As I organize quite a few social events focusing on the commnunity built around Twitter and Foursquare, Minglestream became a natural combination of my web hosting and social media businesses coming together.

Minglestream Live Demo

Minglestream is a tweetwall on crack! If you’ve ever seen a tweetwall in action before, you know of the concept, but Minglestream takes it a giant leap forward by integrating live streaming as well as short video clips.

Some cool restaurants have tweetwalls on permanent display because when customers see it, they naturally want to see their own tweets or post photos or short videos of their inebriated friends onto the wall – using the restaurant’s hashtag or Twitter handle, which much like a Foursquare check-in, spreads the word about the venue to their social network. Friends retweet it, it spreads more. Friends cross-post it to Facebook, it spreads more.

It’s real-time social multimedia, and it can exponentially boost your buzz about your event or venue! Check out the web site, view the live demo, or see it at an event coming soon near you, and let me know what you think of it…

http://minglestream.com/

Thanks,
Rob

Meet the officers, network with others working in social media, and learn about the club. More importantly, tell us what you want to get out of it. This is a free event open to all. Social Media Club is a International organization and we’re building the SD chapter from the ground up – with your help!

**7-8pm appetizers compliments of the Se Hotel, $5 drink specials all night**
**Important: See below for things you can do now to participate**

1. Since you’re here, “Like” our Facebook Page to continue getting news and updates about the club: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Social-Media-Club-San-Diego/117501665000823

2. Join the club! http://socialmediaclub.org/membership – It’s free. But please consider supporting the club by first checking out our professional membership level that gives you extra benefits (see below) and supports us in building our footprint in San Diego. At $100 for the entire year it’s a sweet deal. Non-profits and students specials available, and corporate sponsorship.

Professional ($100/year):
- Get listed in the Speakers Directory.
- Special invitations to Professional member-only events.
- Highlight work/services in monthly newsletters.
- Get published in the Social Media Club Observer and Social Media Club Journal

3. Once you’ve joined the club by visiting the website and registering, come back to Facebook and join our members-only Social Media Club San Diego Group https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_79484200617 for ongoing learning and networking with other members.

***Please share this invite with friends, co-workers and others who are interested in learning, teaching, and gaining visibility in the social media community.***

A quick update on @DaniellaDeviant‘s “Wheel of Pain and Pleasure” (as she calls it) at Boudoir – now reopened and ready for your enjoyment. Your friends certainly won’t regret it, even if you might. I’ve had the pleasure, and believe me, the bruises are temporary, while the memories last a lifetime.

FYI, Dani was recently featured in San Diego Magazine: Daniella Deviant, The Dominatrix

For more of Dani, visit her web site (probably NSFW): danielladeviant.com

Enjoy the ride… and please leave a comment on how you liked it!

(If you’ve never experienced it, be sure to head in on a Sarturday night and check it out. For those not familiar with Dani and her wheel of fun, or the nightclub, here’s a few YouTube videos to bring you up to speed…)

Boudoir San Diego

The idea of Twestival (Twitter Festival) is to use social media for social good by connecting communities both online and offline on a single day to highlight a great cause and have a fun event. Twestival is the largest global grassroots social media fundraising initiative to date. Since 2009, volunteers have raised close to $1.2 million for 137 nonprofits. All local events are organized 100% by volunteers and 100% of all ticket sales and donations go direct to projects.

San Diego Twestival proceeds will benefit San Diego After-School All-Stars. The mission of San Diego After-School All-Stars is to provide comprehensive out-of-school programs that keep kids safe and help them achieve in school and life. This charity was selected for their positive impact and our San Diego youth, enthusiasm in the Social Media space and their overall passion for ensuring their kids are provided with the best after school programs and resources.

How do you get involved in Twestival? Simple!

1. Come to the event on Thursday March 24th at Sway nightclub in downtown San Diego from 7-10pm. RSVP for the event online with a small $10 donation. Your donation gets you your 1st drink FREE! Donations are suggested at the door but you won’t receive a FREE drink unless you RSVP online.

2. Can’t make the event? You can still DONATE. There are 2 simple ways:

- Make a donation via Twitter using @RainMakerApp, link your PayPal via http://RainMakeApp.com/ and then just send a tweet: include #SDAllStars, a $ amount to donate, and @RainMakerApp
- Make a donation online using: http://www.firstgiving.com/twestivalsd

3. Donate a prize to our raffle! To raise additional funds for San Diego After-School All-Stars we’re also selling raffle tickets and raffling off some great prizes! Please email me: melodie at marketingmelodie dot com if you’d like to contribute to the raffle. So far I’d like to thank Dining Out San Diego for donating $250 in San Diego restaurant gift certificates and PopChips for donating a month’s supply of PopChips!

I hope to see you there!

Rob

Downtown is the place to be, since 1964!

Performed by Petula Clark, 1964

When you’re alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go – downtown
When you’ve got worries, all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know – downtown
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?

The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares
So go downtown, things’ll be great when you’re
Downtown – no finer place, for sure
Downtown – everything’s waiting for you

Don’t hang around and let your problems surround you
There are movie shows – downtown
Maybe you know some little places to go to
Where they never close – downtown
Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova
You’ll be dancing with him too before the night is over
Happy again

The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares
So go downtown, where all the lights are bright
Downtown – waiting for you tonight
Downtown – you’re gonna be all right now

[Instrumental break]

And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you
Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to
Guide them along

So maybe I’ll see you there
We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares
So go downtown, things’ll be great when you’re
Downtown – don’t wait a minute for
Downtown – everything’s waiting for you

Downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown…