Johannesburg Tweet-Up Follow-Up – January 26th 2010
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Johannesburg Tweet-Up Follow-Up – January 26th 2010
Our second Johannesburg Tweet-Up at Mythos in Johannesburg was a success with 76 of the RSVPed Guests appearing and 26 unregistered guests for a total of 101 people through-out the evening.
Special thank you to @caryljr for sponsoring the food, @pokenafrica for giving us a new tool for breaking the ice and networking within the room, transferring contact information via the Poken, and to Bill Gibson of Knowledge Brokers International, www.kbitraining.com, for sponsoring the first drink for over 100 people.
I am very proud of the members of the #JHBTweetup tweet-ups who have come together and made the evening a success. This is a social networking event of twitter users open to all twitter users in the world, held in Johannesburg for users in South Africa. We embraced the spirit of tweet-ups with people coming from as far as Pretoria, Capetown, Germany, Croatia, Canada, and especially Kempton Park. I encourage the people who attended to tweet about their experience at the tweet-up, write about the tweet-up in blogs, or the value of twitter. Thank you @zamarcashton for the great blog about the tweet-up http://bundublog.com/2010/01/27/online-networking-offline/
Our next Tweet-Up is scheduled for March 23rd 2010, the location yet to be discussed depending on the preliminary numbers, maybe we will take over all of Mythos or take on a bigger location. Our founding 40 members of the tweet-up really helped in referring and bringing people to this tweet-up, and I ask again for your help to make our next tweet-up a success.
Ways one could help, if you are part of other social networks where people have twitter, please invite them. A lot of people in Johannesburg have Facebook and Twitter. By posting the event in your Facebook status or site, those who interact more on Facebook than twitter will be inclined to start tweeting again and come out to the tweet-up. And the best way to help make the tweetups a success, more than anything else… is please bring yourself out again!
Thanks so much!
@ryanagibson
Here’s what some of our members and attendees have said:
@jeaninenorden @RyanAGibson Thanx for organising the ‘Tweety Meeting’ last night! Good fun. about 12 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to RyanAGibson
@ramonthomas thanks @RyanAGibson for being so proactive in organising the Joburg Tweet-ups. More on my blog http://ramonthomas.com/tag/twitter/
samuraibunny RT @RyanAGibson @timlunn @pokenafrica @marlizev @amorlunn thnx 4 giving away a poken+helping make it a great tweetup with ur awesome energy
samuraibunny kudos to @RyanAGibson for an awesome #JHBtweetup! had a really good time 🙂 props 2 sponsors as well @caryljr + @PokenAfrica + @TimLunn 🙂
CraigN The tweetup last night was awesome. Great to see some new faces around, sorry if I never got to say hi. Thanks to @RyanAGibson 4 organising.
MarlizeV Had a great time at #jhbtweetup last night! THANKS @RyanAGibson for organizing it & congrats to all the #Poken winners!!!
big5events @RyanAGibson Thanks Ryan for organizing the cool event last night. We had fun @hcvst @kinavst
AmorLunn #jhbtweetup rocked last night @ryanagibson THANKS for organising, the sponsored drinks and platters!! @PokenAfrica for prizes 🙂
gc34 @RyanAGibson thx for organizing .. had a great time! about 24 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to RyanAGibson
Sheena_LE Agree RT @TamaraLE: @ryanagibson thanks for the cool tweetup yesterday
TamaraLE @ryanagibson thanks for the cool tweetup yesterday 10:09 PM Jan 26th from UberTwitter
gregnietsky RT: @caryljr: Tweetup last night was great fun – thanks to @RyanAGibson for organising it! <- nice to meet all peeps double plus good
caryljr Tweetup last night was great fun – thanks to @RyanAGibson for organising it!
AfricanABC Good tweetup last night thanks to @RyanAGibson (I realise this morning that I may have had a bit too much wine though :-))
SheBeeGee Must say, the tweet up last night was very cool. Well done @ryanagibson even if you guys forgot to bring my bee name tag :p
handyman_can @RyanAGibson thanks for an awesome #Tweetup last nite 🙂
ChristoMove @RyanAGibson Thank you for hosting great #JHBTweetUp last night! (& Mythos for splendid venue.)
ianduvenage Great night at #JHBTweetup, thanks @RyanAGibson for organising!
timlunn @RyanAGibson Thanks for organising an awsome #JHBTweetup! Great tweeps, plenty #poken – seriously social!
zamarcashton Big up to @ryanagibson & @caryljr for the Tweet-up last night – http://bundublog.com/2010/01/27/online-networking-offline/ – it was good!
ShonaYOwen @RyanAGibson i remember why i loved the last tweet up so much, such positive energy from everyone, no exceptions! Ps. How’s your head?
gc34 @RyanAGibson thanks for organizing awesome tweetup!! U rock dude!!
Green_Guerrilla @RyanAGibson Hey man, thank you so much once again for an awesome evening! #JHBTweetup
8UNNI Fun night out – awesome to meeting @@RyanAGibson @Green_Guerrilla @JacquelineSwart (ok thats all I can remember right now)
HarounKola @RyanAGibson Thanks for organising an excellent #JHBTweetup!
cdake #JHBTweetup really amazing thanks for setting it up @RyanAGibson welldone.. looking forward to see the images and colloborate with others.
ShonaYOwen Kudos for another excellent event to both of you. RT @RoaldCP: @ryanAGibson well done buddy
Messages from the #JHBTweetup: http://twitter.com/replies#search?q=%23jhbtweetup
ianduvenage: @deanoelsch Next #JHBTweetup date still to be set, had nice event last night! about 17 hours ago from UberTwitter
ianduvenage: Would have been great to have some guys from “You make Joburg great” at the #JHBTweetup ..next time.. @deanoelsch ? about 18 hours ago from web
shahil: ah! I am online. yay … anyway, great meeting all at the #jhbtweetup last night 🙂 about 20 hours ago from m.slandr.net
Arne86: @samuraibunny #JHBtweetup sounds fun, consider me being there in tequila spirit. about 21 hours ago from web
Green_Guerrilla: Those of you who were at the #JHBTweetup last night —> What did you think of the event? Improvements? Praises? Quirks? Let's hear it… about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck
SingleSyllable: I should be nominated for pokening strangers en masse in the dark! http://tinyurl.com/ydugpxc #JHBTweetup about 22 hours ago from Echofon
angelonfilm: @samuraibunny when's the next #JHBtweetup?! about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck
samuraibunny: @Arne86 you shoulda been at the #JHBtweetup… @SezLeigh = my new Tequila Queen @gc34 = Master o' Patron XO 😉 about 23 hours ago from Seesmic
PokenAfrica: #jhbtweetup was awesome! Great meeting everyone there. Congrats to all the #Poken winners, and big thanx to @RyanAGibson for organizing it! about 23 hours ago from Tweetvisor
samuraibunny: kudos to @RyanAGibson for an awesome #JHBtweetup! had a really good time 🙂 props 2 sponsors as well @caryljr + @PokenAfrica + @TimLunn 🙂 about 23 hours ago from Seesmic
MarlizeV: Had a great time at #jhbtweetup last night! THANKS @RyanAGibson for organizing it & congrats to all the #Poken winners!!! about 23 hours ago from Tweetvisor
prieurdp: The world smells of Jack Daniel's today and I have no coffee handy :/ #jhbtweetup about 23 hours ago from Seesmic
bilalr: enjoyed meeting awesome tweeps yesterday at #jhbtweetup – gr8 job with organisation!! about 24 hours ago from web
AmorLunn: #jhbtweetup rocked last night @ryanagibson THANKS for organising, the sponsored drinks and platters!! @PokenAfrica for prizes 🙂 about 24 hours ago from Power Twitter
johan_de_klerk: great fun last night at #JhbTweetup 1 day ago from web
mitzcoertzen: The #Jhbtweetup was great fun! 1 day ago from web
Mz_Moneypenny: @al_ice My head is too sore for a random vry this morning. Post #JHBtweetup blues. 1 day ago from HootSuite
SingleSyllable: @ElsieGeselsie had such a great time at the #JHBTweetup she seems to have lost her #poken 🙁 1 day ago from Echofon
SingleSyllable: @caryljr really wanted to meet you 🙁 But thanks a bunch for your contribution to a great night #JHBTweetup 😉 1 day ago from Echofon
Ismail: Awesome meeting tweeps yesterday at #jhbtweetup gr8 job with organisation. 1 day ago from Echofon
SingleSyllable: Okay people. After yesterday's #JHBTweetup, I dare you to ask me anything http://formspring.me/Syllable 1 day ago from formspring.me
ChristoMove: @RyanAGibson Thank you for hosting great #JHBTweetUp last night! (& Mythos for splendid venue.) 1 day ago from TweetDeck
ChristoMove: @caryljr Thanks for the wonderful catering at the #JHBTweetUp last night! 1 day ago from TweetDeck
ianduvenage: Owner of new device from @pokenafrica after #JHBTweetup thanks to @JacquelineSwart … Busy checking it out online.. 1 day ago from web
ianduvenage: Great night at #JHBTweetup, thanks @RyanAGibson for organising! 1 day ago from web
timlunn: @RyanAGibson Thanks for organising an awsome #JHBTweetup! Great tweeps, plenty #poken – seriously social! 1 day ago from Tweetvisor
Green_Guerrilla: @RyanAGibson Hey man, thank you so much once again for an awesome evening! #JHBTweetup 1 day ago from TweetDeck
Green_Guerrilla: @8UNNI Awwwh…had a great time with you too hun, was a pleasure to meet you! #JHBtweetup 1 day ago from TweetDeck
Green_Guerrilla: @JacquelineSwart You…yoooouuuu…bad influence you! You're good you…! #JHBtweetup 1 day ago from TweetDeck
HarounKola: @RyanAGibson Thanks for organising an excellent #JHBTweetup! 1 day ago from SimplyTweet
Green_Guerrilla: @Rubyletters Howdi hun, was nice to meet you tonight…! #JHBtweetup …! 1 day ago from TweetDeck
cybersass: http://bit.ly/buuSfF in which i blog about f2f oxymorons – ie, the #jhbtweetup 1 day ago from TweetDeck
SingleSyllable: Met cool new people at #JHBTweetup; saw some old faces, and missed a couple others. 1 day ago from SocialScope
Green_Guerrilla: #JHBtweetup is starting to thin out…considering l've firmly placed foot-in-mouth all evening…l take my leave. (near Gallo Manor) 1 day ago from The Grid
MuffinMegain: I want to be there man! Aurgh! RT @Green_Guerrilla: God damn there's some interesting tweeps here…! #JHBtweetup 1 day ago from UberTwitter
Green_Guerrilla: God damn there's some interesting tweeps here…! #JHBtweetup (near Gallo Manor) 1 day ago from The Grid
cdake: #JHBTweetup really amazing thanks for setting it up @RyanAGibson welldone.. looking forward to see the images and colloborate with others. 1 day ago from Digsby
Green_Guerrilla: Rocking the #JHBtweetup… Loving the tweeps! You all rock…! @SingleSyllable…you have the jean pant on! (near Gallo Manor)