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Monday, September 28, 2009
Putting the social in social media at BarCamp Tampa (video)
Posted by Miss Destructo on Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 3:11 PM
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Many of us are so used to using social networking sites daily that we forget that there is a big world out there. I admit, I have also become accustomed to living life under 140 characters or less. The allure of being able to network in my underwear has become all too tempting. Finally, having enough of staring at status updates about someone's lunch, I put some pants on and attended the Tech/Social Media conference Barcamp Tampa Bay 2009 on Sunday, September 27th at USF.
The local social media driven event was running two consecutive days, Saturday was focused on Tech/Development and Sunday was geared towards the Social Media/Marketing crowd. Each day is filled with attendee driven panels and discussions, making Barcamp a unique experience. Unlike most conferences, every guest at Barcamp has a chance to sign up for a panel spot to speak their minds about the hottest tech/social media topics. Best of all, it's free!
As the day progressed, I felt as if my Twitter follower list had came to life as strangers shouted "Miss Destructo!". I could hear the faint whisper of the Cheers theme song playing in my head "Where everybody knows your name..." as most of the attendees had a strange sense of familiarity when real life interaction was creeping past their pixelated avatars. Many Barcamp attendees, like myself enjoy the sense of community events like Barcamp bring to the Tampa Bay area. As it's always refreshing to know that life is more than 140 characters...
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