Our first Roanoke Meetup 2.0 happened last week and we are proclaiming it a success! Nine professionals came together to discuss Digital & Social Media and how we use it. Participants at our first Meetup included Digital & Social Media veterans as well as newbie's, but we all learned from each other and started developing lasting relationships. Here is a photo from our event, I am the handsome guy in the striped shirt with the iPhone in front of him :-) [caption id="attachment_290" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Roanoke Meetup 2.0"] [/caption] We truly did have people from all walks of life, including: John Lusher, aka yours truly, Business Development for PNS and President of John Lusher, Digital and Social Media Consultants, @JohnLusher. Patsy Stewart, Marketing and Branding Strategist with Optimized Strategies,@Stewartb2b. Janeson Keeley, Website Consultant with JTKWeb, @JTKWEB_SEO. Betsy Parkins, Marketing and Communications Consultant, @BetsyParkins. Bonnie Cramer, A local Green expert working to improve our community, @bgreen. Suzanne Ashley, an outstanding Roanoke Realtor, @cometoroanoke. Patricia Blevins, Social Media fan, good friend, coffee fanatic, our photographer and Office Executive at Jefferson Surgical Clinic, @patriciablevins. Brian Duvall, CEO at Duvall Consulting, Web Video Production and Internet Marketer, @brianduvall. Mike Hoal, An Independent Software Agent with uFirst, @2bdebtfreenow. We hope you will join us Thursday at 9:00 AM at Famous Anthony's on Williamson Road in Roanoke, or Friday at 9:00 AM at The Good Cherry in Forest, @thegoodcherry.