Twitter is pretty much a micro blog, it gives you 140 characters to update what is going at this moment in your life. A lot of companies are starting to embrace twitter and are doing some pretty kick ass promos.
One of my 30 for 30 items was to attend a TweetUp, or a gathering of people who use twitter. Many of these are sponsored by a hotel or a company, and usually have free food and drink or services offered at a steep discount. I have attended a few TweetUps since I started the list, but I thought The Twestival was the worth blogging about.
Unlike most TweetUps the Twestival was a fundraiser, it was being held to raise money for AFAN, a very deserving charity here in southern Nevada. I ended up receiving a comped ticket from a Friend, but I still ended up making a donation at the door.
It was held at the Caramel Ultra Lounge at the Bellagio, I am usually not a huge fan of ultra lounges, but I have to admit the crew at Caramel rolled out the red carped and ensured that we were taken care of. The venue was small but the crowd was lively and the times were fun.
Me at the Twestival Photo Credit to Ryan Shewchuk
The event wasn't the biggest or most attended TweetUp but it was nice to meet up with a few tweeps, and it's always nice to help a good cause. They had a silent auction and I was all about getting the 3 layer cake from Retro Bakery, sadly it wasn't meant to be as I was out bidded by 2 parties in the last few minutes. What would I have done with a 3 layer cake...to be honest probably sit in my living room and eat it all, honestly Retro Bakery is that damn good!!!
While I didn't get my cake I can say I had a fun time, met some amazing people, and helped a needy cause.
Joe and I at the Twestival Photo Credit to Ryan Shewchuk
You can expect some more blogging from me in the next few weeks, I still have several 30 for 30 things yet to do, and not that things are slowing down at work, I may actually get them done!!!
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