to be the largest ever, and donated door prizes to the event. Everyone in attendance is eligible for door prizes, however, you must be present to win. One way we are making this more fun is that drawings will be conducted using Tweetaways, which selects random tweets based on a specific hashtag. Detailed instructions will be given out at the Tweetup. So if you don’t normally tweet from your phone, set it up for Thursday night, so you can tweet to enter the drawing. Each attendee can only win one prize during the event.

And here is the list of door prizes:

Blu Seafood (Twitter: @bluseafood): $25 Restaurant Gift Certificate

Bronto (Twitter: @Bronto): BrontoNation Gift Packs

Carrboro Creative Coworking (Twitter: @CarrboroCowork): T-Shirt (woman size only)

Chatham Journal (Twitter: @chathamnc): Coffee Mugs and Hats

Claustrophobia (iTunes link) (Twitter: @sonofalink): Promo Code for Free iPhone game

Crazy Like That (Twitter: @crazylikethat) T-Shirt with buttons & stickers

DSI Comedy Theater (Twitter: @DSIComedy) Improv 101 Class and Comedy Show Tickets

Edward McKay (Twitter: @EdMcKay) $25.00 Bookstore Gift Certificate

LoneRider Beer (Twitter: @LoneRiderBeer): 1 growler (64 oz) to be filled at the LoneRider’s brewery.

Raleigh Grande (Twitter: @RaleighGrande) Movie Tickets

Schmap: T-Shirt and iTunes Gift Card

Wilmington/Cape Fear Visitor’s Bureau (Twitter: @visitcapefearnc): Summer is Almost Here Beach Packs

Make sure you thank our door prize sponsors with Tweet love. Items listed subject to change.

Sold Out! What’s Next? Update: More Tickets Available

waynesutton — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:39:31 +0000

As of today Triangle Tweetup is sold out ( http://triangletweetup20.eventbrite.com ) but we’re working on ways to ensure everyone who would like to attend can make it but we don’t want the fire marshal to show up and shut us down either.

If you would like attend Triangle Tweetup 2.0 and was not able to register, please leave a comment below and we’ll be in touch if things changes. You will be contacted in the order of comment date.

Also a big thank you to those who have registered already.

UPDATE: 4/21/09
After doing a site review we have opened registration for an additional 50 tickets. You can register here: http://triangletweetup20.eventbrite.com

Triangle Tweetup 2.0 registration now open.

waynesutton — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:43:57 +0000

Photo credits: Digital Papercuts

To register go here: http://triangletweetup20.eventbrite.com

The first Triangle Tweetup of 2009 had over 130 attendees and we’re expecting a huge turnout for Triangle Tweetup 2.0. We’re asking everyone to register (FREE) to make sure your experience at Triangle Tweetup is one you never forget. By registering you’ll help us with planning for food, drinks, door prizes and more.

To be announced soon on http://triangletweetup.org will be guest speakers, panel members and door prizes, subscribe to http://triangletweetup.org for updates. Also we’ll be crowning our new Tweetup prom queen and king! We’re looking forward to seeing old and new twitter friends and the photobooth will return to put real faces with twitter avatars.

If you’re interested in ordering a Triangle Tweetup badge be sure to order before April 24th. You can order your badge here: http://tweetupbadges.com

If you’re coming from Greenville, NC us the eventbrite registration information here:

http://greenvilletweets.com/2009/04/trip-to-triangle-tweetup

There are still sponsorship opportunities available and we’re looking for more door prizes. If interested email us at: community@triangletweetup.org or call 919-816-2230

Triangle Tweetup Team

Announcing Triangle Tweetup 2.0 – April 30th at Bronto, Durham, NC sponsored by Capture Carolina

waynesutton — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:16:20 +0000

That’s right Triangle Tweeple, save the date April 30th and we’re coming to Durham, NC. Bronto has agreed to host Triangle Tweetup 2.0 2009. We’ll have guest speakers, drinks, food, door prizes, the always popular photo booth and more.

A big thanks to Bronto. (@bronto on twitter) for hosting and Capture Carolina (http://capturecarolina.ning.com) for sponsoring. If you’re interesting in presenting or sponsoring Triangle Tweetup 2.0 please use the form on the contact page here: http://triangletweetup.org/contact/ or leave a comment or send a tweet to @triangletweetup.

More about Bronto:
A Proven Email Marketing Solution with Award Winning ServiceFor marketers looking to create an engaging customer experience, Bronto provides a powerful email marketing solution with advanced features, exceptional deliverability, detailed analytics and robust reporting. Backed by responsive client services and expert advice, Bronto is the right partner to enhance your email marketing activities.

Bronto Software, Inc. http://bronto.com
Washington Building
324 Blackwell Street, Suite 410
Durham, North Carolina 27701
A big thanks to Bronto’s twitter team: @djwaldow: @covati and founder @Colopy

Please note: We’re requesting the attandace of our Tweetup prom king and queen, @GinnySkal and @mammalpants ! More annoucements to come.

What’s next? Raltwestival, tweetups and more!

waynesutton — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:33:03 +0000

I’m still pumped from the 1st tweetup of 2009 but it’s time to plan for what’s next. A few of you have inquired about hosting a tweetup at your location or have asked about when and where will be the next Triangle tweetup. Well, I have some good news, the next tweetup will be this Thursday at Edge Office as Raleigh joins other worldwide “Twitter communities for an evening of fun, to raise money and awareness for charity: water.” This event is called Twestival http://twestival.com/

For more information on Raleigh’s Twestival make sure you check out the blog http://raleigh.twestival.com and buy a ticket to attend or you can pay at the door. Yes, we said pay, remember we’re all about using social media for social change and by purchasing a twestival ticket you’ll help the cause of providing water for those in need: http://www.charitywater.org/ A big thanks to @theRab @edgeoffice and all of the volunteers for planning the event.

After twestival the rest is up to you; the Triangle community. Here a few notes to remember.

We’re planning 4 big Triangle Tweetups in 2009, the second one will be around March or April and the location but somewhere around Chapel Hill/Carrboro area.
Anyone can plan a tweetup, feel free to use the wiki http://triangletweetup.pbwiki.com/ We used the wiki in 2008 to plan 8 tweetups. Example the “Tweet Divas to host “Ruin Your Lunch” http://www.tweetdivas.com/
When naming you’re tweetup use a custom name, example Comedy tweetup, Coworking tweetup, bowling tweetup etc.
Work with the community: Don’t try to compete, the internet and the Triangle is big enough for everyone. We have a audience/community on the @TriangleTweetup twitter account and blog, let’s work together to cross promote the events to make sure they don’t overlap.
Remember success is not always measured by the numbers. Yes we had over 100 attendees at the first 2009 tweetup but it took a month of blogging, promotion and selected tweet promotion. A successful tweetup can be from 5 to 50 tweeple or more, measured by the conversations and the relationships built from the tweetup.
Don’t over do it: Tweetups are becoming more popular now because of twitter’s success but would you want to have a tweetup if you saw the fail whale all the time? No, Try to spread events out and keep coming up with new ideas and topics to discuss.
Open your doors for other events. After RalTwestival , we’re planning Triangle Startup Weekend 3.0, IgniteRDU, WordcampRDU, BarCampRDU and there are other monthly events such as LinkingRaleigh, Refresh the Triangle, LinkedLive, Social Media Club RDU and Social Media Breakfast. Some of these events could use a location also.
Remember, It’s about the community. What makes these type of events a success is that it brings people together, some who have only had conversation online and never met before . Create an atmosphere for people to learn and network and you have a winner.

Photos by: Digital Papercuts

We’re off to a great start Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and surrounding areas) stay connect, share and as always…. I’ll see you online.

Wait.. I’ll see you Thursday at Raleigh’s Twestival!

Details for the 1st Triangle Tweetup of 09, Jan. 29th 7pm at Edge Office

waynesutton — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:58:01 +0000

Happy New Year everyone, or should I say Happy Tweet Year. Last year was an amazing year for meeting new people and building relationships, a lot due to the fact of twitter. Now with twitter becoming more main stream and working on a business model, more people are signing up everyday and it’s becoming even harder to keep up with all of the new sites, tools and tweets of your favorite twitter friends. With that being said offline meetups (tweetups) will become even more valuable as we continue to follow one another and build on the relationships we established in 2008 and build new relationships in 2009.

Therefore I would like to announce the information for the 1st Triangle Tweetup of 2009.

Date: Thursday, January 29th
Location: Edge Office
400 Glenwood Ave
Raleigh, NC 27603
Directions link here:

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Agenda (beta)

6:15 p.m. Pre-Drinks and Post Drinks/Dinner Tweetup:
Tobacco Road Sports Cafe
222 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27603,
http://www.tobaccoroadsportscafe.com
919-832-3688
(food and drinks social before & after at Tobacco Road Sports Cafe )

7:00 p.m. Triangle Tweetup at Edge Office
7:10 p.m. Welcome & Announcements ( @waynesutton @kbodnar32 @ginnyskal & @dimambro )
7:15 p.m. Guest Speakers and presentations
a. Jason DiMambro – @DiMambro – Coworking in Raleigh
b. Jazzy Chad – @jazzychad - TweetGrid.com
c. Brian Russell – @brianr – Carrboro Creative Coworking
d. Alexander Barbara – @ayb – EasyTweets.com
e. Adam Covati - @covati – http://idek.net
f. Jeff Cohen – @dgtlpapercuts – online video projects
g. Taylor Barr – @taylorbarr - YoungTechStars.com
KEYNOTE – h. Angela Connor, from WRAL/golo – @communitygirl - online community building
8:00 – TweetCamp – How are you using twitter, social media, etc.
8:30 – Closing announcements and social
9:00 – Close

If you’re interested in being a guest speaker or would like to present at an upcoming Triangle Tweetup use the form on the contact page or send a tweet to @triangletweetup.

If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor of TriangleTweetup.org read more information on the sponsor page and use the form to contact us or send a tweet to @triangletweetup.

*update* We’ll also be holding a food drive at the Tweetup. If you can bring at least one non-perishable food item, that would be awesome.

*Photo Credit: Jeff Digital Papercuts