from ArkansasBusiness.com

Arkansas Business published a masterpiece by media reporter and tweetup regular Sam Eiflling, @SamEifling.

On May 18, the loose band of Twitter users who have made Little Rock Tweetups a monthly rite of beery canoodling are getting together at Juanita’s Cafe & Bar in Little Rock for the Little Rock Tweeties – an awards night to recognize the most clever and creative among this digital tribe…

…The notion of handing out awards for tweeting makes you wonder just how interesting some people find their navels. But the entire tone of the enterprise has been tongue-in-cheek, and a nod to the bona fide human connections that the Tweetup crowd seems to have stumbled onto while trying to network.

Read his full article “Twitter’s Influence Felt in Tornadoes and Tweeties”

from the desk of @LT

Our friend and co-founder Lance Turner, @LT, wrote a great post that recalled some of the highlights from the past year.

This whole #LRTweetup enterprise was founded nearly on a lark. And you can read much more about the history of the event (in which I played a small role), plus other stories from the #LRTweetup community, right here from the people who lived it. Throughout the year, this ecosystem of 140-character oversharers has raised money for nonprofits, shared many thousands of MBs of information and helped cultivate a stronger, more connected business community. And this is just the start.

Read the full post “#LRTweetup: Join Us Next Week for the LRTweetie Awards!”

Many thanks to @LT and @SamEifling for their kind words and to Arkansas Business for their ongoing coverage of #LRtweetup.