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Utilizing Social Media to Network and Make Friends in Your Area Theodora Blanchfield, Cynthia Crowsen and Ashley Diamond

How to Use Social Media to Make Friends

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Making friends as an adult can be difficult, but social media makes it easier. Find out how to use communities like Twitter, Tumblr and DailyMile to make lifelong friends and training buddies from three friends who met online!

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Utilizing Social Media to Network and Make Friends in Your Area

Theodora Blanchfield, Cynthia Crowsen and Ashley Diamond

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BLOG DIRECTORIES

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HealthyLivingBlogs.com

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Healthy Living Blogs @ Healthy Living Summit

Julie & Heather are taking photos for the HLB Facebook page...FIND THEM!

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Foodbuzz Foodies

www.foodbuzz.com/foodies

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BlogHer Network

www.blogher.com/network

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DailyMile

www.dailymile.com/events

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Tumblr

Tumblr.com/meetup

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Tumblr Directory

Tumblr.com/directory

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Facebook Groups

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Twitter Chats

• #fitblog• #runchat• #fitbliss• #wwchat

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Your Blogger First Date

• Find something low-key: manicures? • Quality v. quantity: at big meetups, find just a

few people to talk to• Find the people you do connect with, and have

smaller meetups• Get out of your comfort zone. Try something you

wouldn’t otherwise try.

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How to Keep the Relationship Hot

• Create e-mail list/spreadsheet on Google Docso Real Nameso Emailo Blog Name & URLo Twitter Handleo Location 

• Create Facebook group• Plan for the future!

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#cdny - Capital District New York

• Started with a simple tweet.• Use email/twitter/gchat to make plans.• Large group events: cookie swap, apple picking• Smaller events: movies, blogger help sessions• Combined events: Race followed by

brunch/picnic• #hashtag we all follow.  Anyone in the area can

follow and join.

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Long Distance Relationships

• Don’t be afraid to make bloggers outside of your city.

• You’ll have friends to visit on work trips or couches to crash on for vacations.