Anyone who knows me even remotely well knows that I am a card-carrying member of the TwitterQueens. See? I'll prove it:
So there you have it. What are TwitterQueens? Well, it started out being a group of mainly women who chatted online, forming friendships and helping each other out online. It was mostly women, but not all; they were mostly REALTORS, but not all. Later we added the hashtag #twitterqueens so that we could keep track of the conversation in one stream- if you add the hashtag, you can filter out all of the responses with that tag if you use tweetgrid, tweetdeck, seesmic desktop, or twitzap.
Later as the group grew, we had members that were very new to social media, and decided to create a community where they could go and see posts with information (here's one on SEO), share leads, ask questions and get answers, and share video and pictures. We now have nearly 250 members, probably about 15% men.
The "Boys Allowed" issue caused a little stir but we made it through. I think that none of us really was aware of how fiercely people identify themselves and define themselves within a group context, but I guess I do too. I would have to say that- male OR female- most of my best friends are members of this group.
That is why I am really REALLY looking forward to our first tweetup/social media boot camp. This is going to be on June 27 at the Grans Hyatt in NYC, and I am going to get to meet the people that I am so excited about online face-to-face (some for the first time, some again). Bill Lublin , Morriss Partee, Jennifer Shaheen and Rebecca Corliss from HubSpot are among those either speaking or leading sessions, and Lesley, Maya and I will likely throw our hats into that ring too.
So here's the deal: We have decided to offer a free VIP stay with us, which means a hotel room and free pass to the day's event. One lucky person (man OR woman) will be chosen from among the people who tweet the following before Saturday June 20 at 4:00-
#twitterqueens- choose ME for VIP event reg because (then give us a great reason).
Yes, you will have to sign up on twitter.com and at least put out one tweet, but it will be worth it if you win!
See you in NYC!
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