PTBOCanada Pics: Twitter Canada's Steve Ladurantaye At The Silver Bean Café

Steve Ladurantaye rocking the plaid

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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Twitter Canada's Steve Ladurantaye Speaking At Silver Bean Café July 17th

We are delighted to announce that the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce and PTBOCanada.com are presenting a special Twitter Canada event Thursday, July 17th from 5 to 7 pm at the Silver Bean Café along the banks of the Otonabee River. Twitter Canada's Steve Ladurantaye will be giving tips about how businesses can leverage Twitter to their advantage. The event is free and open to the public. We look forward to seeing you at this "tweet-up" as the Peterborough community further embraces the power of social media and tweeting. More deets in the poster invite below...

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