We’re Living in Twitter Times

It’s no secret that Twitter is the “it” web application of the moment for web and technology professionals, but little did I know how pervasive Twitter really has become — until last night that is. The San Diego Tweetup event, organized by yours truly @jbruin, was more than just a gathering of geeks answering the question, “what are you doing?”, it was a powerful networking event that facilitated impromptu interviews for open positions, relationship building between all types of web workers, consultants and potential new clients, introductions to some new San Diego faces, and new opportunities for using Twitter to drive both personal and professional agendas.

Matt Browne beat me to the punch with a great post on StartupSD.net that describes the quantity and quality of attendees, as well as the amazing content that will no doubt be produced as a result of the Tweetup, so I thought I’d focus on a few really amazing highlights from the evening.

• Aten Syndicate, our generous sponsor, supplied food and beer for all attendees for the majority of the evening. Their generosity is greatly appreciated by everyone, myself included, as the buzz about free grub spread virally prior to the Tweetup and added a little extra cool factor to the event.
• Ryan Kuder, former Diego resident and current Internet celebrity, let me interview him on the impact that Twitter has had on his life. A flip video has been captured and will be shared shortly.
• Kristina Allison, one of 6 finalists in the Mahalo VLOGIdol competition currently calls San Diego home, along with Lisa Brewster, a semifinalist in the same competition. Both women are forces to be reckoned with and among the list of notable Tweetup attendees.
• San Diego is full of incredibly ambitious women, and the best of us are all on Twitter. Notable mentions, in addition to the two listed above, include Christina Aris, Barbara Ludwig, Erin O’Connor, Anita Cohen-Williams, Lisa Hyatt, and Brynn Evans, but of course that’s just a small sampling.
• Photos, blogs, and tweets are already aggregating nicely, use the hashtag #sdtweetup (seriously check this link out for a good view of everything) and the tag sdtweetup.

What’s Next for Tweetup

I’d like to take this good thing to the next level. The June Tweetup needs a sponsor and a venue, and I’d love to see comments on ideas for both. The July Tweetup, however, could be spectacular. I can’t say anything yet, because the plans have not been put in motion, but if the idea comes to fruition then I’m pretty sure it will be as incredible in real-life as the fantasy twitterstream playing in my head.

Also coming soon is a sdtweetup wiki for group collaboration on events, venues, topics, sponsors, the twitter roll etc. I’d rather not reinvent the wheel so I’ll do a little searching to see if we can leverage an existing Twitter wiki, but either way I will keep everyone posted.

Twitter Roll

This list of sdtweetup attendees is by no means complete. I need your help filling in the blanks, you can either @jbruin me on Twitter, send me an email jvangrove [at] gmail [dot] com, or leave a comment below.

@AboutLisa Lisa Hyatt
@abull Angela Bull
@adora Lisa Brewster
@bjschone B.J. Schone
@bmevans Brynn Evans
@cbaron Chris Baron
@DamienH Damien Howley
@danlarsen Dan Larsen
@declan Declan Fleming
@docwho76 Daniel Spisak
@DowntownRob Rob Marlbrough
@emp Alex Kawas
@gemalynn Gema Lynn
@hober Edward O’Connor
@Imagium Phelan Riessan
@jbruin Jenn Van Grove – Organizer (that’s me)
@jimmyhendricks Jimmy Hendricks
@jocelynrobind Robin Darling
@joebird Joe Spurr
@kirinqueen Erin O’Connor
@lisinsd Lisa Rosenfelt
@madrox David Horn
@mattsurfs Matt Browne
@mikeschu Mike Schumaker
@mokulabs Patrick Crowley
@msmommyw Pamela
@nateritter Nate Ritter
@nathangibbs Nathan Gibbs
@nomatophobia Sarah
@northlight Steve E
@nrek Enrique Guiterrez – Sponsor, Aten Syndicate
@paperkristina – Kristina Allison
@richandcreamy Richie Edquid
@ryankuder Ryan Kuder
@searchguru Anita Cohen-Williams
@SDTechGirl Christina Aris
@sethinsd Seth Caldwell
@stevievep Stephen Kenny
@techlifeweb Scott Kingery
@the_peg_is_in Peggy Gartin
@thekid Ben Cote
@tonybalsamo Tony Balsamo
@viss Dan Tentler – Sponsor, Aten Syndicate
@wigsie Barbara Ludwig
@wizardElite Chris Rodgers
@zenchaos Jerry Sheehan

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