Social Media Meeting of the Minds in Hampton Roads

The most recent meeting of the Hampton Roads Internet and Technology Meetup was a roundtable discussion at New American Mortgage in Virginia Beach. Because there has been so much interest in Social Media and internet technology, some Hampton Roads Social Media and IT experts gathered to discuss the direction of the HRITM and expanding the knowledge of social media in our area.

The group was founded with the principle of professionals helping professionals make sense of the emerging popularity of social media in a professional environment and it is now read to take social media in Hampton Roads to another level.

The group’s founder Naoma Doriguzzi, expressed her desire to continue to bring relevant and useful information to the MeetUp. Some of the topics discussed were: Blogging for Business, Branding, Website Development, Forums, and Link Building among many other things. That being said, there is something brewing on the horizon. Social Media fans, be on the lookout for great new things! Hope to see you at the next MeetUp

Hampton Roads Information And Technology Meet Up Testimonials

Our second Meetup was a huge success. Big THANKS to our sponsors and hosts at Victory Nissan of Chesapeake VA who provided an unforgettable forum and the perfect atmosphere for networking! Special thanks goes to Ryan Hall and Tina Pansacula who put in a lot of hard work, and where primary contributors to the success of this event!

Also, thank you to our speaker Justin Hitt who provided invaluable information about search engine optimization (SEO) and how to use the internet to market your business effectively.

Twitter For Beginners

What is Twitter and Why Do People Care What I am Doing?

Twitter has many uses for both personal and business. It is a micro-blog that you can use to interact with customer, broadcast news and blogs and easily communicate with friends and family.

At this meetup we will learn
-Why Twitter is Useful
-Networking with Twitter
-Twitter Tips

We will have @parnellk63, @sonnygill, @naomadoriguzzi who will assist you with ALL your twitter FAQ’s. With a combined 10,048 followers and 18,688 tweets(updates) as of 3/13/09 they have shown they have definitely learned how to use twitter effectively.

Afterwards you will be able to ask them your questions on making it successful tool for your business in our open Q&A.

Hampton Roads Internet Marketing and Technology Group

Hampton Roads Internet Marketing and Technology Meetup

If you are in the Hampton Roads area ( Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg) we would love to have you join our new group that was started in February 2009.  The main focus of The Hampton Roads Internet Marketing and Technology Meetup is to bring together the locals in the area to learn, network and assist with building our businesses online and through technology.

There is so much out there online that I know we can bring more awareness to the area and learn from each other!

Join to get information on the latest meetups – they fill up fast! Our next one is scheduled for April 2, 2009 at 6:30pm on Twitter for Beginners.  And although it is already full we will also be live streaming the event and then later posting the link for those that can’t make it.