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Updated: Last night’s Little Rock Tweetup (#LRTweetup) was big fun! Thanks to Natalie Ghidotti and Angel Murphy Galloway for organizing last night’s event at Sticky Fingerz downtown, attended by about 30 hardcore Arkansas tweeters, some of whom dropped in before attending last night’s other big event, the start of the Little Rock Film Festival.

It was great to put a face to the avatar and connect with folks who are passionate about the Arkansas’ social Web community in all its permutations. We had political bloggers, Web designers/programmers, academicians, media folks, marketing professionals, mom bloggers, IT pros, entrepreneurs, lawyers, authors, photographers and more — in short, a great cross-section of our enthusiastic, Web-savvy community.

Click here to see photos from the event.

Original post, 5/13:

What should be a big networking opportunity happens tonight in Little Rock at our first big "tweetup" meeting of the Arkansas Twittersphere at Sticky Fingerz Rock ‘n' Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock's River Market District!

As you might have heard, it all begins at 5:30 p.m. in Sticky's back room. Buy your favorite tweeter a drink or three and connect with your followers and the people you follow on Twitter.

And I don't have to tell you what a good time it is to be networking. Tonight's another good chance to make new friends and solidify connections that might help your career down the road.

And don't forget to check the Official Little Rock Tweetup Hastag, #LRTweetup, for any last-minute chatter or to track the event in real time if you can't be there.

I look forward to seeing everyone tonight!

On "Today's THV This Morning," Alyson Courtney and I gave a quick, broad overview of Twitter and some businesses and organizations in Arkansas are using it. Click here to see the video.*

Like I said in the video, it's easy to get "social media fatigue" trying to keep up with all that's out there. The key for anyone thinking about using Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, whatever, is to think about your goals, the way you work, and your possible audience, then experiment to see what service best fits you based on that criteria.

You don't have to do it all. But you should be aware of what's out there.

Also noted in the segment: How the government is using Twitter to keep citizens abreast of the swine flu, how Tyson Foods is using Twitter as part of its charitable work, and Delta Trust & Bank's plans to Twitter this weekend from the Berkshire-Hathaway shareholders meeting.

Find THV Twitterers here. See more Arkansas Twitterers via my Arkansas Twitter Guide. And follow me on Twitter @LT, and Arkansas Business @ArkBusiness.

(* Did you catch my flub? I said "240" characters instead of "140." What can I say? It was 6:40 in the morning.)

Click the photo to read the electronic version of the 132-page special edition.

We're proud of our special 25th Anniversary Edition of Arkansas Business, which is out now. In it, Editor Gwen Moritz and her editorial staff attempt to distill 25 years of business in Arkansas, looking back on a quarter century's worth of big deals, turnarounds, living legends, mysteries and more.

But try as we might, we realize the 132-page compilation is in no way exhaustive, and we no doubt missed lots of stuff.

Now's your chance to talk back on the 25th Anniversary Edition. Give us your feedback, including what we missed and what we got wrong, in comments. We can't wait to hear from you!

Update: Feedback's already rolling back in the Arkansas blogosphere. Emily Reeves at the Ms. Adverthinker blog notes the small number of women on our "25 for the Future" list:

I don’t believe that finding future-thinking women with a “spark of potential” would have been difficult.  Women make up 51% of the state’s population.  The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas has an Emerging Leaders program.  I work with many bright and talented women in business around the state everyday.  Chamber leadership programs are conducted around the state and include both men and women.

Dittos from Mimi San Pedro and Natalie Ghidotti via Twitter.

Twitter is awesome! But it can also get you in trouble with judges and possible employers. This horrifying exchange, as noted by a blogger at I'm Not Actually a Geek:

A lucky job applicant tweeted the following:

"Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work."

This tweet caught the attention of Tim Levad, a channel partner advocate for Cisco. To which he responded:

"Who is the hiring manager. I’m sure they would love to know that you will hate the work. We here at Cisco are versed in the web."

Ouch! The person who dissed the Cisco offer quickly took their Twitter account private. But Twitter search retained the record.

You kids better be careful out there on the Interwebs.

I'm watching my mouth here.

Update: No sooner did we post this entry, did we see the Arkansas Times' note on the resignation of Batesville Chamber of Commerce Director Jonah Shumate. This, after he posted some pointed political views to the chamber's official Twitter account, which was located here. It has of course been taken down.

Apparently, some Democratic members of the chamber learned of the Republican-leaning posts. After a meeting on the matter last night, Shumate resigned, according to the Times.

With the Internet and social sites like Facebook and MySpace come a minefield of potential embarrassments, awkward moments and dilemmas of etiquette.

While Facebook began as a place for college students to connect, gossip and share photos, it quickly became common in the workplace, with co-workers and professional contacts making connections.

So what happens when your boss wants to "friend" you on Facebook? Can't your profile's wild party pics, rowdy expressions of political views and incessant "poking" put your professional reputation in danger?

Today on "Today's THV This Morning," I sat down with Alyson Courtney to talk about Facebook etiquette and the workplace.

Click here to see the video.

One thing I forgot to mention: LinkedIn, the fast-growing professional networking site that is similar in some ways to Facebook but more suited to the workplace. On LinkedIn, you can make professional connections based on your resume and work history, join networks gear to particularly professions or organizations, and recommend colleagues for new career opportunities.

So if you're concerned about mixing professional and personal relationships on Facebook, LinkedIn might be a site to try. You might choose to "ignore" your boss on Facebook, then turn around and invite him or her to join you on the more professional, work-oriented LinkedIn -- and maybe score some brownie points in the process.

More

LinkedIn

Should Your Boss Be Your Facebook Friend?

Young Professionals, LinkedIn and the Social Web (Arkansas Business)

KTHV: Your Online Reputation (includes video)

The New York Times lines 'em out: 9 sites you IT pros have gotta know going into the new year. Two key sites: LinkedIn and Twitter. The former, the article says, is becoming essential in the business world. Forget Facebook:

In the last six months, LinkedIn has become the de rigueur Web 2.0 site for IT professionals. LinkedIn has 30 million members, almost double what it had a year ago. And it raised more than $75 million in venture capital during 2008, so it has staying power. It has a host of new features that make it the most productive networking site on the Web. Spend some time updating your LinkedIn profile and reaching out to current and former colleagues. You can show your boss that you’re well connected, and you’ll be ready in case you’re on the next layoff list. In 2008, LinkedIn made our list of the 20 most useful social networking sites on the Web.

Als, check out Yammer, which is Twitter for business. More here.

As we've noted earlier, we're big fans of Twitter when it comes to sharing news and information. And for a while, I've been using my LT account to tip followers to breaking business and sports news.

Now, though, we've gone and created Twitter feeds for ArkansasBusiness.com daily news and ArkansasSports360.com daily news.

You can follow ArkansasBusiness.com at http://twitter.com/ArkBusiness, and you can get your sports fix at http://twitter.com/ArkSports360.

Both feeds update with links to the latest news headlines every half-hour. But we're also able to pop any breaking news or other tidbits in between.

And remember, if you set up your Twitter account to work with your cell phone, you can get news headlines throughout the day from ArkansasBusiness.com and ArkansasSports360.com sent directly to your phone via text message.

Also: Feel free to shoot us direct messages and other comments via both feeds. We're always looking for news tips and feedback.

Jeff Hankins and I are joining Today's THV Tuesday for live local election coverage on THV's broadcast channel at 7 p.m., and for three hours live on THV2.com and Comcast Ch. 233.

You can also catch three hours or nonstop local coverage from 7-10 p.m. online at THV2.com and on THV2 digital cable channels on Comcast (Ch. 233) in Little Rock, Conway Corp. (Ch. 170) in Conway, and Wehco (Ch. 247) in Pine Bluff and Hot Springs.

And of course, we'll have breaking election news headlines all night on ArkansasBusiness.com.

Also: Send us you comments and tips via Twitter. I'll be updating my Twitter feed with news and analysis all night here. Today's THV's feed is here.

KATV: http://twitter.com/KATVNews

KLRT Fox 16 News: http://twitter.com/FOX16News

KARN: http://twitter.com/karnnewsradio

The Den: http://twitter.com/ArkSt_com

Kelly Dudzik: http://twitter.com/kellykdudzik

Sandra Kirk: http://twitter.com/skirk16

John Payne: http://twitter.com/djazzycool1

Blake Rutherford: http://twitter.com/blakerutherford

Bryan Jones: http://twitter.com/bryanjones/

Doug Krile: http://www.twitter.com/dougkrile

Pleth Networks, LLC Partner / Co-Founder Cotton Rohrscheib: http://www.twitter.com/powersitedesign

Pleth Networks, LLC business partner Stephen Smart: http://www.twitter.com/skspilot

Arkansas Discovery Network: http://twitter.com/arkdiscovery

People

Ed Nicholson: http://twitter.com/ederdn

Waynette Traub: http://twitter.com/waynettetraub

Angel Galloway: https://twitter.com/angelmg

Karl Hills: http://twitter.com/karlhills

Kat Hills: http://twitter.com/kat22stl

Mary Wagoner: http://twitter.com/MaryroseWagoner

Clark: http://twitter.com/clarknwark

Emily Reeves: http://twitter.com/reeves501

Amanda Galiano: http://twitter.com/AboutLittleRock

Eric Britt: http://twitter.com/ericbritt

Megan Knight: http://twitter.com/megan_knight

Brent Birch: http://twitter.com/brentbirch

Zack Hill: http://twitter.com/zackhill

Michael Paladino: http://twitter.com/mpaladino

Mayor James F. Valley: http://twitter.com/jamesfvalley

Anthony K. Valley:http://twitter.com/akvalley

Jonny Dover: http://twitter.com/alphagator

John Boozman: http://twitter.com/JohnBoozman

Corinne: http://twitter.com/cozcoz

Duncan Baird: http://twitter.com/duncanbaird

Mitch Breitweiser: http://twitter.com/mbreitweiser

Luke Williams: http://twitter.com/lukewilliams

Stacey Jones: http://twitter.com/Sharkushka

Cary Hague: http://twitter.com/caryhague

Brooke Vines: http://twitter.com/brookevines

Corey and Jay: http://twitter.com/CoreyAndJayShow

Elleoelle: http://twitter.com/elleoelle

Leigh Ann Golden: http://twitter.com/leighanngolden

Elise Mitchell: http://twitter.com/elisemitch

Natalie Ghidotti: http://twitter.com/ghidotti

Vicki Malpass: http://twitter.com/vlmalpass

Sick of the Summer Olympics yet? If not, and you feel the need to fight your Olympic fever at the office, don't worry. There's lots of places on the Web were you can get constant updates and even watch live and recorded video of all the events.

Here's just a few sources:

NBC Olympics home page - An obvious choice, but the killer app here -- in addition to the bios, stats, photos and standard news stories, is the video. You can watch live and recorded events, profiles on all the sports and more. You might have to install a lightweight Silverlight application, but it's worth it. Best we can tell so far, the video quality is solid for broadband users.

Google Search - Heavy Google users will love this simple inline search to find Olympic schedules for your favorite sport. Just go to the Google search window, type the event name and then the word "Olympics," and you'll get broadcast times for that sport.

Google Maps - During the last Winter Games, Google offered a cool layer for its Google Earth program that pinpointed all the sites for each event. Here you can see a Google Map of medals, get YouTube video highlights, get Google News headlines, add an iGoogle gadget that tracks medal counts to your Google homepage and more.

Twitter - Are you a Twitter geek? (I kinda am.) If so, there's several Twitterers providing 'round the clock commentary and coverage. Slate offers a feed here, NBC's official feed is here. Search "Olympics" to find several more.

Blogger's Blog lists tons more blogs, athlete blogs and Twitter coverage feeds here.

Related: Arkansas' Wallace Spearmon on perparing for Beijing.

Some Traditional Sites, Aiming to Be Hip, End Up the Opposite (free) [Wall Street Journal]

More on Twitter. Plus: Twitter "like Flickr," but without the pictures.

Good to know. So far, I've had to disable text messages from "friends" such as the New Yorks Times, which send several barrages of four or five text alerts to my cell phone throughout the weekend. If NYT sent only important, breaking news, I might not mind. But URLs to weekend feature stories aren't my idea of alertable items.

Notes from real-life friends, like Shane, might be a different story. So we'll see how that goes. Again, if you want to try it out, you can add me as a contact here. And I'll try not to bore everyone.

Meanwhile, big-name bloggers such as Steve Rubel (who's been going Twitter crazy these past two weeks) and Jason Calcanis (who created the Weblogs Inc. network, which he eventually sold to AOL) say they see themselves doing more Twittering now than blogging. On a wholly unrelated note, Vogue editortrix Anna Wintour hates the word "blog."

So is Twitter a fad, or will it forever alter the world of blogging? We'll keep watching.

Meanwhile, check the world of Twitter in real time via this map, which updates with new, er, Tweets each time someone posts. And: What do people love to do more than Twitter? Write about Twitter.

Jason Calacanis Says 90% of His Blogging Now on Twitter [Blogger's Blog]
Twittervision [Twittermap]
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LT's Twitter Page [Twitter]

Previously:
Do You Twitter? [The Ladder]

If you haven't heard, Twitter is the latest blogging/Web 2.0 tool/annoyance that's sweeping the blogosphere. While some people are finding interesting uses for it, others are getting quickly annoyed with the service.

Basically, Twitter is microblogging. With each entry, you answer the question, "What are you doing now?" You have limit of 140 characters to describe. You can publish to your Twitter feed via a Twitter homepage, IM or SMS via your cell phone.

You can subscribe to other people's Twitter feeds. You can even set your cell phone to receive alerts when your friends publish. A good tutorial is available here

Twitter is catching fire right now in Austin, Texas, where the technorati and other tastemakers are meeting at the SXSW festival. Some, however, are saying that Twitter is already jumping the shark. Imagine getting a dozen text alerts on your cell phone every half hour, each one with posts like, "I'm eating," or "Going to a sales presentation," or "Reading another article about Twitter." Ugh.

But some true believers are out there. They say Twitter is a cool way to keep in touch with busy friends. You can also use it to quickly poll your circle of friends on whatever question might pop into your mind, and then get fast answers. (There's already hacks to map your Twitter friends.)

News services, such as the New York Times, CNN and Google News, are using it to deliver news alerts. See more uses here and here.

I've been trying out Twitter, and I can't say it's caught fire with me just yet. And to be on the receiving end of all that additional chatter would likely drive me crazy. But I'm keeping an open mind for now.

You can see my thoroughly entertaining and exciting feed here. Wanna give it try? Sign up, visit my Twitter homepage and add me as a friend.

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