From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Interview With The Organizer of St. Louis’ Largest Tweetup Ever

June 30, 2009 Events

The largest ever? The event has not happened yet, but in talking with Rex Gradeless, one of the organizers, that is a mere technicality. Rex and his partner on this event, Brandon Prebynski have high hopes for their Tweetup on July 3rd at McGurks, in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis and are certain that [...]

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Look At Me Seminar Will Teach You SEO

June 29, 2009 Events

Are you a business owner with a website that is not performing for you as well as you would like? There is an upcoming seminar in August that is devoted entirely to helping small business owners get their websites in front of more eyeballs. Plan to attend the Look At Me Seminar on August 27. [...]

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New Event: Largest St. Louis Tweetup Ever On July 3rd

June 27, 2009 Events

Twitter users @rex7 and @prebynski have announced what they are calling the Largest St. Louis Tweetup Ever to be held July 3rd at McGurk’s in Soulard. Details and a link to the web page for the event are on that date on the calendar. More to come.

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Bring a Tweep to Lunch – Spotlight by the Riverfront Times

June 25, 2009 News

The Riverfront Times today spotlights the recurring Bring a Tweep to Lunch events. Glad these are getting some recognition. Hopefully this will spur more interest and involvement, leading to more fun social networking events in St. Louis. Cheers.

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Bring a Tweep to Lunch-June 26 Edition

June 23, 2009 Events

Please join Todd Jordan, aka @tojosan, and myself, @execbp, for this week’s edition of the Bring a Tweep to Lunch series of tweet-ups. This week we are meeting at Dave and Buster’s in Earth City. (If you find the event on the calendar, there is a map and more details.) These events are meant to [...]

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One Month Down

June 22, 2009 News

It has been almost a month since this blog launched, with much help, guidance, and contribution from Todd Jordan. Todd and I both share a vision of St. Louis as a thriving social networking community, one of benefit to many, and this blog was seen as a means to facilitate and encourage the realization of [...]

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Social Media Club St. Louis – June Business Event

June 21, 2009 Events

Social Media Club St. Louis brought the town another great event.  The focus of the event was local small business owners talking about their use of social networking and social media tools.  You can read the event announcement to get an idea of panelists and topics intended. The event was a success. People streamed in [...]

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Bring a Tweep To Lunch – Feraro’s Pizza

June 20, 2009 Events

Bringing a tweep to lunch may sound funny but it’s more about fun, oh, and food. Bringing a tweep is a weekly summer event, and the latest was at Feraro’s Pizza. Feraro’s is a local and family owned pizzeria, serving Jersey style pizza and sides. They’re located in the heart of the Soulard district in [...]

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10 Quick Tips for Using Twitter to Promote Your Business

June 19, 2009 How-To

I get asked a lot about using social media to promote my business, and using Twitter to do so in particular. While I always stress that there is not a single right way to do this, and that no one has all the answers, and that different things work for different products and brands, I [...]

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Social Media Club St. Louis on Small Business Event is Tonight

June 18, 2009 Events

I know this is short notice, but if you are in St. Louis, and you have anything to do with running a small business using social media, or you would like to learn, you should plan to attend this event at Pepper Lounge. From the above link: The evening begins with drinks and networking at [...]

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New Event: St. Louis Dog Tweetup

June 18, 2009 Events

This is a first, for me anyway, but there will be a bring your puppy Tweetup in Forest Park on Saturday June 27th. The event will begin at 10am at the bottom of the World’s Fair Pavillion by the fountains. A link to the invite, where you can RSVP is on the events calendar here. [...]

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Chesterfield Police Now Patrolling Twitter

June 16, 2009 News

To the best of my knowledge, the Chesterfield Police Department today will become the first local police department to use Twitter.  They plan to use the micro-blogging service to inform their followers about relevant information happening in Chesterfield, like road closures and ongoing incidents, and any other situations where the public may need information quickly. [...]

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The St. Louis Social Media Week Ahead

June 15, 2009 Events

There are a few things going on this week around St. Louis: Tuesday Have you tried a Mom’s Originals pretzel yet? Local business owner and Twitter user @taranjo will be on Today in St. Louis on channel 5 showcasing her delicious pretzels.  Set your DVR’s to record it. Thursday The Social Media Club of St. [...]

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Bring a Tweep to Lunch – St. Louis Weekly Friday Tweetups

June 12, 2009 Events

So you’ve always wanted to attend a tweetup, but couldn’t find a convenient evening to go out. Well, the Bring a Tweep to Lunch Friday Tweetup Series is for you. Each week during the summer, there’ll be a Friday lunch time tweetup. Added bonus? it will be held at a different eatery around St. Louis [...]

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St. Louis Social Media Club June Event

June 12, 2009 Events

As far as furthering the cause of social media in St. Louis, no group that I know of puts the money where their mouth is like the St. Louis chapter of the Social Media Club.  And no single person, that I know embodies the spirit of social media more than my friend Todd Jordan.   [...]

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