Allen Klosowski (K2 Photo Studio), Josh Mishell (Flying Dog Brewery), Erika Napoletano (InvestorLoft.com), Janie Gianotsos (Food Bank), Josh Clauss (Tuggl.com), and Rich Chirco (Food Bank) - photo by Scott LawanSome people ask: what can you really say in 140 characters? The answer might surprise you.
At InvestorLoft, we prefer to ask what we feel is a better question:
What can you DO with 140 characters?
InvestorLoft has been actively involved in the Twitter online community since November of 2008 (you can follow our feed and join the conversation here). It’s here that we connect with other real estate industry professionals, real estate investors and members of our local Denver community and beyond. Being a Denver-based business, there’s no lack of enthusiasm we have for this city we call home and we’re always looking for a way to give back.
Last night, InvestorLoft was proud to be a part of the largest live gathering of Twitter users in Denver to-date by participating in the monthly Denver Tweetup. A live gathering of “virtual people,” the event saw over 300 local business owners, entrepreneurs and other users of Twitter come out to socialize in full force. Last night was special, however: the event was working to raise funds for the Food Bank of the Rockies. Flying Dog Brewery generously donated the refreshments for the event while another local Denver business, Tuggl.com, worked with the Food Bank to arrange the donations. Eventgoers generously donated $1261.50, which translated to 5046 meals that the Food Bank of the Rockies can now provide to Coloradans in need.
And it was all done through Twitter. The people who attended last night’s event are to be thanked, alongside all of the event volunteers, Flying Dog Brewery and Tuggl.com. If it weren’t for the power of Twitter and social media, InvestorLoft and our co-organizers wouldn’t have been able to get this event organized — we were given 5046 great reasons to keep using Twitter last night! Our Director of Communications, Erika Napoletano, has been an integral part of the planning process for the Denver Tweetup events since their inception in December 2008. From that first monthly event until August’s, they’ve seen attendance steadily increase from 30 guests to last night’s 300. That is the power of Twitter.
If you’re a real estate industry professional using Twitter, ask yourself: what can I DO with 140 characters? As we said, the answer might surprise you. Sometimes it’s not all about your business.
Sometimes it’s about the community in which you DO business.
Watch CBS 4 Denver’s coverage of the event HERE!
We thank @mistymontano and @CBS4Denver for covering the event on the 10pm news last night as well as Kendra Wiig (@polyhazard) for her great write-up on Examiner.com. We’re delighted to have partnered with the Food Bank of the Rockies and glad for the generous donations from our attendees. Additional thanks to Tuggl.com and Josh Clauss for coordinating the charitable aspect, Flying Dog Brewery for their generous donation of libations, venue and marketing support by Josh Mishell, and Allen Klosowski for working with our Director of Communications month after month to consistently create great events for the Denver Twitter community.
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