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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
BLOG DIRECTORIES
HealthyLivingBlogs.com
Healthy Living Blogs @ Healthy Living Summit
Julie & Heather are taking photos for the HLB Facebook page...FIND THEM!
Foodbuzz Foodies
www.foodbuzz.com/foodies
BlogHer Network
www.blogher.com/network
DailyMile
www.dailymile.com/events
Tumblr
Tumblr.com/meetup
Tumblr Directory
Tumblr.com/directory
Facebook Groups
Twitter Chats
• #fitblog• #runchat• #fitbliss• #wwchat
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.
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!
#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.
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.