Is the Tuesdaytweetup Really A Tribe

@tuesdaytweetup has been following Seth Godin for sometime - he has a great blog and it gets the brain cells thinking. Is the tuesdaytweetup a tribe and what are the tactics that @tuesdaytweetup can adopt to make sure we all get the most out of the tuesdaytweetup. Take a look at the attached

http://www.squidoo.com/tribebuilding

It got me thinking is it all american marketing babble or will / do the ideas work. Looking through the list of tactics @tuesdaytweetup is already up and running, spreading the word, introducing followers on twitter and at the tweetup, seeking feedback through the regular polls, creating videos and lively debate - is there any more @tuesdaytweetup can do to get the solent tweeters mixing and mingling - let me know.

It's Official Mashable are the 16th June Event Sponsors

It's official Mashable are "sponsoring" the 16th June tuesdaytweetup. By sponsoring what do I mean - they are spreading the tuesdaytweetup word and promoting it on the mashable events listings on May 18th (and every Monday there after) . Check out the mashable events on Monday 18th May to see the Tuesdaytweetup listing.

Who are Mashable? For those of you who don't know it's one of the top social media sites on the web. Full of news, events and updates about the social media world, from facebook to twitter and all things social - mashable is worth knowing about, it's exciting to know that they are supporting the tuesdaytweetup - it may be an event outside of London but the event is thanks to the world of social media without it the tweetup would not have been launched.

It's Not What You Know It's Who You Follow

Really impressed with so many of the local @tuesdaytweetup follower profiles and the @tuesdaytweetup tweets. The adage "it's not what you know it's who you know" for me is starting to be "it's not what you know it's who you follow"

Not an hour goes by on twitter when tuesdaytweetup doesn't witness followers helping followers out. It's really great to see and that was the inspiration for the tuesdaytweetup. It's a local event, to share ideas and bring the world of twitter into the real world. It's so true, at the last tweetup people felt as if they already knew each other, when all they'd been up until the event was just an avatar on the twitter timeline. Twitter is a great ice-breaker and the tuesdaytweetup provides the time and space to really get to know your followers better.

Since launching tuesdaytweetup:-

• @theroryjackson & @mynameisbainsey have happily provided their video services to the first tuesdaytweetup,
  
• @wozman provided his technical wizardry and re-enabled the wifi set up at dockgate 4
• @adammanning promoted the tuesdaytweetup at the future business growth network
• @kevinbriscoe and @icicle_halo_ provided media contacts to #winchesterweb
• @apatheticmike designed the tuesdaytweetup logos
• @clar_key and @botleypark suggested some sponsorship ideas - that are still in the melting pot
  
• @sccevents and @dailyecho continue to plug the event
• @fhoke had a request RT'd to the tuesdaytweetup followers looking for iphone developers
• @hispeedtweetup and @winchesterweb have been promoted to the tuesdaytweetup followers
• @benjiegillam had a request RT to the tuesdaytweetup followers looking for other southampton based tweeters interested in creating a hackerspace in the city
• And cheekily @tuesdaytweetup quickly found out what time the 17:35 train from waterloo got into Southampton Central.
  

It really is a case of it's not what you know it's who you follow - thank goodness for twitter - and the followers of @tuesdaytweetup

For Those Who Missed It

Tuesday Tweet Up from Rory Jackson on Vimeo.

Tuesday Tweetup Has a Logo Or Three

Great news Tuesdaytweetup has a new logo. A number of tuesdaytweetup followers thought the dolphin image was a great image to represent the tuesdaytweetup but it was time for a new image. @apatheticmike took up the challenge and worked his genius on a number of logos, all of which got praise from the tuesdaytweetup followers. These three logos won the feedback race - they represent the tuesdaytweetup - its about speaking up and attending the tuesdaytweetup. Thanks to @apatheticmike the tuesdaytweetup now has three logos that will rotate on twitter and represent the tuesday tweetup on various websites facebook, eventbrite, upcoming - the logo will be out and about representing the tuesdaytweetup and all its followers. Check out @apatheticmikes websites to find out more about the guy behind the tuesdaytweetup logo.

So Much To Do and So Little Time

The 16th June may feel like a long time away but for the tuesdaytweetup there is still lots to do and not much time to do it.

@icicle_halo_ has suggested an idea and its involving an element of research and thought to make sure that we make the most of it - tuesdaytweetup is hoping to announce the idea before next weekend but I think some of the followers of tuesdaytweetup will be impressed.

The followers of tuesdaytweetup are growing, it's good to keep up with all the new followers and many of them are letting tuesdaytweetup know if they are planning on attending the next tweetup. It's fascinating to read about the diverse group of followers and the interesting lifes they lead.

This week @overland2oz definately gets the "most interesting" new follower" with a planned trip from the UK to OZ - all for charity but what an experience - check out her website to see the route she plans to follow.

The next few weeks are going to be hectic and as we get closer to the 16th June keep spreading the tuesdaytweetup word and I look forward to catching up with all tuesdaytweetup followers at the event.