February 4th is National Wear Red Day. Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of women, taking the life of 1 in 3 women each year. This means women you know — mothers, sisters, friends — are dying at the rate of one per minute.

In fact, in the time it takes to read this, another woman will die from heart disease. Make it Your mission to save lives. Wear Red. Attend.

Seattle – National Wear Red Day Tweetup
When: Friday, February 4, 2011 from 4-7:30pm
Where: Hotel 1000 Studio
Hashtag: #GoRedSea

Join us for an evening of networking for a purpose. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Seattle American Heart Association. There will be drink specials, an assortment of heart healthy appetizers and a discounted food menu from Boka Restaurant. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

So find that red tie, dress, or shirt and come out and support a great cause, get your tickets.

Mayor Mike Mcginn’s Proclamation

Help spread the word by inviting your friends on Facebook and changing your profile image – Seattle – National Wear Red Day Tweetup Profile Image

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Date: Mon, October 4, 2010
Time: 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Place: Hard Rock Cafe
116 Pike St., Seattle 98101
Members: $25 pre-paid ($35 after 10/2)
Non-members: $30 pre-paid ($40 after 10/2)
Register: online or contact Larry Pike | (206) 389-7215
Parking: Area parking structures

TWEETUP f/NYT writer Nick Bilton

Build your network and make the most of your messages on Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites at a fall Tweetup featuring Nick Bilton, lead technology writer for the New York Times Bits blog and a reporter for the paper and author of “I Live in the Future and Here’s How It Works: Why Your World, Work and Brain are being Creatively Disrupted.”

Recent innovations in social media and mobile technology have irrevocably altered the media landscape and incited a revolution in the way people interact with content and information – from newspapers, books and magazines to TV, movies and the internet. In his exciting new book New York Times reporter Nick Bilton helps make sense of the radical trends that have emerged in the last few years, explaining how navigation, aggregation and narrative are changing our lives and behavior. Better yet, he offers a glimpse at what news and storytelling may look like and how they will affect our lives, social interactions and businesses. Learn more about “I Live in the Future and Here’s How It Works” here.

About the author
Nick Bilton is the lead technology writer for the New York Times Bits blog and a reporter for the paper. He has a background in user interface, journalism, hardware hacking, research and data visualization and has worked in numerous industries within the context of design, research and development, technology and storytelling. At the Times, he also worked in the research and development labs, peering into the future and helping chart the path for the future of news. Bilton helped co-found NYCResistor, a hacker space in Brooklyn which offers hardware and programming classes and allows people to collectively work on innovative open source hardware and robotics projects. He is an adjunct professor for New York University?s interactive telecommunication program and speaks regularly around the world at major technology and publishing conferences and universities. He has also been featured in national media, including WIRED Magazine, National Public Radio and ABCNEWS.com.

The Greater Seattle Chamber thanks Kim Ricketts of Kim Ricketts Book Events for providing this special opportunity.

This edition of the Author Speaker Series is open to all. For information on Chamber membership click here.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

Hard Rock Cafe
116 Pike Street, Seattle 98101
P: (206) 204-2233

From I-5 Southbound
Take Exit #165B and merge onto Union St. Turn right onto 1st Ave. Take first right onto Pike St.

From I-5 Northbound
Take Exit #165 (left exit) onto Seneca St. Turn right onto First Ave. Take third right onto Pike St.

Area Map
For an area map and additional driving directions, click here.

Transit Options Plan your trip using Regional Trip Planner.

Article from “IN” Seattle News by Aaron Blank

My wife @LaceyYantis is a full-time wedding photographer. For the last two years she has repeatedly asked me what I get out ofTwitter and why do I use it. About a month ago she created a username and password to understand Twitter’s fullest potential…and in about a month’s time she has 700+ followers. Realizing that social media is not a fad and that is real, she now has a blog. Why did she do it?

Well, Twitter is a microblogging service that offers you the opportunity to expand your social network and build relationships. It has certainly helped me connect with people I never knew before and it has, for sure, helped me create new relationships. @LaceyYantis in one month’s time has already seen business growth as a direct result of her Tweeting effort. For me, I have developed new relationships with a variety of people in the community, including @ShaunaCausey,@GeekGiant, @PaulBalcerak, @FairmontOlympic, @SeattleChamber and @Mikulsky. If you want to increase your Twitter following, here are ways to do it:

Here are some tips:

1) In order to increase your following you must follow people. It is kind of an unwritten rule in the Twitter-sphere that if I follow you, you should follow me back. About 50 percent of Twitter users actually do this so that means you’ll just have to follow twice as many people to get 700 followers. @LaceyYantis is following about 1400 people; in return 700 are following her back. Follow as many people as possible.

2) Go to Twitter’s search tool and type in a topic. For instance, each day I spend some time talking to people that write about “Seattle”. Since @SeattleBlank is my Twitter handle, I find it relevant to talk to people that are conversing about the city I live, work and play in. After we spark a conversation, these folks usually follow me in return, and I’ll do the same.

3) Attend a Tweetup or a social media networking luncheon and meet people. Share your Twitter handles and increase your following.

4) Are you on Facebook? Update your status with a question about Twitter – ask your network – are you on Twitter? If so, leave me your @username and I’ll follow you. They’ll follow you back.

5) Get your users to RT (retweet) what you are saying. RTs pushes your Twitter username and profile into various social graphs, which result in direct push backs to your profile. People will RT what you say if it is powerful or useful. Say something that is powerful or find a news article or link that is useful and share it.

6) Don’t leave your bio and profile information blank. People want to connect with people on Twitter. If you are Tweeting for a company or organization, tell us who is behind the Twitter profile. While I want to interact with a company, I really want to interact with a person and know who I am talking to. I tend NOT to follow people who are CASHFORCARS or DOGLOVERS without a name behind the account.

7) Use your camera phone and take photos. Picture are one of the most heavily retweeted links are Twitter. If you use Seesmic or UberTwitter on your blackberry you can send pictures straight to Twitter on your phone. If you have an iPhone you should consider apps such as Tweetie or Twitterific.

Tweet about things that you are passionate about and # HASHTAG it. Good content coupled with a nice hashtag — or an easy way for people to find them may increase your following. Hashtag’s make it easy for people to search for key topics at Search.Twitter.com.

9) Use Qwitter and get an e-mail every time someone unfollows you. Do the deed and unfollow them back.

10) Just remember, Twitter is a conversation. It is like walking into a coffee shop or a bar and sitting down next to a stranger. Would you ask that stranger to purchase your product (right away) or would you engage in a conversation. Ask that person how are you doing? Who are you? What are you doing? What brings you here today? What do you do? Over time, you’ll get to know that person, you’ll have a relationship which will serve you better in the long run.

Happy Tweeting! If you read this blog post and are on Twitter, leave a comment here with your Twitter handle and I’ll follow you. I am sure others will do the same.

Thanks to local photographer, Steve Schneider, for taking photos at our “It’s Time for Business with Office 2010 Video Contest” launch party and tweetup event at Hard Rock Cafe Seattle last week!

Also, be sure to check out Steve’s rock and roll exhibit, “First Three Songs, Rock & Roll at 125^th of a Second,” now on exhibit at Rainier Square Tower and Jeffery Moose Gallery!

Where: Rainier Tower Mezzanine and Jeffrey Moose Framing, 1301 Fifth Ave, Seattle
When: February 2^nd – April 30^th

Check out these photos from last night’s event! Thanks to everyone who attended…the night was a big success!

Photos by Kim Sklar-Fowler/Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce

Join us for our first Seattle Meet-up!

What:
Stop by for some free food and network with others interested in architecture, urban planning, and transportation. Come meet local neighborhood bloggers (like the New Pioneer Square and Citywalker) and other great Seattle tweeps (like @hotel_max, @alexgarcia and @jessestrada).

When:
Wednesday, Feb 17
5:30pm – 7:30pm

Where:
Pike Brewing Co.
1415 1st Ave.
Seattle, WA
Map

Who:
Anyone and Everyone!
Meet up hosted by the VIA and Banyan Branch

Are you on Twitter? RSVP here: http://twtvite.com/t0ququ/