More than 80 members of Boston’s social media community came together last Tuesday morning for a social media breakfast co-hosted by Jeff Pulver and me at the S & S Restaurant in Cambridge.
While there was no specific agenda, Jeff did distribute his personal social-networking toolkits to everyone, ensuring the gathering was … social! He also hinted that the “Breakfast with Jeff Pulver (and friends)” series he is hosting around the world might lead to a book.
Here are some links to media from the event:
Look out for SMB7 in early May.
(Jeff Pulver photos)
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Scott Monty, Doug Haslam, Jim Storer, and Laura Fitton headlined the ticket at yesterday morning’s Social Media Breakfast 5 at the S & S Restaurant and Deli in Inman Square, Cambridge.
Each of the four led a five-minute presentation on how Twitter has “changed our lives.”
Scott Monty (@ScottMonty on Twitter) reminded us that “Twitter is nothing if you don’t have the community,” and explained how Twitter was indirectly responsible for helping him land his current gig at crayon.
Doug Haslam from Topaz Partners used props — specially a ball of dough that matches his Twitter handle, DougH — to demonstrate how Twitter serves as the hub of much of his work online. He also shared answers from members of his Twitter community to the question, “How has Twitter changed your life?”
Jim Storer from Mzinga (and @jstorerj on Twitter) talked about the potential of Twitter’s under-used favorites tool; the bright future for microblogging (including inside the enterprise), which he termed the “gateway drug to social media”; the notion of “hunters and gatherers” on Twitter; and the importance of listening.
Pistachio Consulting’s Laura Fitton (aka “Pistachio“) delivered a deeply personal and moving account of the ways that Twitter has changed and enriched her world, both personally and professionally, since she moved to Boston last year.
A big thanks to Jim, Aaron Strout, and everyone at Mzinga (disclosure: Mzinga is a client of mine) for sponsoring Social Media Breakfast 5, and to Boston’s ever-passionate — and growing — social media community for making this breakfast series the success that it has become.
Other media from Social Media Breakfast 5
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Did you attend yesterday’s breakfast? Please drop a comment with your Twitter handle to this post, or to the one announcing the event. I’ll round up all the IDs and share by e-mail.
Photo credits
Montage above uses Flickr photos from Mzinga Marketing, davefishernc, colin_n, alexa627, doughaslam, and stevegarfield.
Technorati Tags: Social Media Breakfast, SMB5, Scott Monty, Doug Haslam, Jim Storer, Laura Fitton, Mzinga, Twitter
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A window into Boston’s social media community
Boston’s Social Media Breakfast series marched on this past Monday at the Mooo Restaurant at the XV Beacon hotel when some 45-50 members of the city’s passionate social media community braved the frigid temperatures and came together for a morning of good food and great conversation.
Washington, D.C.-based buzzman Geoff Livingston was the featured presenter at Social Media Breakfast 4, and he used the analogy of Red Sox Nation to lead a thoughtful discussion about the differences between a community, an audience, and stakeholders.
For some further accounts from the breakfast, follow these links:
Thanks again to Kyle Flaherty, Lisa Azizian, and the Horn Group for sponsoring Social Media Breakfast 4.
Watch this space for the announcement of SMB5, likely to take place in late January or early February.
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