Boston Bloggers Dinner Was Invaluable
Posted on October 19, 2007 by Christine Perkett
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A few of us attended the Boston Blogger Dinner at Rattlesnake last night – hosted by EMC and Jeremiah Owyang (former blogger now turned Forrester analyst – cool).
It was a great event! I was blown away by the awesome passion and intelligence in the room. So many of these folks have “chucked” their day jobs (realtor, designer, marketer, etc.) and found a way to monetize their interest in social media. It was really inspiring to meet everyone and they convinced me to join the Twitter community – for which I am so grateful (although it can be too addicting, it’s a great resource community already).
We met a couple of great BU students who are, unfortunately for us, interns at another PR company (although we don’t hire interns). I was really interested by their passion and foresight – how many University students have had the insight to post thoughtful commentary and content on their Facebook page rather than simply party pictures or to join a Boston Bloggers Dinner in lieu of local bar hopping with their classmates? These ladies – Amanda and Amanda - impressed us enough to make us reconsider our stance on accepting interns at the firm. They were bright, engaged and very plugged in – who couldn’t benefit from working with them?
We met a few people who we had wanted to connect with after reading their blogs. Julia Patricia Roy, Carlie Flossberg and Laura Athavale Fitton – all super smart ladies rocking the social media world.
For more photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffglasson/sets/72157602524956994/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremiah_owyang/sets/72157602518854364/
Tags: Boston Blogger Dinner, EMC, Events, Jeremiah Owyang, Social Media & Networking, Twitter
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I had a wonderful time, great to catch up with you all again! I hope Boston continues to do regular meetups, it’s a great way to solidify community
I was blown away by everyone from PerkettPR at the event. I know Amanda G. will agree with me when I say that it’s teams like yours that make us really excited to be entering this profession.
I look forward to seeing you at PodCamp and following your continued and much deserved success.
I was blown away by everyone from PerkettPR at the event. I know Amanda G. will agree with me when I say that it’s teams like yours that make us really excited to be entering this profession.
I look forward to seeing you at PodCamp and following your continued and much deserved success.
What a glowing review! I had a wonderful time at the Boston Blogger Dinner on Thursday. After meeting and talking with so many stellar people, I’m even MORE excited to enter the PR field. I may have been the youngest person in the room, but I would never have passed this event up to go to a college bar. It was such a treat to spend time with savvy, talented professionals who are true examples of success in this industry.
See you at Podcamp.