"I'm having a beer at Earl's. Come down before the Tweet-Up." says the text message from JF Ratthé, the expert of Downtown Winnipeg Condo's. I don't like beer, but I do like JF, so I go. ;) JF is what Social Media is all about. He is a connector, through and through. He is funny, engaging and - above all - he is passionate. I don't think it's possible for anyone to know as much about Condo living in downtown Winnipeg than JF. JF is one of the original Winnipeg Tweet Up friends that I made when I first came back to visit Winnipeg a few years ago. SMMBT Tweetup Matthew Shepherd (@MatShepSeo) is the mastermind behind the #SMMBT tweetups. This evening marked the 3rd one, and I found out about through my good friend David (more info on him shortly), his friend (and my twitter pal) Bridget Gallagher & Meetup.com. One of the highlight presentations of the event ...
Read MoreOn my recent trip to Thompson, Manitoba, I had plenty of time to think. (Thompson is about 8 hours north of Winnipeg... brrr!) So, after I ran through all my thoughts, I had another 7 1/2 hours of drive time ahead of me. As I'm known to do, I tweeted my cell phone number and asked for some moral support in the form of inspiring or funny text messages ...
Read MoreYou know, it's funny. I travel all over the USA and Canada on the Social Media Adventure. I get requests from Facebook & Twitter friends from all over the world requesting that I come visit their tweetups or meet them in person. I get text messages and phone calls from social media connections from literally every continent (except Antarctica). Then, a ...
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