Social Networking and Off-Line Marketing

Getting out and about in your business community can be characterised in a number of ways.  You might choose to call it offline marketing, social networking or, best of all,  just a good night out at the London Bloggers Meetup.

Last night's Meetup falls into the last category perhaps mostly due to the sponsors, Paramount,  being particularly generous with the prize draw (3 winners) and managing to keep the sponsored bar going until late (everyone's a winner!) but also to the wide range of blogging interests represented.

Nice presentation on '58 Ways To Improve Your Blog' that Marko Saric managed to canter through in a very short time.  Marko's got some good stuff on his site which is well worth a visit.

Gary Andrews is a football nut who is turning his favourite subject into a way of life by podcasting with his friends about their own take on every aspect of football.  Sounds like a great way of getting your views heard by a larger audience.

Another blogger aiming to whip up a storm was Zubyre Parvez though he has chosen a rather bigger mountain to move and wants to change the future of China using interesting music at www.FreedomForChina.co.uk.    That seems like one hell of a mountain to be climbing but when you've got a social conscience like Zubyre there is obviously not a lot that is going to put you off.

Insane cycle lane

On a less serious note, Rob Ainsley pokes fun at London's efforts to encourage cyclists in his blog at www.RealCycling.co.uk.  Seeing the real end result of planners half hearted attempts to squeeze cycling facilities into London's streets without really grasping the nettle of changing the priorities is similar to the sanity check that occurs when you drag yourself away from your keyboard and get out to meet real bloggers.

Lots of other interesting bloggers around but the usual lapses of neglected business cards and a morning after bad memory prevent them all featuring here.

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