Title: Jason’s Deli Benefit Night Tweetup
Location: Jason’s Deli
Description: The OKC location will be hosting the Tweet Up and everyone who attends has the chance to win some great door prizes. As the holiday season grows near, the demand for food from the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s partner agencies increases each year. This year, Jason’s Deli will donate 10 percent of dine-in sales from 4 to 10 p.m. on December 14th and December 14th to the Regional Food Bank to help meet the need. Invite your friends and family to join you for dinner at Jason’s Deli to help the hungry in Oklahoma! Jason’s Deli has three convenient locations around the metro area: 4236 NW Expressway in Oklahoma City 78 S.E. 33rd Street in Edmond 950 Ed Noble Drive in Norman Hope to see you there!
Start Time: 4:00 PM
Date: 2009-12-04
End Time: 10:00 PM

After her cookbook signing at Full Circle Bookstore, we will celebrate with an after party hosted by Rococo’s.
Start Time: 6:30 PM
Date: 2009-10-29

Follow @CedarburgSquare for more information about the event!

Title: Hunger Action Month TweetUp
Location: Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
Description: September is Hunger Action Month! Here’s your chance to show you care. Hunger advocates will unite to have a cup of joe provided by Cafe Evoke, learn more about the Food Bank, and listen to some tunes by our Celebrity Council member Sherree Chamberlain.  We’ve got tons of indie rock giveaways, too, including an autographed Flaming Lips album (donated by HellsFire Media!), plus a local indie rock collection of amazing albums from Sherree Chamberlain, Colourmusic, Crocodile, The Non, and Eutopian Accident .

Sponsored by Evoke Catering … be bold!

Start Time: 05:00 PM
Date: 2009-09-24
End Time: 06:30 PM

Title: Trendy Momma Tweetup
Location: Trichology Salon (map)
Description: Food, Wine Prizes. A fun night out! Please RSVP here.
Start Time: 6:30 PM
Date: 2009-09-24
End Time: 8:30 PM

Title: State Fair Tweasure Hunt
Location: Oklahoma State Fair (map)

Description: @okstatefair followers will hit the Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 22 for a tweetup tweasure hunt! @okstatefair will send out clues to directing followers to different vendors and exhibits all over the Fair. Followers will have a chance to win prizes at each location they find AND a massive grand prize at the end of the hunt. Follow @okstatefair for details!
Start Time: 06:00 PM
Date: 2009-09-22

Cost: $2 (to get into the Fair)

Event Contact: @okstatefair

Title: Progressive Tweetup
Location: Sean Cummings Pub (map)

Description: A Tweetup for Progressives in OKC to meet and rally together.

Fallin, Coburn and Inhofe guaranteed NOT to attend.

Start Time: 05:30 PM
Date: 2009-09-15
End Time: 07:00 PM

Event Contact: @DavidGlover

The winner with 59 votes or comments for her blog post, “The Social Media Mullet” is Jessica Miller-Merrell of Xceptional HR.  Jessica’s secret to her success (in addition to a great blog post) was her use of Facebook, Twitter, and an email campaign asking folks to leave a comment and show their support.  Jessica’s website, Blogging4Jobs.com is geared towards human resource professionals and job seekers.  Jessica won an amazing, HD Flip Camera provided by Cisco and our friend Brad Stone (@bestone).

A special thanks to everyone who submitted a post, left a comment, or read the blogs!  And another special thanks to the more than 250 people who attended the OKC Tweetup held on September 10th at Nonna’s Purple Bar in Bricktown.  The event was AMAZING!  There was great conversation, Rumble the Bison in attendance, free valet by Xceptional HR, a lot of rocking out with Beatles Rock Band courtesy of Evolve Research, carictures by Hector Lopez, Blingo Starr by Samuel Gordon’s jewelers, and a whole lotta fun.  Our tweetup raised $500 for White Fields, our event’s designated charity.

We are down to the final 7 posts which are listed below in no particular order.  Congratulations to our bloggers!  To vote for your favorite post, please leave a comment.  Vote as many times as you like.  Bloggers, fans, and anyone is encouraged to promote their post using social media campaigns, email blasts, word of mouth, shameless promotion, and bribing family and friends.

The winner will be announced on Friday, September 11, 2009 after the OKC Tweetup which is September 10, 2009 at the Purple Bar in Bricktown.  Make sure to secure your spot by registering.

• Stephanie A. Lloyd’s submission “Just stop it.  You don’t get to use Twitter anymore.”

• Jennifer James Mccollum’s submission “Twitter:  all these places have their moments.”

• Gilley Aguilar’s submission “Hey @Jude.”

• Jennifer Wheeler’s submission “My Summer of Twitter.”

• Tess Mack’s submission  “All You Need is Twitter…”

• Kay Stout’s submission “With a Little Help from my Friends.”

• Jessica Miller-Merrell’s submission “The Social Media Mullet.”

Happy voting and may the best blog post win!

Business professionals, entrepreneurs, and job seekers can learn from those that sport this fashionable cut when managing their online brand.   A popular saying when describing a mullet comes to mind-

“Business in the front. Party in the back.”

Wise words when considering your online brand as a business professional no matter what your industry, position, or responsibility level. Keep your business and professional profile in the forefront and in plain view of recruiters, prospective employers. and customers. Keep your personal life and party in the back. Users of social media need to be mindful doing your best to maintain a professional image while showing your creative and unique qualities at the same time.

Business in the Front.

Social media platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, Blogs, and Twitter are great mediums in which to develop relationships and grab the attention of hiring managers and recruiters. Share your expertise and lead with the business in all you do. Your posts, pictures, and tweets should be at least 70% business related. Lead with interesting articles, tidbits, and information that is industry specific or related to the job in which you currently work or aspire to.

Party in the Back

The remaining 30% of your social media content can be related to your personal side but be weary. I have visited FaceBook profiles with one too many drunk pictures and tweets leading me to search for talent elsewhere. If you are unsure if something is inappropriate, ask yourself if your mother would approve. Items that your mother would approve and/or tolerate are generally appropriate to display on your social media profiles. Social media is all about interacting and developing relationships. I encourage you to tweet or post comments seeking input and feedback from others. Commonalities make you interesting which lead to engaging conversations with persons from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Unfortunately, for Dog, the Bounty Hunter, this advice has come a little too late.   He is a good example of why your social media mullet is so important.

**To vote for Jessica Miller-Merrell’s blog post, please leave a comment below.  You can learn more about Jessica and her job search and social media blog at www.blogging4jobs.com.