The State Fair officially starts Thursday and New Raleigh always loves the fair. This year the State Fair is more wired than ever. They have been tweeting it up on NCStateFair and showing their love for all things social media, they are hosting a Triangle TweetUp on Thursday October 22nd. TweetUps are a great way to meet other Triangle Twitter users and get to know the local tech users. The event will be held in the Folk Festival Tent and will include a range of activities:
During the Deep Fried Triangle Tweetup, attendees will be able to sample deep-fried Fair food, interact with Fair entertainers, participate in a Twitter-themed scavenger hunt and enter to win prizes throughout the night. The event is part of a growing trend of events where participants have face-to-face gatherings with people they follow on social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. It is also one of the first Tweetups hosted by a state fair. The co-host, OurHashtag, has held 10 Triangle Tweetups during the past two years. The company’s partners Wayne Sutton, Jeff Cohen, Ryan Boyles and Kipp Bodnar are active members in the local social media community, and have planned several social media events including Ignite Raleigh and monthly Triangle Social Media Club meetings. Past Triangle Tweetups have included a charitable component to the main event.
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