The first Preston Tweetup videos
The first Preston Tweetup that I organised in March 2009 was filmed and now the edited video has appeared online. It shows how twitter users in Preston got together to discuss how the web could be used for the Preston Guild in 2012.
The Preston Guild is a big celebration that happens every 20 years in Preston, Lancashire, UK to celebrate the city, its organisations and its professions. Everyone gets involved, but the last time the Guild was celebrate - 1992 - the world was a very different place and the Internet was not as widespread as it is now.
The tweetup was hosted by myself, through Blog Preston, and had support from Stage 9 Marketing, a local marketing agency, and They Eat Culture, Preston's arts organisation. The venue we used was the New Continental, in Preston, which has free wi-fi and great drinks.
The videos are in sequence as the night was in four parts, the introduction (from me!), the break-off groups coming up with ideas, the feeding back from each group and finally the summing up. It's a great chance to see what happened at the Tweetup and if you're planning to go to one, wherever it is in the world, it gives an insight into what it's like.
Watch part one - the introduction to Preston Tweetup
Preston Tweetup 03/09 (Part 1 of 4)
Watch part two - splitting off into groups
Preston Tweetup 03/09 (Part 2 of 4, Sharing Ideas)
Watch part three - feeding back
Preston Tweetup 03/09 (Part 3 of 4, Feeding Back)
Watch part four - final discussions