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That was it: Lafayette Tweetup #6
We will diversify the event’s theme even more in April. Check out the next event on the new project’s website: http://lafayettech.com/envolve.
Until then, here are some pics from our local Twestival, March 25 at Skylight Coffeehouse. We’ve broadcast the event on Ustream, check out this recording.
We’ll see you at the next tweetup, the Greater Lafayette ENVOLVE!
That was it: Lafayette Tweetup #5
The cozy office at Realty Executives Lafayette hosted the local tweetup #5.
It was all a mixture of networking sub-events like new-media talks, the simulcast of Douglas Karr‘s “Blogging Conversions” presentation at the @BlogIndiana event in Valparaiso, snacks and treats, Greater Lafayette community development ideas.
@LafayeTweetup: the Lafayette tweetup #5 ended up with the most interesting conversation ever. so far. #staytuned
That was it: Lafayette Tweetup #4
We’ve started this year’s series of local tweetups with a relaxing open talk night at the Scotty’s Brewhouse in West Lafayette, back in January.
This time we only had a regular networking event, where topics like iPad, blogging, startups, music projects, community have been openly discussed. The participants also made plans for our local tweetups in 2010. Stay tuned for more news as we move forward.
Now you’d better get ready for the local tweetup #5, taking place next week, on February 24th, 7-10pm at Realty Executives HQ in Lafayette. A separate blog post with the official announcement and details will be published soon.
That was it: Lafayette Tweetup #3
Hope you agree with us, our local tweetups become more interesting every month. Here is a quick description of the 3rd edition.
Our Host
Courtyard by Marriott was kind enough to offer the conference room for us this time, so we could enjoy a nice environment to debate blogging, SEO, web tools, apps and social media. If you will travel to Lafayette these days, you may consider Courtyard’s offers of 10% off Rack Rate and office parties for Holidays. Call them and ask for details.
Blogging and SEO Panel
The “Blogging and SEO” panel nicely transformed into meaningful presentations provided individually by each our speakers: Günes Yilmaztuerk (Founder and CMO of Sollé Coaching, Lafayette), Michael Reynolds (President and CEO at SpinWeb, Indianapolis), Andrew Gouty (Sales Manager at Deep Ripples, Indianapolis) and Douglas Karr (President and CEO at DK New Media, Indianapolis). They made an awesome team, their presentations completing each other, answering a lot of questions and revealing secrets for running a successful blog.
Specials for Tweetup Attendees
Tweetup attendees had the privilege to get access to a free copy of Douglas Karr’s $199-valued e-book “25 Steps to Success: Search Engine Optimization and Business Blogging“.
Social Media Tools and Apps
The “Social Media Tools and Apps” was an un-panel revealing some insights of a social media application, challenges that developers face while implementing external API, and it also suggested how your perspective should be while approaching a *free* application’s developer and what to really expect from it while reporting issues or trying to help with ideas. Speakers for this panel were: Ed Finkler (Creator of Spaz, a Lafayette-based open source Microblogging client for desktop and mobile), Vince Koser (Creator of CeTwit, a Lafayette-based full featured windows mobile Twitter client) and Nelu Lazar (Lead organizer of the local Tweetup and Twestival events, and Founder of Tweetvisor, a Lafayette-based multi-account Twitter interface for businesses).
Entrepreneurs of Lafayette, Indiana
Our Greater Lafayette in Indiana has many talents launching awesome startups that more people should learn about – this is something we’d like to encourage next year, by organizing local workshops and special startup events. Contact us if interested in actively participate.
Greater Lafayette Online Awards
The other event module we’d like to develop and improve for the next year is the local “Greater Lafayette Online Awards”. For 2010 we plan to split nominations and voting processes, to allow people to first express their suggestions for local blogs, news websites, niche websites, startups etc., then vote for the nominated candidates.
Winners of the Greater Lafayette Online Awards 2009
The great winner of the Lafayette Online Awards 2009 is http://artisanelectric.net/blog of @ArtisanElectric, nominated for and winning the title of the Best Local Business Blog in Lafayette, Indiana. Here are the final results for this category. Congratulations Chris Voglund, who have won a copy of the book “Twitter Marketing for Dummies” by Kyle P. Lacy of Indianapolis, the “easy-to-understand guide that quickly moves on to techniques for incorporating a Twitter strategy into your marketing mix, combining new and old media, building your network, using Twitter tools, and measuring your success“.
The winners of the other local awards categories were purdueetech.wordpress.com for the Best Local Collaborative Blog, merandawrites.com and clarkcreations.net/blog sharing the top position for the Best Local Personal Blog and jconline.com for the Best Local News Website.
Media Partners and Sponsors
The media partners of this event were local radio stations WAZY 96.5, Bob FM 95.3 and Classic Rock 95.7 Lafayette, and the online news website LafayetteOnline.com.
Contact us if you would like to become a media partner or a sponsor for our future monthly tweetup events.
Happy Holidays!
Thanks to all who attended this 3rd edition of our local tweetup. We have more surprises for the next year, hopefully more people will join these workshops and fun events. Follow @LafayeTweetup for news and updates.
Have safe and happy Holidays!
That was it: Lafayette Tweetup #2
People came to learn about new waves in the social media. That’s what we liked the most about this 2nd edition of the Greater Lafayette Tweetup in Indiana.
And we were pleasantly surprised to see how participants actually took notes and wrote down portions of the huge amount of information shared by the two very good panelists, Mihaela Vorvoreanu (Ph.D., Purdue University) and Gunes Yilmaztuerk (CMO, Sollé Coaching).
The whole meetup in the cozy business area of the Courtyard Marriott was actually an interesting open discussion that involved all attendees, from new people taking their first steps into social media venture to local savvy business SM strategists like Duke Long and others.
We now look forward to organizing the next open session like this, where people can share their experiences and opinions on their online presence.
The date we are currently looking at for the Lafayette Tweetup #3 is Monday, December 7th – comment your opinion and send new suggestions at lafayetweetup@tweetvisor.com or @LafayeTweetup.
Thank you all for participating! Thanks to our host, the Courtyard Marriott, and to our media partners WAZY 96.5, Bob FM 95.3 and Classic Rock 95.7 Lafayette. We’ll leave you now with the two presentations and some quick pics from the event.
