These Are My People by @kerrijack

Last year, two friends I know professionally in town Natalie and Angel started joking around on Twitter that each were getting close to (I think it was) 400 followers. A bet was made that whoever got to 400 first got a drink from the other. My friend Stacey and I both perked up like Scooby Doo, “Drinks? Social? Fun?” Things took off from there. Let’s invite EVERYONE! So the call went out: We’re having a TweetUp! Anyone in Little Rock on Twitter, let’s meet up at Sticky Fingerz. We’ll be nerds. Won’t that be fun?!

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On Little Rock Tweetups by @mattbarnette

… I realize what kind of people are out there, and I, more than anyone (and this will seem strange coming from me, probably) am in love with the world. I am constantly amazed, dumbfounded, and learning about the world I live in and the people who inhabit it. Sure, when life on our planet is gone it will barely be a blip on the galaxy’s radar, but I am part of that larger community and it is beautiful and I am proud to have been a tiny speck of dust in it.

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Are You The Answer to My Mid-Life Crisis? by @pstrack

This is a community that has encouraged me to Take Time To Give. A community that has taught me that you won’t find a Gowalla at the Zoo, but you might find Monkey Boy there. A community that has shown me the power of 140 characters. A community that may despise presentations, but loves the Prezi. A community that has convinced me that Print Lives. A community that stays up all night, and is still able to  contribute incredibly during the day.  A community that not-so-gracefully informed us all that ice cream isn’t just a treat for kids!

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I Didn’t Win an iPod. I Won a New Community by @alextcone

… it wasn’t until I went to an integrating media conference that I knew I would never turn back. @pstrack gave away several iPod Nanos. I didn’t win one, but after that day I won a new community. I met @amybhole, @cherylferg, @KatieMcManners, @RobMcBryde, @kerrijack and so many other exceptional personalities. #LRTweetup finally made sense. There would be no more holding back. My wife would permanently think me a dork, but I would forever be a card carrying member of the Little Rock twitter community: #LRTweetup

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