Miami Herald’s #HeraldTweetup thanks you!

Posted: June 17th, 2009 | Author: | Filed under: Social Networking, travel, twitter| 9 Comments »

All I can really say is “Wow.” When the idea to host a tweetup had been thrown around months ago between @loritodd, @Heraldsports and I after I attended the @Sun Sentinel‘s first #SoFlaTweetup, we were slow getting started but once the ball started rolling it only took two weeks to see the RSVP list on our twtvite explode.

We were slightly nervous about the attendance, hoping the casual nature of tweetups didn’t result in too many last-minute “I’m-so-swamped, can’t-make-it” replies. But Miami, boy did you deliver. The Miami Herald staff was thrilled to have been able to socialize and meet you all face-to-face, the people behind the voices in our paper and online and the readers who’ve stuck with us through challenging times.

You blew us away by making #HeraldTweetup such a fantastic success.

Most of the other tweetups (RefreshMiami, BarCampMiami) and meetups I’ve attended in Miami have been tech-based, chock-full of geeks and developers, iPhone geniuses and Web designers. The community is flourishing and it’s exciting that the barriers to hang and mingle with these sharp minds are few.  After a while though for us media folks it feels a little over our heads. I’m a tech-groupie, but I can’t talk serious shop with the talented geeks in Miami.

We hope to continue to host tweetups in the future as a vehicle for community interaction, uniting readers from all professions and backgrounds, and hopefully with changes in venue more readers from the tri-county area.

From our estimates about 150 of you fine folk were kind enough to spend your Tuesday night with us at Tobacco Road. You braved the heat, mosquitoes and a standing-room-only setup and for that we cannot thank you enough.

Please, please, please let us know if you have suggestions for future venues or ideas on what we can do to make these continually fun for all of you. Check out The Miami Herald’s South Florida Twitter Directory for more fun peeps to follow and keep checking it regularly, as the list will always be getting new names.

If you have photos from the event, we’d love it if you added them to our Flickr pool (thanks @loritodd!) and keep your eyes peeled for an event video on its way. We’ll tweet it at you.

Here are some of the shots from last night:

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  • http://www.agustinaprigoshin.com Agustina Prigoshin

    Thank you for such a terrific evening. It was great to mingle with friends and meet new fascinating people! I’m really looking forward to the next one! Keep it up ladies!!

  • http://twitter.com/miamime MiamiMe

    Look at the expressions on our faces: Did my joke stink? ;-)

  • http://www.worstpizza.com lapp

    We had an amazing time, and it was worth the typhoon we drove through to get there!

  • http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/surflocal/2009/06/26/what-is-a-tweetup-and-why-go-to-one/ Think Global, Surf Local » Blog Archive » What is a tweetup, and why go to one?

    [...] Miami Herald’s #HeraldTweetup thanks you! We were slightly nervous about the attendance, hoping the casual nature of tweetups didn’t result in too many last-minute “I’m-so-swamped, can’t-make-it” replies. But Miami, boy did you deliver. The Miami Herald staff was thrilled to have been able to socialize and meet you all face-to-face, the people behind the voices in our paper and online and the readers who’ve stuck with us through challenging times. [...]

  • http://www.agentm2.com Miami Web Design

    Looking forward to the next Herald Tweetup

  • http://www.lorimarietodd.com/2009/07/21/planning-a-tweetu/ Advice and tips on planning a tweetup | LORI MARIE TODD

    [...] Mallory Colliflower Improve your Twitter street cred. Get your ass to a tweetup. Miami Herald’s #HeraldTweetup thanks you. [...]

  • http://www.mallorycolliflower.com/2009/08/you-asked-for-it-our-second-heraldtweetup/ You asked for it — Our second #HeraldTweetup – Mallory Colliflower

    [...] know it’s been about two months since our first #HeraldTweetup (which totally rocked because of all of you lovely people) and South Florida is getting antsy. In case you haven’t [...]

  • http://www.crowleyautotransport.com/ autotransport

    I met so many great like-minded people. When’s the next 1.

  • http://WebsiteURL JamesDX

    Maybe this is me talking nonsense, but it seems like Google isn’t a company run strictly by the top and they seem to be doing quite well.