It seems in the past couple years social media has become a trend. Everyone is on their soap box about how they are a social media guru and how they can make you a social media expert.
Slow down people, social media is wrapped around one thing – socializing honest content.
In the past years I’ve been to many social media events, Tweetups or gatherings of other like-minded nerds. There are a few that stand out to me that made those events worth my money.
- Live tweets : Meet the people around you and give feedback without interrupting. Encourage the live tweets and interaction.
- Video or Podcast of the Event : Sometimes I don’t take the best notes, or my voice recorder times out. Podcast or video online is an amazing resource for 2 weeks or 2 months after the event.
- Break out sessions : I enjoy when there are multiple events to chose from at one time. Have different levels of talks, from the expert to the beginner, and in between.
- Make sure to get someone stuck in an elevator for a good story for years after.
- Encourage interaction : Be social, be active and be real.
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At about 2-3pm today we will be driving south to Charlotte, NC from our travels in Annapolis, MD. The trip was well rounded, good down time and many photos taken. The goal for me right now is to return a tent at Hudson Trail Outfitters, eat sushi at Yin Yankee (before I decide not to and regret it for the month) and maybe, if time allows, visit Velo Orange to say hi to Tom and buy something I don’t need! I got sweet new shoes, ate good food, and hate the fact that vacation is over for now but ready to get back to Charlotte to start “training” (not eating like crap) for my tri! Tomorrow I race my mountain bike, even after not having looked at a bike in over a week. Should be thrilling, grueling and maybe even a little bit of fun.