Twitter Canada's Steve Ladurantaye gave a terrific presentation at the Silver Bean Café last night (July 17th) on the impact Twitter is having on a global, national and local level, and provided tips for how businesses can leverage Twitter to their advantage. There was a great turnout at the tweetup event, which was co-sponsored by PTBOCanada.com and Peterborough Chamber of Commerce. Here are pictures our Evan Holt captured and a sampling of the tweets that came in as Steve spoke, and after the event...

Talking about what you are doing can lead to conversations you didn't expect #tweetupptbo @ptbochamber @Ptbo_Canada pic.twitter.com/LY51Tvp0Ye
— Sandra Dueck (@sandramdueck) July 17, 2014

@sladurantaye in @Ptbo_Canada @ptbochamber doing awesome presentation of @twitter @silverbeancafe pic.twitter.com/n5SQUJjBgD
— Casey Deplaa (@qriousms) July 17, 2014

Great story telling about @Ptbo_Canada by @sladurantaye # TweetUpPtbo
— PtboDanT (@PtboDanT) July 17, 2014

Live tweeting can garner more followers #tweetupptbo @ptbochamber @MaryamMonsef @Ptbo_Canada @EileenKimmett tweet photos for more RTs.
— Sandra Dueck (@sandramdueck) July 17, 2014

Tweet more photos for more RT's like now @sladurantaye #tweetupptbo @Ptbo_Canada @chamberconnects pic.twitter.com/q1upEjrfFc
— Eileen Kimmett (@EileenKimmett) July 17, 2014

#1 thing that works on Twitter: authenticity. #tweetupptbo @Ptbo_Canada
— Jocasta Boone (@jocastab) July 17, 2014

68% of people follow a brand for deals and discounts. 55% want info on upcoming deals. 45% want to show support. @sladurantaye #tweetupptbo
— John Chambers (@_JohnChambers) July 17, 2014

. @vanderherberg with an epic photobomb @silverbeancafe of @sladurantaye of @TwitterCanada (pic via @SofieAndreou) pic.twitter.com/RaPaW50TE9
— Neil Morton (@neilmorton) July 17, 2014

Fantastic #tweetupptbo @Ptbo_Canada @chamberconnects. Good to see so many familiar faces and finally connect in person!
— Kim Wilson (@kjwaptbo) July 17, 2014

At home digesting & getting ideas from #tweetupptbo Thx again! @sladurantaye @Ptbo_Canada @chamberconnects @silverbeancafe Fabulous!
— Eileen Kimmett (@EileenKimmett) July 17, 2014

Thanks @ptbo_canada tweeters for all your support - my followers have doubled in the last 5 days! #tweetupptbo love this engaged community.
— Meghan Moloney (@TrentUMeghan) July 17, 2014

Conclusion of today's event : @Ptbo_Canada loves twitter. And @ptbochamber. "We're a sophisticated community" :) pic.twitter.com/k5r5gnMl9y
— Maryam Monsef (@MaryamMonsef) July 17, 2014

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