Although it bears the ugliest neologism in recent memory (exclusing, perhaps, “tweeple”), the WCCO Bloginar has been a good source for local bloggers and other online professionals, and tomorrow they’re bringing in Kevin Gilbertson, who created TinyUrl, and WCCO’s Jeanette Trompeter.
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2:53 pm
I’ll be there.
2:54 pm
Another one I have to miss because of … work.
5:02 pm
I’ll be there. I actually have another meeting in the same place right before.
8:39 pm
Ack. My chance to meet JT and I’m stuck at one of these d*mn “listening sessions”.
10:07 pm
Boycotting because it’ll be too dark and cold out for me to bus around from South to NE Mpls. And I’m lazy.
The next one will be in June, right? When the snow is melted?
10:08 pm
Oh yeah, and because I’m broke. I almost forgot.
9:30 am
Exclusing?
9:30 am
But I agree…all of the Tw…words just annoy the shit out of me.
9:36 am
“all of the Tw…words just annoy the shit out of me”
Hope you’re not talking about the Twins.
Grapefruit League slate kicks off tonight! We’re out of The Void.
http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=min
9:37 am
CINF, you may enjoy this video. NSFW because of language — especially with CINF’s job!
9:54 am
Rat, that Tw word is just fine, just fine indeed!
9:55 am
Cleese’s Tw word is also acceptable. Tweeple, though, makes me want to stab someone with my scissors.
10:14 am
Thanks, Max… for the post. We kinda like the “bloginar” name… but would love other suggestions!
One note… unfortunately, Kevin Gilbertson’s not going to be able to join us tonight. He’s ill. So we’ve quickly recruited Graeme Thickens, a local blogger and entrepreneurial adviser to stand in.
Should be a great time to get back together. All welcome!
-John Daenzer
Director of New Media
WCCO-TV | WCCO.com
12:20 pm
Anyone can go. If you want to, you should totally go! Introduce yourself around. Put your twitter name on your name tag if you have one.
I love “tweeple” and also “tweeps.”
Wish I could be there tonight, but I have a conflict. Graeme’s a smart guy and I’m betting he gives a good off-the-cuff talk on a variety of subjects.
12:36 pm
The before-mentioned Graeme Thickens’ blog.
3:45 pm
Looking forward to seeing you all this evening…
cheers,
Graeme