At One Year… What #LRtweetup Means to me by @marleysmom

We depend on one another for advice and support. It’s pretty awesome to me – especially since my support network here in Arkansas is limited by the fact that I didn’t grow up here. What #LRTweetup really means is that I have a group of people I can depend on to be authentic about everything from which shoes to buy to how much they retweet information about H1N1.

Read her full post at UALR.edu/tosmith

My LRtweetup Story’s Just Beginning by @stephhwilliams

So here’s my story about how I don’t really have a story … yet…

…Why in the world would I want to involve myself in anything that limits me to 140 characters or less? Because it’s fun. Well, there you go: in less than 20…

I kept to myself a bit and recognized more tweeps than I actually talked to IRL. But I did hang out in the corner a bit with @kellimarks; got my pic taken by @laureneclark; spotted @jamiewalden money for a drink; and even won a door prize from @Heifer.

So I figure the more I go to these get-togethers, the more comfortable I’ll get. Then, I’ll really have a story to tell. Then, God help us all – unless someone cuts me off every 140 characters.

Read Stephs full post at StephsWonderfulLife.blogspot.com

My #LRtweetup story by @arkstfan

LRTweetUp is more than a social group or business networking program. The participants care about Central Arkansas and making it a better place. Helping local non-profits has been a big part all along. Choosing that path has been essential to the character of the organization. It reminds us to put others before self and that shapes the tone of our community…

We share a lot with each other, sometimes too much, but we know a lot of things about each other that our regular circles of friends and family don’t know about each other.

There is trust and genuine concern for each other….

…Quite a few of us have shared some of our worst days with each other and every time, the community has been there to share the pain. There have also been a lot of shared celebrations as well.

Read Mark’s full post at his ArkStFan Blog