This Youth Day the first ever Joburg Tweetup takes place in Soweto. The event hosted by Internet evangelist, Ramon Thomas, takes place on Saturday, June 16 at the renowned Wandies Place starting 1pm. We invite you to join this special occasion, raising awareness of the extraordinary power of social media among to youth of South Africa’s largest township.
Haroun“As Twitter drives social change and social networks become mainstream, the youth have a critical role to play driving the communication channels of tomorrow. The 160 character limitation of Twitter is an ideal medium for kids brought up on a diet of SMS-lingo,” says Haroun Kola, one of the speakers at the #YouthDayTweetup.
Joburg Tweetups have grown to over 400 members since launching in 2009. Many of the members are among the most influential or Twitterati like Melanie Minnaar, the founder of Twitter Blanket Drive and Bruce Mubayiwa, the LinkedIn Coach, both speaking at the #YouthDayTweetup.
“Tweetups are social meet-ups where we get together and chat about Twitter and how we use in our daily lives,” asserts Ramon Thomas, the new organiser of Joburg Tweetups. “The key to networking is meeting people and establishing trust, honesty and respect. Tweetups are the perfect platform for formal networking and informal networking.”
To grow Tweetups we add value to Twitter users by providing a safe and fun environment for them to meet, chat, laugh and network. As we launch the #YouthDayTweetup in Soweto, we acknowledge the revolution that broke the camel’s back, took place exactly 30 years before Twitter launched in 1976. Twitter made headlines over the last two years as the main ingredient in the Arab Spring uprisings across the Middle East.
SPEAKERS LINE-UP:
After lunch starting 2pm three speakers will address the #YouthDayTweetup discussing how they use Twitter in their personal and professional lives.
- Bruce Mubayiwa: a top LinkedIn Coach is proud to be African. He loves LinkedIn & Social Media, Technology & Innovation. He uses Twitter to motivating & uplifting others with solid advice on careers and business networking.
- Haroun Kola: Eco geek, blogger and social entrepreneur has a diverse experience using Twitter ranging from topics on the the spiritual life to subtleties of software. He will talk on how he makes money from blogging.
- Melanie Minnaar: is managing director of Halo, a marketing agency. She’s a mom to archangels, wife to an IT geek and proudly part of the Chinese diaspora. Her passion on Twitter is annual Twitter Blanket Drive #TBDZA which had collected over 1,000 blankets for homeless children.
EVENT DETAILS:
- Venue: Wandies Place, 618 Makhalemele Street, Soweto
- Date/Time: Saturday, June 16 @ 1pm
- Fee: R100 per person includes buffet lunch
- RSVP: www.jhbtweetup.com
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Media Contacts
: To interview any of our speakers before or during the #YouthDayTweetup contact them directly
- Ramon Thomas: 081 4399 555 ramon@netucation.co.za
- Bruce Mubayiwa: 072 385 8520 Bruce@LinkedInCoach.co.za
- Haroun Kola: 084 511 7613 harounkola@gmail.com
- Melanie Minnaar: 082 880 4855 melanie@minnaar.com
South African Social Network FACTS
- African-wide Twitter usage was reported in January 2012 : Stuart Thomas, Memeburn
- Gadget online magazine, published by Arthur Goldstuck: All a-Twitter in South Africa survey results
I can’t wait. You can see how crazily excited I look to be part of it 🙂
I like this picture of me for this much more 🙂