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 …

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So you’re a Twitter rock star with an impressive list of followers. You’ve got a killer score of 99.6 on Twitter Grader, you carry on interesting conversations with @reply after @reply and get retweeted a decent amount, too. All is well in your Twitterverse, except…
…none of it is doing you any good in real life. Close your laptop and turn off your iPhone. What happens to your Twitterverse now? Exactly.

GIVE TWEEPS A CHANCE
If for any reason you’ve been weary of …

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I’ve attended a few South Florida tech events in the last couple months (BarCamp, WeMedia, SoFlaTweetup) and last night I was glad to finally add Refresh to the list.  Lots of familiar faces, both people I’ve met at other events and tweeps I met in person for the first time. Thanks to VOIS for the beer and munchies and to Alex De Carvalho (@alexdc) for coordinating.
I got to hear a bit about the concept of co-working, which was new to …

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Although I didn’t have the chance (or the $$) to go to FOWA (Future of Web Apps), I had a great time last Sunday at BarCampMiami. For those unfamiliar with the concept of BarCamp (and no, it doesn’t involve mixing cocktails for tips), check out the wiki here. They sum it up like this:
BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos …

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If you’re a fellow-geek and you DON’T watch “Attack of the Show” on the G4 channel, then you might as well be surfing the net on a dial-up connection.  It’s a 60-minute news-style show that dishes on all things technology, computers, gadgets and video games, with a dash of wit,  a sprinkle of comedy and a couple of hot hosts to garnish it off.  It’s basically everything you’ve already read on the blogs today, compacted and humor-fied for TV.  Nonetheless, …

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