I decided to try a little experiment - I would twitter about everything on the trip - from the ride to BWI airport, the flight on SouthWest Airlines, the hotel check-in, the trade show, everything.
A couple of cool things happened.
First, I was contacted by a corporate job service representative (aka Head Hunter) who said she was impressed with what she was seeing and wanted to know if I was happy with my current employment (I am), and that if I ever wanted to consider changing positions to contact her.
Second, I woke up one morning and picked up the Chicago Sun Times to see an article about how Chicago was the #3 city in the world for Twitter use - and encouraging people to follow them on twitter. I happily did so and they quickly followed me back. That evening after dinner I found myself having a great conversation with a group of people when the talk finally got to the "what do you do for a living" part - and I found out one of my new friends was a writer for the Chicago Sun Times. I asked if it was OK to mention his name on Twitter - he agreed and said his editors were trying to talk him into using the social media tool. A few minutes after posting:
I received a message from the Chicago Sun Times:
"Tell him to get on twitter"
These are just a couple of experiences - there was also a great "tweet up" in Chicago and quite a few serendipitous meetings.
Using social media while travelling is a great thing!
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