If you like dogs and beer, then you'll love this episode of Minnesocia!
Thanks to the folks at K9-Connection, every other Thursday there's a Twin Cities-area happy hour event where dog owners can bring their pooches with them and enjoy a beer with other dog owners. My wife and I brought our new best friend Tupper to the last event and had a blast. Sound like fun to you? Click here for upcoming "Beer with your Buddy" events.
In this episode, there are pictures from the June 25th BWYB at The Nomad, plus a new doggie Facebook page trend that is guaranteed to make you go "awwwwwwww".
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Title Game! @OMMinneapolis v. @CampusPizza
(13) @CampusPizza shocked the world! After solid, but tight wins over the (4) and (5) seeds, Campus passed the toughest test of the tournament by knocking off powerhouse (1) @PunchPizza.
Meanwhile, (2) @OMMinneapolis came out ahead of their seesaw battle with (3) @greenmill001. So now the championship is set ...it's the overachieving underdog versus the consistent powerhouse in the first ever, Best-tweeting MSP Bars/Restaurants/Coffee Shops tournament ...cast your vote below! Voting ends Thursday, June 25 at 7 pm.
Meanwhile, (2) @OMMinneapolis came out ahead of their seesaw battle with (3) @greenmill001. So now the championship is set ...it's the overachieving underdog versus the consistent powerhouse in the first ever, Best-tweeting MSP Bars/Restaurants/Coffee Shops tournament ...cast your vote below! Voting ends Thursday, June 25 at 7 pm.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The Final Four! ...best-tweeting MSP Bars/Restaurants
What a second round! The @greenmill001 v. @KipsPub battle was epic with @greenmill001 narrowly edging out a victory at the last minute. The biggest surprise of the tournament? That would be (13)@CampusPizza with impressive wins over four and five seeds. But now they're facing the biggest test of the tournament as they lock horns with (1)@PunchPizza. Of course, the champion is up to you ...so cast your votes now! Polls close Sunday, June 21 at 6 pm.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Best MSP Bars/Restaurants/Coffee Shops on Twitter, Round 2
Upsets galore! (13)@CampusPizza pulled off a shocking victory over powerhouse (4)@RockBottomMpls. (11)@KipsPub not only knocked off (6)@TCTHURHAPPYHOUR, they gained the most votes of all 16 participants, including (1)@PunchPizza. Does that mean @KipsPub is the bar to beat? It's up to you! Voting for the second round ends at 11 pm, Wednesday, June 17.
To see the full bracket, click here
To see the full bracket, click here
Friday, June 5, 2009
Best MSP Bars/Restaurants/Coffee Shops (on Twitter)
It's tourney time in Minnesocia! We're putting Twitter-savvy bars, restaurants, coffee shops ...just-about any food-related account we could think of, head-to-head in a bracket-style tournament. Check out the most recent Minnesocia then go to the links below to cast your votes! It could be you like the food, the atmosphere of the place ...or maybe you're a big fan of their Twitter accounts or Facebook pages. Either way, let us know who your favorite is!
For the full bracket, click here
For the full bracket, click here
Thursday, May 21, 2009
The Boss on Chasing Your Passion
Like him or not (but let's be honest, how couldn't you?), it's tough to argue that Bruce Springsteen doesn't have a way with words. But you don't have to take my word for it, check out this version of Thunder Road.
Still not convinced? Have a look at what the Boss had to say about his passion, Rock 'n Roll, before that performance on vh1 Storytellers:
"What I got out of Rock 'n Roll music was a sense of a larger life, greater experiences ... a sense of fun, more fun, a sense of personal exploration and your possibilities. It was all lying there inside of you, just there on the edge of town."
So what the hell does that have to do with social media? Well, nothing if it's not your passion. For me, however, it happens to be a passion. I love the way social media seems to be opening up the world of marketing and public relations; worlds that, up until not too long ago were considered by some to be, at best, less than open ...at worst, outright deceitful. Social media is inherently the opposite of those things. It's an open forum that engages with communities and, if any tricks are tried, usually those communities will retaliate and quickly right the ship ...much to the damage of the organization.
And that notion excites me. When I think about a campaign that's going to benefit the organization as much as it does that org's members and/or customers, it fuels my fire. I get the sense of a larger life, greater experiences, more fun and better personal experiences ...all those things the Boss mentioned when talking about his love of Rock 'n Roll.
Unfortunately, since social media isn't nearly as cool as Rock 'n Roll (and since I'm no Springsteen when it comes to anything) the magnitude of all those things probably won't be as great for me. But, never the less, finding a passion and doing that for a living is pretty cool. Whether it's teaching, carpentry, medicine, social media ...or, for the lucky few, Rock 'n Roll.
Still not convinced? Have a look at what the Boss had to say about his passion, Rock 'n Roll, before that performance on vh1 Storytellers:
"What I got out of Rock 'n Roll music was a sense of a larger life, greater experiences ... a sense of fun, more fun, a sense of personal exploration and your possibilities. It was all lying there inside of you, just there on the edge of town."
So what the hell does that have to do with social media? Well, nothing if it's not your passion. For me, however, it happens to be a passion. I love the way social media seems to be opening up the world of marketing and public relations; worlds that, up until not too long ago were considered by some to be, at best, less than open ...at worst, outright deceitful. Social media is inherently the opposite of those things. It's an open forum that engages with communities and, if any tricks are tried, usually those communities will retaliate and quickly right the ship ...much to the damage of the organization.
And that notion excites me. When I think about a campaign that's going to benefit the organization as much as it does that org's members and/or customers, it fuels my fire. I get the sense of a larger life, greater experiences, more fun and better personal experiences ...all those things the Boss mentioned when talking about his love of Rock 'n Roll.
Unfortunately, since social media isn't nearly as cool as Rock 'n Roll (and since I'm no Springsteen when it comes to anything) the magnitude of all those things probably won't be as great for me. But, never the less, finding a passion and doing that for a living is pretty cool. Whether it's teaching, carpentry, medicine, social media ...or, for the lucky few, Rock 'n Roll.
Friday, May 8, 2009
It's alive!
Minnesocia has real people in it! PEOPLE! But don't worry, there's no Soylent Green in this or any other episode of Minnesocia...
In case you haven't seen it before, Minnesocia is a somewhat-weekly roundup of what people are looking at and talking about when it comes to social media in and around Minnesota. So please, have a look and let me know what you think!
Special thanks to @kareemy, @cydneyw, @arikhanson, @rickmahn and @lulugrimm for their help in producing this episode of Minnesocia.
In case you haven't seen it before, Minnesocia is a somewhat-weekly roundup of what people are looking at and talking about when it comes to social media in and around Minnesota. So please, have a look and let me know what you think!
Special thanks to @kareemy, @cydneyw, @arikhanson, @rickmahn and @lulugrimm for their help in producing this episode of Minnesocia.
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