This week Steve Garfield joins as guest host on BostonTweetUp TV where he and Joselin Mane go over several meetups and networking events happening in and around the Boston area in addition to providing tips and tricks around networking events.

This week Steve talks about how to best leverage videos to promote your events!

As our Newsletter subscribers know Steve is last weeks BostonTweetUp TV Contest winner.

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Shout out to @TophDaddy for sponsoring our contest.

Below we provide the details for this weeks giveway for the MoGo iPhone 4 / 4S Headset / Case.

As always we are looking for talented twinterns, here are some benefits of being a BostonTweetUp Twintern!

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If you have any further questions about any of the events, feel free to contact us at info [AT] bostontweetupDotCom We will be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have.

Here is this week’s video.

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(Note: Tweetups are highlighted in Red & Non-tweetups in Green)

Intro

(0:36) Joselin Mane http://twitter.com/JoselinMane
(:39) Steve Garfield http://twitter.com/SteveGarfield

Monday

#MCAwards

• (3:46) http://bit.ly/MCAwrds11
• Hosted by http://twitter.com/Massconvention Organized by http://twitter.com/MassChallenge Keynotes by http://twitter.com/mayortommenino http://twitter.com/Lifeisgood  http://twitter.com/MassGovernor
• (4:15) https://bit.ly/btuswapcs Social Media Event Case Study Example

Tuesday

Boston Beta :: Launch Event

• (4:30) http://bit.ly/BosBetaLch
• Hosted by http://twitter.com/msnewengland Organized by http://twitter.com/bostonbeta Sponsored by http://twitter.com/parallactic http://twitter.com/SoftLayer

#BrandUBoston

• (4:47) http://bit.ly/BrandU11
• Hosted by http://twitter.com/backbaysocial Organized by http://twitter.com/DanSchawbel Speakers http://twitter.com/ruelala Sponsored by https://twitter.com/dotMeTweet – http://twitter.com/jamietedford – http://twitter.com/PretzelCrisps

Wednesday

The Evolution of Search #sempoBOS

• (5:02) http://bit.ly/sempoBOS
• Hosted by http://twitter.com/HubSpot Organized by http://twitter.com/sempoglobal Speakers http://twitter.com/bwhalley – http://twitter.com/matthewdiehl – http://twitter.com/sherwoodseo

#zombieBREW

• (5:25) http://bit.ly/zombieBREW
• Hosted by http://twitter.com/neddevines Organized by http://twitter.com/drinksVSzombies Sponsored by http://twitter.com/freshtilledsoil – http://twitter.com/grasshopper – http://twitter.com/gonebydaylight – http://twitter.com/TaskRabbitBOS – http://twitter.com/TaskRabbit – http://twitter.com/snap_app – http://twitter.com/janeirodigital

Thursday

#InnoExpress

• (7:10) http://bit.ly/InnoExpress
• Organized by – http://twitter.com/ThinkingBoston – Partners – http://twitter.com/UMassVDC – http://twitter.com/BREWBoston – http://twitter.com/bostonglobe – http://twitter.com/pixability – http://twitter.com/IDBoston – http://twitter.com/MassChallenge – http://twitter.com/WorkBarBoston – http://twitter.com/NewUrbanMechs – http://twitter.com/CICNow – http://twitter.com/StreetWise_MBA – http://twitter.com/innovationlab – http://twitter.com/csbinspired

Saturday

#NHInfoSecTweetup New Hampshire InfoSec Tweetup

• (5:30) http://bit.ly/InfoSecUp
• Organizers – http://twitter.com/GraniteSec – http://twitter.com/hrbrmstr – http://twitter.com/1_tjw – http://twitter.com/ITSecurity

Next Week / Coming Up

Boston Media Makers #BMM

• (9:21) http://bit.ly/bmm2011
• Organizer http://twitter.com/SteveGarfield special guest host http://twitter.com/DianeDarling

Blog World Expo

• (7:57) http://bit.ly/BlgWsg

Marketing Profs University

• (6:38) http://bit.ly/MPUlgn

Winners Circle

• Congrats to http://twitter.com/stevegarfield for winning a http://twitter.com/TophDaddy 617 Area Code T-shirt

Important Action Items

• Join the BostonTweetUp Team http://bostontweetup.com/become-a-twintern/
• Be apart of the first book on Tweetups http://bostontweetup.com/annoucing-networking-20-1st-book-tweetups/

This weeks Giveaway

(10:34) To Enter just tweet this -> I want a @ThinkMoGo #iPhone 4 headset case just for watching @BostonTweetUp TV #BTUTV http://bit.ly/btutv136 (10:34)

 Boston Media Makers is a great example of how to use video to promote your event.

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Easily link to this page using http://bit.ly/Btutv136

On the morning of August 7th, the back room of Doyle’s in Jamaica Plan was harboring a group of people passionate about media, as they do every first Sunday of each month for the Boston Media Makers meetup.

Boston Media Makers is a group with fluid membership (if one can call it that). The end goal of the group is to meet people who are working and specializing with audio, video, and many other specialties pertaining to technology. Podcasters, videobloggers, filmmakers, artists, writers, PR and social media people frequent the meetups as well.

It’s always a nerve-wracking experience to walk into a room with a bunch of strangers and take a lot of pictures and ask a lot of questions, so when I pulled up to Doyle’s and turned off my car I imagined the people I would meet once I got inside. Better yet, I imagined what mask I should put on before entering. What do I want these people to think of me, a student among teachers? I was torn between walking in with my “Don’t even think about messing with me” face (most used while riding the T) or my “I’m the intern! Love me!” face (highly rare). Such a hard decision that I had to make, yet even as I was photographing the outside of the building I hadn’t decided. That is until I bumped into Steve Garfield. I saw him and immediately recognized him from the video I watched to prepare me for the meetup. He apologized for obstructing my view of the building but instead of saying, “Oh that’s okay, you’re Steve Garfield!” I said, “You’re the organizer for Boston Media Makers. I’m Welina here with BostonTweetUp”, awkward handshake and all. He laughed and welcomed me inside afterwards. I was immediately put at ease. After that, I knew I was going to enjoy myself inside.

I recommend bringing something to talk about after you talk about yourself. Boston TweetUp’s very own Joselin Mane brought his favorite pair of sneakers to show to the room. Others has questions for the group. Because of the Book Swap theme at this month’s meeting, people were encouraged to bring books to trade with someone else. Some (like yours truly) forgot one. John Cass, marketing guru (who also forgot a book), asked the group: “What is a book you constantly refer back to when it pertains to your profession?”

Anything and everything is acceptable here. One of the first people to introduce themselves showed off a fancy phone cover they just purchased. As the introductions went around the room, people shared their own cases, or if they were anti phone case, like Tom Dowler, co-owner of Long Haul Films. Others who were at the Meetup included Kara Sassone, Trish Fontanilla, Kyle Psaty, Alecia Lebeda, Drew D’Agostino, Nelson Dewitt, Reiko Beach and others.

More information:

• Organizer: Boston Media Makers
• Host: Steve Garfield; Twitter handle, website
• Social: hashtag #bmm
• Frequency: First Sunday of the month
• Venue: Doyle’s Cafe in Jamaica Plain