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!

With the Rock Band: Beetles version making its debut, it only logical to check out the game for the first time at OKC’s September 10th Tweet up.

OKC Tweet up’s are a way to meet people you have connected with via Twitter. Usually, you connect with someone online after you have met them in person, but this event gives people the opportunity to meet beyond cyberspace. One hundred and forty characters can only be used for so long. This event is the time to meet face to face.

Located on the second floor of Nonna’s Euro-American Ristorante, Purple Bar is the scene for this month’s tweet up. This sleek bar with unique lighting provides a cozy and great meeting spot.

Twitter has hit the ground running in 2009. The site has recently saved lives in medical procedures, informed people about in climate weather and even got someone out of jail.

Guest speakers, door prizes and networking are all going to take place at this upcoming event.

Oh, and don’t forget a little bit of Rock Band action too!

More and more businesses are leaning towards social networking and Twitter is a great place to start.

Register at http://www.okctweetup.com to be a part of Twitter history.

**To vote for Tess Mack’s blog post, please leave a comment below.  You can visit her blog, and learn all about her recent relo back to Oklahoma at www.lifeontheolist.blogspot.com.

Bloggers must submit their blog post in a word document with picture to Jessica@xceptionalhr.com by Friday, August 28^th, 2009.  Because this contest is to promote our Sept. 10^th OKC Tweetup, “Tweet and Shout”, blog entries are limited to the topics of Twitter and the Beatles. 

The top 7 blog posts will be announced and posted to our site on Monday, August 31^st, 2009 and voting will begin.  The winner will be announced during on September 11, 2009. 

 The Rules

1. One entry per blogger.  All bloggers are eligible. 
2. Bloggers submit original content to Jessica@xceptionalhr.com by August 28, 2009.  Include your full name, website, and contact information in the body of your email submission.  Blog submission must be in word document with pictures included.  Eligible topics include Twitter and the Beatles. 
3. The top 7 posts will be announced on August 31, 2009. 
4. Visitors to okctweetup.com will vote by leaving a comment on their favorite blog post. 
5. Vote as many times as you like.  Bloggers are free to promote their post however they like. 
6. The blog post with the most comment wins!
7. We are not responsible for copy write or other liability.  Make sure your post is an original work. 
8. Winner will be announced on September 11, 2009.  Prize will be mailed or available for pickup to the winner. 

**A special thanks to Brad Stone and Cisco for the Ultra HD Flip Camera!

#okctweetup

From noon today (May 13) until tomorrow evening, every time you mention “#okctweetup” in a tweet, you will be automatically entered into a prize drawing to win a $100 gift card from Love’s.

“That’s way cool,” I hear you say, “How do you guys do it?”

Well, that’s part of the Twitter Magic. A very nice guy, by the name of Matt Galloway, has programmed a special little gizmo that automatically keeps a record of everyone who mentions #okctweetup. This little piece of software will ultimately, at random, pick a winner! Yay technology!

The rules:
1) Must be present to win (evening of May 14th, k?)
2) You can mention #okctweetup as many times as you like
3) We’re not responsible. At all.

Take special note of the guy who introduces the video and plays our theme tune.  He is a bonifide Internet superstar.

Ronald Jenkees is a self-taught musical genius.  His unpresuming nature and musical prowess have catapulted him to have the 20th most popular musical artist channel on YouTube (that’s out of ALL musical artists on YouTube).  Papa Roach caught wind of his talent and invited him to LA just to hang with them!

Thank you very much for being part of the Tweetup, Ronald!  You got some friends and fans here for sure!

Check out Ronald in these juicy locations:

Ronald’s YouTube Channel – check out his videos, this guy can seriously rock.

Ronald’s blog – while you’re there, why don’t you buy his album.  You won’t be disappointed.

Cheers Robyn Promotions! 140 of you will get one of these

Wow. This is all going to be raffled off thanks to Dan over at Samuel Gordon Jewelers

Our sponsors, both paid and in-kind, are absolutely fantastic.  Without them, this event wouldn’t happen.  Not only are our sponsors providing the financial backing we need to pull this insane event off, they also give you some extra motivation to attend by giving away some awesome prizes.

There are two in-kind sponsors that we want to mention in particular today.  Samuel Gordon Jewelers and Robyn Promotions – both are showering OKCtweetup attendees with their generosity.

Dan Gordon of Samuel Gordon Jewelers has donated approximately $1,800 worth of jewelery to be raffled away.  That is seriously amazing and humbling.  Thank you so very much, Dan.

Bobby Lehew and the folks over at Robyn Promotions have put together a really nice looking 16 ounce limited edition pilsner glass for us.  They are giving them away to the first 140 attendees.  Seriously, that is an unbelievable give away – thank you.

It doesn’t stop there.  The generosity and support by local businesses has been overwhelming.  Check out our prizes and sponsor pages to see exactly who is enabling the OKCtweetup to happen.

Join us for food, drinks and engaging conversation after work.  You will get the chance to visit with Google’s Mike Lorenc and Oklahoma City’s marketing professionals who use Twitter and other social media tools to promote their businesses.

This event will be held at the Iguana Mexican Grill on Thursday, May 14.  The event is free to attend.  We are expecting a huge turnout, so register as soon as possible.