words and pictures by Brian Solis
While I was in Los Angeles for my keynote presentation discussing The Future of Social Media, Jackie Peters and I thought it was a good excuse to organize a Tweetup. L.A. is one of the hottest and genuine emerging tech hubs in the U.S. and personally, one of my favorite places to recharge my passion for the new Web and the social economy alongside it.
The original Los Angeles Techset hosted at the Hollywood Roosevelt was a much larger and more formal event, the recent Tweetup was a refreshing, informal gathering of those making a difference and contributing to an active, more valuable, and influential tech community.
Hosted poolside at the very scenic and lavish” The Standard Hotel” in Hollywood, we were treated to incredible conversations, networking, pictures, and beautiful views of Los Angeles’ West Side.
Over the course of the early evening, what started as a small gathering, quickly expanded to encompass the majority of the trendy outside lounge – with entrepreneurs and other cool folks in town for OnHollywood joining the party.
Eventually the crowd migrated into the Purple Lounge inside the hotel, where drinks and conversations continued well after I left. Hey, I had to finalize my presentation which started at 8 a.m. the next morning.
Thanks to everyone for making it out on Wednesday night. As always, it was an absolute privilege to spend time with you.
Stay tuned for the next official Techset, which will be announced shortly.
Brooks Bayne
Nicole Jordan
Tim Shigel of ShareThis
Melodi Cowan
Hooman Khalili of the 97.3 Morning Show
Tim Street of FrenchMaidTV
Damon Alexander Young
Mike Prasad of GirlGamer
Andy Sternberg
Michael Broukhim of TotSpot
Sean Percival of Mahalo
Alexandra Mokh
Jackie Peters
Yes, that’s a woman in a glass box – The Standard Lobby
More LA Tweetup pictures are on flickr.
For previous Techset events, please see below:
New York Internetweek
LA Techset at the Roosevelt, Hollywood
Love 2.0 SF
Silicon Valley SXSW Reunion
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