Making an event great is equal parts ambience and people. Robust Wine Bar owners Stanley and Arlene provided both. Greeting people as they came in, seating them promptly, and being waited on immediately made a wonderful impression on attendees. Arlene joined us and gathered us round the bar. She welcomed each of us personally as…
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Charter Rocked Our Tweetup
Or how to win friends and influence people from Twitter. Charter is the cable provider in the St. Louis metro area. Competition exists in the form of dish providers and U-Verse, AT&T’s offering. Charter is also the default install for new homes and apartments. All in all, they dominate the television provider market. I say…
St. Louis A Social Networking Landmark
Landmarks, synonymous with St. Louis. Home to The Arch, The Hill, and yes, The Tivoli, St. Louis is a wealth of history and landmarks to prove it. Forging ahead though, St. Louis is becoming a hot bed of social media and networking. Blogging really brings that to light. Sharing some of those blogs is my…
Tweetups Tip – Share something remarkable
Inspired by Social Media 101 by Chris Brogan. Going to a tweetup can be fun. Delivering and receiving value though requires a bit something extra. Today let’s talk sharing. Expectations abound for networking events. Some come looking to make friends, others business contacts, a few even seek jobs. Notice a theme? It’s about them and…
The Silver Ballroom Tweetup
Hearing the name The Silver Ballroom conjures images of dance floors and cheesy lighting. Reality found us at a bar in the Bevo Mills area of St. Louis. The Silver Ballroom is a play on words; hiding silver ball throws people off the pinball connection. Arcade? No. It’s St. Louis’ answer to pinball, punk and…
