On Tuesday, February 16, we had our 3rd Lake County Tweetup at Nirvana Wine and Grillerie in Vernon Hills. We saw many new faces and also some that have been with us since the beginning. The following is a list of February #lctu attendees:
@tamcdonald @refrigeration @farrah77 @heatheracton78 @EverybodySafe @GetYourYGGI @dbsalk @bennerm @DeerPathFarm @GinosEastDfld @elitebiztax @anup25 @jeslongcdw @tradertommy @topnotchpromo @childrenparties @skip7547 @hlesztriblocal @iwoodknot @mbonesz @chrisjpowers @bkincaid49
In addition, here are some others that have attended in the past: @karinrobison @michaelgiese @brentallan @bethrosen @chemgk @mtio @djshelly @SusanTheFunLady @LakeCoMuseum @LCFPD @jessejstreet @ChipKnowsBiz @FellerBus @thepropertydiva @ryank @HotWater911 @ParkRidgeDDS @WildfireRest @jeffdharris
If you haven’t been to a Lake County Tweetup, we’re going to make it easy for you in March! We’re heading to the southern edge of Lake County (OK, technically Cook County) to Gino’s East in Deerfield, IL for what will be the largest Lake County Tweetup yet! Our friends from Chicago and Cook County will have no excuse not to join their Lake County neighbors as this location is close to I-94 and I-294, plus only blocks from the Lake-Cook Metra station!
We will have plenty of exciting news to share on March 15! But here’s some news we can share now:
Northeast Cooling has agreed to be an ongoing sponsor!
This month if you follow @refrigeration and tweet “I follow @refrigeration and am attending #lctu on 3/15, are you? http://lctumar.eventbrite.com“, you’ll be entered to win $50! Drawing will be held during the #lctu event on March 15. You must be present to win and only one tweet will count per person.
Our host, Gino’s East Deerfield has also agreed to offer $50 gift certificate to Gino’s East Deerfield for the person who tweets the most using #lctu, @ginoseastdfld, and a link to the registration page. You can tweet as often as you want, but only tweets from now until midnight on March 14 will count. Winner will be announced at the event. Winner need not be in attendance.
If you are interested in sponsoring, we are accepting prizes to give away in March and future event sponsorships. Please contact me for details.
Still wondering why you should attend a Lake County Tweetup event? Listen to Claudia Anderson share her thoughts. Wondering what is a Tweetup?
Hope to see you on March 15! Register today
Please feel free to share your comments below.
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Who’s invited?
Anyone is welcome. Don’t let the word “Tweetup” frighten you. It’s a gathering of Twitter users, or “Tweeps”, that get together. You don’t have to be on Twitter, or even know what Twitter is, but you will get to meet local Lake County people, have a good time and most likely want to sign up for a Twitter account by the time you leave!
Where’s it at?
Nirvana Wine and Grillerie (@findmynirvana ) is located at 701 N. Milwaukee Ave. Suite 280, Vernon Hills, IL 60061.
How much does it cost?
$10 in advance and $15 at the door. Price includes a glass of wine, cheese and appetizers.
Sponsors
We want to thank Save the Cups for being a sponsor. Have you ever thought about how much coffee or tea you get and the amount of paper cups that end up getting thrown away? Save the Cups is a movement to help promote reusable mugs and eliminating the unnecessary loss of helpless paper cups!
Northeast Cooling a Lake County based commercial refrigeration company has stepped up to sponsor a tweet contest. $50 for the one who mentions #lctu and @refrigeration in the most tweets between now and Monday, February 15! Follow them on Twitter @refrigeration
Still asking yourself, “what is a tweetup? ” Lake County Tweetup is focused on bringing together Lake County area networkers whether they live, work or play in Lake County, IL. The common link is social media, regardless of knowledge level. Membership is free and open to all. Members of all levels share, learn and support each other. Check out photos from past Lake County Tweetups on Flickr
Sign up early and get introduced to the world, or at least readers of my blog.
Here’s who’s signed up so far:
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This Monday is the Lake County Tweetup at Wildfire Restaurant in Lincolnshire, IL. The tweetup is from 5-7pm. Lake County Tweetup #lctu registration and details.
Still asking yourself, “what is a tweetup?” Lake County Tweetup is focused on bringing together Lake County area networkers whether they live, work or play in Lake County, IL. The common link is social media, regardless of knowledge level. Membership is free and open to all. Members of all levels share, learn and support each other. It’s a fun time too! We’re excited to welcome Edith Reese who isn’t on Twitter yet, but wants to learn more about it!
It’s not to late to win a prize in our Twitter contest!
The rules are simple:
- person with the most tweets from now until 11:59pm on January 24, containing #lctu and http://budurl.com/98gy wins! (Since this one started almost 2 weeks ago, if you haven’t started, you’ll want to focus on Twitter Contest #2)
Prize:
- Free admission to the monthly Lake County Tweetups for the rest of 2010!
PLUS-Twitter contest #2 thanks to Wildfire Restaurants and @wildfirerest
Rules are equally as simple:
- Every tweet that includes @WildfireRest #lctu and http://budurl.com/98gy through 11:59pm on January 24, will be drawn from hat at the tweetup.
- Winner must be present to win.
Prize:
- $75 gift certificate to Wildfire Restaurant
Both contests encourage you to tweet often about the event, but we do not want you to spam your friends. So be generous with your tweets, just not obnoxious!
Here’s the updated list of registered attendees so far. If you’re not following them yet, click on their name, check out their Twitter profile and follow them (all without leaving the page!)
- @tamcdonald
- @WildfireRest
- @ThePropertyDiva also known as @FtSheridanPlace
- @GetYourYGGI
- @refrigeration
- @mbonesz also tweets for @DonnasFlowers @The_Magic_Plant
- @RyanK
- @dbsalk
- @paulamariechar
- @EverybodySafe also known as @KristinasPhotos
- @heatheracton78
- @ParkRidgeDDS also known as @SocialMediaDDS
- @HotWater911
- @Farrah77
- @hlesztriblocal
- @chareeklimek also known as @vocii
- @FellerBus
- @ChipKnowsBiz
- @jessejstreet also known as @jstreetradio
- @ChildrenParties
- @iwoodknot
- Edith Reese (no Twitter account yet, but we’ll get her one at the tweetup!)
- @LCFPD
- @LakeCoMuseum
- @ImSoSarah Also tweets as @ImSoCorp @HRMDirect @CluelessatLove
- @NicoleYeary
- @SusanTheFunLady
- @djshelly Also tweets for @joannfehn4judge
- @mtio
Share your thoughts on this upcoming Lake County Tweetup below and continue spreading the word on Twitter! See you on the Monday!
Tags: #lctu, Attendees, Contests, Eating Out, Focus, Free Admission, Fun Time, Gift Certificate, January 24, Knowledge Level, Lake County Area, Level Membership, Lincolnshire Il, Magic Plant, Networkers, Reese, Refrigeration, Tweet, tweetup, twitter, Wildfire Restaurant
One week away from the Lake County Tweetup at Wildfire Restaurant in Lincolnshire, IL. The tweetup is on Monday, January 25, 2010, from 5-7pm. Lake County Tweetup #lctu registration and details. Asking yourself, “what is a tweetup?” Lake County Tweetup is focused on bringing together Lake County area networkers whether they live, work or play in Lake County, IL. The common link is social media, regardless of knowledge level. Membership is free and open to all. Members of all levels share, learn and support each other. It’s a fun time too!
We are expecting to more than double, possibly triple, the attendance from the first Lake County Tweetup in November. To help spread the word, we are having a #lctu Twitter contest!
The rules are simple:
- person with the most tweets from now until 11:59pm on January 24, containing #lctu and http://budurl.com/98gy wins!
Prize:
- Free admission to the monthly Lake County Tweetups for the rest of 2010!
PLUS-Twitter contest #2 thanks to Wildfire Restaurants and @wildfirerest
Rules are equally as simple:
- Every tweet that includes @WildfireRest #lctu and http://budurl.com/98gy through 11:59pm on January 24, will be drawn from hat at the tweetup.
- Winner must be present to win.
Prize:
- $75 gift certificate to Wildfire Restaurant
Both contests encourage you to tweet often about the event, but we do not want you to spam your friends. So be generous with your tweets, just not obnoxious!
Want to know who’s already registered so you can start following them before the tweetup?
- @tamcdonald
- @WildfireRest
- @ThePropertyDiva also known as @FtSheridanPlace
- @GetYourYGGI
- @refrigeration
- @mbonz also tweets for @DonnasFlowers @iwoodknot @The_Magic_Plant
- @RyanK
- @dbsalk
- @paulamariechar
- @EverybodySafe also known as @KristinasPhotos
- @heatheracton78
- @ParkRidgeDDS also known as @SocialMediaDDS
- @HotWater911
- @Farrah77
- @hlesztriblocal
- @chareeklimek also known as @vocii
- @FellerBus
- @ChipKnowsBiz
- @jessejstreet also known as @jstreetradio
- @ChildrenParties
You’ll be added to the list once you signed up. The earlier you sign up, the more people will have a chance to know a little more about you!
Share your thoughts on this upcoming Lake County Tweetup below and start spreading the word on Twitter! See you on the 25th!
Tags: #lctu, Attendance, Contests, Eating Out, Free Admission, Fun Time, Gift Certificate, January 24, Knowledge Level, Lake County Area, Level Membership, Magic Plant, Networkers, Refrigeration, Tweet, tweetup, twitter, wildfire, Wildfire Lincolnshire Il, Wildfire Restaurant
This past week Foursquare released a new version called Everywhere. You can read a more detailed review of Foursquare Everywhere release on Mashable. Here’s some of the features I am glad to see and why.
- Use In Any City-Yes, everywhere means you are not restricted to the cities that used to be on Foursquare. This is fantastic for those who were waiting for Foursquare to come to town and has opened up the use of Foursquare to a whole new group of people. I am already seeing an increase in the number of friend requests I’m receiving.
- Optional Address-One of the biggest hassles with Foursquare was the limited database of locations. This meant if you were the first one to check in, you’d have to enter the details including the address. In the everywhere release you are no longer required to enter the address as Foursquare will find your GPS location. Check in is now much easier for new locations!
- Leaderboard More Local-You used to be ranked based on the city you were in. Now you’re ranked against everyone within 25 miles of your current location. This makes it much more “local”.
- Other Highlights
- Foursquare has 10 new badges with more on the way
- Foursquare version 1.5 for iPhone avaialable in next few weeks with major redesign in coming months. more accurate location
- Foursquare Blackberry app in beta and should be released in next week
- Foursquare Palm Pre app already available
One thing that I am really hoping Foursquare implements in the near future is the ability to add photos when you check in. You can read more about why I like love Foursquare
What do you think of Foursquare? Do you like the changes? And what changes would you still like to see? Comments below help my ego (in a very healthy way!)
Tags: foursquare, iPhone, Social Media
What in the world is a Tweetup? Have you heard of a meetup? Mixer? Networking event? Coffee, lunch or drinks with others? Well, a Tweetup can be any one of these or all of them. Tweetup is really just a way of saying let’s all get together by using Twitter as the main form of communication. OK, OK… you don’t use Twitter, so why should you care? Do you watch TV? Do you see mainstream media programs telling you to “follow us on Twitter”? Yes! Need more convincing? Watch this
Tags: #lctu, Social Media, tweetup, twitter, wildfire
Official start of my 2010 New Year goal to loss 20 lbs by Memorial Day began yesterday. The weigh in saw me tip the scale at 225lbs. I figured the best way to stay on track is to share my daily progress with respect to exercise, food and drink. The weight updates will only come once a week with a summary of the weekly diet/exercise regime.
So, what did I do on day one to begin losing weight?
- Exercise
- Nothing (except walk dogs around block twice)
- Food
- Breakfast-Apple cinnamon danish (not so good, but I only had one)
- Lunch-Chicken noodle soup and some pretzels (good)
- Dinner-Grilled chicken and onion sandwich w/baked potato chips (not bad)
- No desert or drinks other than water and 1 cup of 25 cal. hot chocolate (coffee is a given-everyday!)
What do you think of my start so far? Have anything you doing that you want to share? Want to give me some words of encouragement? Do be shy, leave a comment.
Look forward to Day 2 update tomorrow!
Tags: diet, exercise, weight loss
I’m not really a big one on resolutions, but there are several things that made me decide to publicly declare mine this year. Instead of list my New Year’s resolutions you can hear about them.
Tags: green, new year, resolution, savethecups, weight loss
As a Realtor, one of the most frequently asked questions I get is regarding refinancing or trying to sell a home that’s upside down (value vs. remaining mortgage). This article won’t help with either of those situations, but it does address how loan modifications may impact your credit score. If you are applying for a loan modification on your home loan, be sure to find out the facts, in writing, from your loan servicer. Also be sure the trial period is as short as possible so you can have it become permanent and not effect your credit score as much.
Read the full article from CNNMoney.com here.
Have you had any experience getting your loan modified? Please share it by commenting below. Others want to hear from you!
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