Chapter's First Tweetup a Success

Last night Chapter Members met at Cork and Co for the first Chapter-sponsored Tweetup. It was a great evening of reconnecting with members and talking about social media. Of course the first question, even among attendees was "What exactly is a Tweetup?"

A Tweetup is an event where people who Twitter come together to meet in person. Normally this event is to help people who connect online meed in person. You meet with people you might only know virtually and really connect with people to share just a little more than 140 characters at a time. Unlike traditional Tweetups where Twitter-aficionados are already well versed in the Twitterverse, the Chapter's Tweetup was more an opportunity to teach people how to use Twitter. It also gave us an opportunity to explain the "point" of Twitter and to get people thinking about how they are going to use the social media in their own lives as well as in their firms. It was an open forum to ask all your questions and have them answered over a glass of your favorite Chardonnay.

So while we may not have created any new Twitteroos (Twitter expert) we definitely learned a lot. If you're just getting started on Twitter you can find a few of your fellow Chapter members: @amandakoplos, @ddettmann, @ChrisSimsAus, @JamesCornell3, @elainebr8, @BarnesLegalMgmt and @lauraangle. And of course if you even have any questions please feel free to contact me: amanda.koplos@bowmanandbrooke.com.