Boise Online Social Networkers

Posted Tue, 08/19/2008 - 7:19pm by Tac

Anyone who knows me personally knows that I have been a long time advocate of Social Media.  This isn't a post trying to convince you about the power of Social Media.

Connecting the Connectors

One of the major reasons I started TechBoise was to connect people together.  Get the geeks, the business people and the n00bs all mingling together.  It's the best way I know how to help make things happen.

One area that I have personally seen real value is in connecting with local people. For almost 2 years Twitter has been a tool that I've used to stay connected with my social media friends around the globe but lately it has taken on a whole new flavor for me.

Fellow Boise Tweeple (Twitter+People) have been joining at a very fast rate.  It's been very interesting to watch my Twitter conversations change.  But the real changes are happening offline. 

We organize impromptu lunches that bring in 20 or so people, half of whom I've never met. (and that's saying something).  Other than this blog it's THE way I organize and publicize our TechBoise events.  I've also been able to connect so many more people with people I've met on Twitter.

Twitter's not for everyone. If the concept of hyper-connectivity makes you shudder then just chalk this up to idle curiosity. 

If you're on Twitter check to make sure I have you on this list.  If you're not on the list leave your username in the comments (I'm sure I don't have everyone). 

If you're interested in what Twitter has to offer then sign up and join the conversation.

Here's the 62 local people that I currently know about.

adamnoble
adam_boise
ajays
alimadzi
awkward
balihoo
bcritchfield
BoiseWeekly
brandmilitia
Brandtats
brauerranch
brharrison
brianjcohen
CrashTest_
cutlerite
danigrigg
daveredford
disruptive
ejhildreth
Geekdom
GeorgeSeybold
HUKIT
Idahocaddis
IdahoStatesman
Idaho_Airships
Jaydef
jbeller
JenHarris09
Jenniferconklin
jessflynn
jetboise
jglerum
jkduwe
jurisnipper
kevinbentley
ktvb
leonhoffman
LGM1
lilivonshtupp
m3mo
MattRissell
metageek
mightysmith
MikeBoss
mlsamuelson
MurphyMedia
pcarew
ryanwoodings
samswenson
snicholsonboise
stephworrell
superhootie
SydneyRS
tacanderson
Teene
Tiggr
TonySchlangen
t_butler
UhTC
Urban_Lindsay
waded
WyattWerner

If you're not on this list either I don't know about you or you probably haven't posted recently enough to show up in Tweetdeck (I highly recommend using Tweetdeck to organize your Twitter conversations.)

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angelagarrett

by Angela (not verified) - 08/20/2008 - 4:31pm

angelagarrett

You might want to sign up the

by Hannah Valentine (not verified) - 08/20/2008 - 4:13pm

You might want to sign up the list on Twitterpacks as well; world-wide listings of Twitter users so they can be searched by location:

http://twitterpacks.pbwiki.com/North+America#Idaho

Thanks everyone for adding to

by Tac - 08/20/2008 - 1:11pm

Thanks everyone for adding to the list I'll update it in a few days with all the new Tweeple.

Norris, I don't really want

by Tac - 08/20/2008 - 1:13pm

Norris,
I don't really want to convince anyone to use Twitter. As to your other questions:
You don't.
You don't.
Yes.
Yes.

Another Boise Twitterer

by Chris Sandberg (not verified) - 08/25/2008 - 5:16pm

Another Boise Twitterer here

http://twitter.com/ChrisSandberg

Tac - as one of the old

by Norris Krueger (not verified) - 08/20/2008 - 1:00pm

Tac - as one of the old geezers who are skeptical of the value of being hyper-connected (and maybe a bit fearful, LOL) - maybe a great service you might offer is an hour primer on Twitter, etc.

Questions like:
I see the value, but why on earth do I want to spend even more time online?

Why on earth would I want to know what all my friends are doing, where they are currently standing/sitting?

and...
Being surrounded by the Crackberry set, will I get addicted to it?** (LOL)

** and is that a bad thing? LOL

TIA,
NK

nated

by Nate (not verified) - 08/20/2008 - 12:58pm

nated

I do need to get more "with

by Cece (not verified) - 08/19/2008 - 8:18pm

I do need to get more "with it" with Twitter and update my status more often, but I'm cgassner.

As soon as Twitter lets me

by Rick Turoczy (not verified) - 08/19/2008 - 7:31pm

As soon as Twitter lets me follow people again, I'm jumping on this. Thanks so much for putting this together!

@turoczy

shanevaughan

by Shane Vaughan (not verified) - 08/20/2008 - 11:37am

shanevaughan

@stewartsoda signing

by Cameron Stewart (not verified) - 08/20/2008 - 12:48pm

@stewartsoda signing in!

Thanks for the great local posts (from a longtime lurker).

I was a big skeptic of

by Jen Harris (not verified) - 08/22/2008 - 2:42pm

I was a big skeptic of Twitter in the beginning (all of 7 months ago) & asked why use Twitter? It's just a big IM devise to tell people..."nothing".
Then I got the Twitter bug & saw more & more possibilities. I hardly open my Reader anymore...I get all the good stuff directly from the people I follow who I know will send out good content. (now I still don't get B-Kite unless we get an actual picture & not a google map...but we will see).
I started an @mpccomputers twitter a few weeks ago & have rcvd great feedback from a few followers saying how great it is that we are listening & engaging & just not sitting on the @ so no one will take it.
Great posibilities for business to start putting an @twitter face to their business, is nothing but a good practice of being involved with the potential, current & future customers.
sorry for the book, back to work, twitter, no work...after I check all twitters.
@jenharris09
@mpccomputers
@mikeboss (mpc media strategist)

@rochelledelong Thanks, Tac.

by Rochelle DeLong (not verified) - 08/22/2008 - 10:21am

@rochelledelong

Thanks, Tac.

@slfisher

by sharon fisher (not verified) - 08/22/2008 - 8:22am

@slfisher

I'm @ryancoates recently

by Ryan (not verified) - 08/21/2008 - 12:17pm

I'm @ryancoates
recently moved to Idaho from London England, be nice to attend some local tweetups and meet some folks a little closer to my new home :)

@Tac ROTFLMAOIOA (in Oslo

by Norris Krueger (not verified) - 08/21/2008 - 1:08pm

@Tac

ROTFLMAOIOA (in Oslo Airport)

Thanks...

click on each of the names in

by Tac - 08/20/2008 - 6:34pm

click on each of the names in the blog, they are each linked to their profile and as long as you're logged in you can follow them from there. Yes you'll have to click each one.

hollihigh Duh! And we've even

by Holli (not verified) - 08/20/2008 - 7:26pm

hollihigh

Duh! And we've even met in real life, so...

Hannah, thanks. I didn't want

by Tac - 08/20/2008 - 5:15pm

Hannah, thanks. I didn't want to add people to that list for them but it is a good list if people want to add themselves.

http://twitterpacks.pbwiki.com/

What's the easiest way for me

by Angela (not verified) - 08/20/2008 - 6:31pm

What's the easiest way for me to start following all the Boise Tweeple on Twitter??? Sorry, new to Twitter and don't want to waste a lot of time trying to figure it out on my own...

Thanks to George Seybold for

by Megan Godwin (not verified) - 09/03/2008 - 4:31pm

Thanks to George Seybold for sending me this way: add megangodwin to the list!

Add me to tech boise.

by Tracy Conklin (not verified) - 09/19/2008 - 1:25pm

Add me to tech boise. Twitter name is tracyconklin.

another HP boise twitterer

by Kevin (not verified) - 09/05/2008 - 4:37pm

another HP boise twitterer ... @kmturner