Our time has come social media lovers … And It’s Official! Thanks to Mashable.com, Social Media Day is being held worldwide on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. In Columbus we’ll be celebrating at O’Shaughnessy’s Public House at 7:00 p.m. Come along and bring a friend … while we ring in what we hope to celebrate for years to come!

And…

An intimate group in Columbus Ohio gathered.  All that was needed was the promise of a video shoot, talk of Facebook, a few cold ones, and viola!  The room was full of buzz and chatter.

Some met for the first time, but most we excited to be a part of a global media movement.

Social Media Television was on site to cover the event. Here is a quick recap of the evening.

What is Social Media Day?  Here’s what Mashable.com said about  it:

Thanks to @CherylHarrison, @SMCColumbus and others for organizing the first of many such events!

Sponsors:

© 2010, Tiffany Odutoye (@virtualpartner). All rights reserved.

The Central Ohio Networking Event & Social is a once a year opportunity for area small businesses to meet other entrepreneurs, sales representatives and professionals. The event is a combination business after-hours gathering and trade show. It will feature facilitated networking, raffles and door prizes and appearances from prominent business professionals as well as players from local sports teams.

© 2009, Tiffany Odutoye (@virtualpartner). All rights reserved.

Our first meet up was so exciting! Today’s enthusiasts yielded some great tips for business owners. Be sure to check out Tech Growth Ohio for trends and stats in Ohio.

If you’re an iPhone user, you’ll probably recognize my enthusiasm in sharing this very post from the studio with my phone!! As a former Blackberry loyalist, I can honestly say and encourage a switch of devices if you’re a social entrepreneur.

Here are a few applications I used today:

- Bump [Used to exchange contact and files with iPhone users]
- Twitterific [Great tool for tweeting from the iPhone]
- BlogPress [Using it right now to create this post, photo and all!]
- Adventuremap [Fun app for finding amusement attractions]

Get more here.

A few great folks I met that you may want to follow on Twitter [couldn't get everyone who was there, so, feel free to comment below to "virtually" sign our guestbook].

@delta40
@wadekmeyer
@mike_mehrle (also tweeting for Social Media Television @socialmediatv)
@career_coach
@crimsoncup
@aharperhess
@earlphillips
@cherylharrison
@successgroup
@bozadventures
Cleary Gunderson (we’re working on a Twitter handle)

If you haven’t joined a Meetup group yet, it’s a great opportunity to connect live with people that you socialize with online.  Don’t wait to grow your sphere of influence.

– Post From My iPhone

© 2009, Tiffany Odutoye (@virtualpartner). All rights reserved.

© 2009, Tiffany Odutoye (@virtualpartner). All rights reserved.