Yo Toronto! I’m calling a Tweetup! I’ll be nearby for Thanksgiving and would love to meet some of my Twitter friends for drinks and food. Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 (Election Day) 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm The Irish Embassy Pub and Grill 49 Yonge Street (map) 416.866.8282 Please R.S.V.P. in the comments below to ensure [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Community'
The Couche-Tard Legend Continues
October 3rd, 2008 · 7 Comments · Community, Event
About a week-and-a-half ago, I wrote about the Couche-Tard avatars that popped up at the end of PodCamp Montreal. The Couche-Avatards, as they’ve come to be known, have been adopted by even more PodCamp attendees, but tonight I discovered the ultimate hommage. Michelle Sullivan (@msullivan), PodCamp organizer and communications professional posted a movie to her [...]
Tags: Couche-Tard·Michelle Sullivan·PodCamp Montreal·Sylvain Grand'Maison·Wankergirl
Guy Kawasaki’s Twitter Test
September 30th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Community, Social Media
Crowdsourcing is one of the best uses of Twitter. Sure, it’s easy enough to poll people with questions or to ask for information, directions and recommendatons, but it’s another thing entirely when you’re in a pickle and need someone local to physically come to your aid. Last night at about 10:30 pm, as I watched [...]
Tags: crowdsourcing·Guy Kawasaki·Twitter
Twittering Milestones and Couche-Tard
September 23rd, 2008 · 20 Comments · Community, Event, Social Media
Today I reached a personal Twitter milestone with my 10,000th tweet. It seemed appropriate that it should come after my most intense week of social media mayhem since SXSWi last March. Like many who attended PodCamp Montreal this past weekend, I am experiencing a bit of a social media hangover. For me, it’s not alcohol-induced. [...]
