twestival local - Tweet.Meet.Give. - March 24, 2011

Authority Labs (@authoritylabs), a Chandler Arizona based search engine rank monitoring software company, has been a huge supporter of Twestival Phoenix 2011. As we were searching for sponsors to underwrite our venue and drink costs, Authority Labs stepped up and pledged $500 towards the venue costs or for use in any other way that was needed most. Thankfully we didn't need to tap their pledged funds for the venue and instead we were able to direct their donation straight to Child Crisis Center.

Thank you so much to Authority Labs for their flexibility and their support of Twestival Phoenix 2011. Interested in what they do? Check out their blog, where they regularly post about search engine optimization, data ranking and other topics related to their services.

AuthorityLabs was built to be easy and simple enough for the average business owner, but scalable enough for those responsible for large organic search efforts. People shouldn’t need to download bulky software packages that do more than is really needed. Search drives a large portion of traffic for most websites and understanding how exactly people come to your site is critical. Brands extend beyond the server and beyond your domain. AuthorityLabs helps gain an understanding of how search engines are representing brands over time. Consumers start at search, and often experience a brand for the first time within search results.

Once again, we were super, super luck to have Adam Nollmeyer and Acme Photography (@AcmePhoto) taking snaps for us!

Adam brought along his impressive array of lights and strobes and even another photographer in order to catch more of the action.

Of course the end result, as we have come to expect, was amazing pictures.

You can find a great album of the event on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/tphx11pics.

There are event more pictures on flickr at http://bit.ly/tphx11acmepics.


Pictured above: the Twestival Phoenix team on the patio of The Clayton on the Park.
 
 
Thanks again to Adam Nollmeyer at Acme Photography for covering the event!!!


 
Acme Photography is a company employing Phoenix photographers specializing in event photography and corporate photography. Adam has long been involved with the Phoenix social media scene and is know by many as the twitographer.

Go Daddy, the world's largest domain name registrar, has helped support Twestival Phoenix by underwriting our event costs! Go Daddy's $1,000 donation to Twestival Phoenix covers the cash we needed to fund our (heavily discounted by The Clayton on the Park) venue and food/drink costs. While The Clayton was extremely generous with us, we wouldn't be able to put this event on if we didn't get a sponsor to cover any cash outlays that are needed to make it happen.

We are deeply grateful for Go Daddy's commitment to fostering community and helping those in need. Lately, you may have heard about the 'Go Daddy Cares' Charitable Contributions program, which is approaching $3 million dollars for 2011 alone. Go Daddy is also a spirited supporter of the entrepreneurial Phoenix community. All proceeds from the event benefit Child Crisis Center on behalf of Twestival Phoenix.

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Tweet, Meet, Give. Sounds simple enough right? Twestival Phoenix (#twphx) is occurring from 6-10pm TONIGHT (Thursday, March 24th) at The Clayton on The Park in Scottsdale.

This is a 100% volunteer run event. All money raised will benefit the valley's own Child Crisis Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides aid to children and families in need. Social media is fun, it’s educational, it connects us, it helps us communicate, but it can also be used for good.

10 reasons you should attend Twestival Phoenix

1. It’s for a great cause! Help Child Crisis Center & your local community!
2. It’s fun! We routinely get very positive feedback from Twestival attendees.
3. The drinks! Each attendee receives a drink ticket with their admission, which is good for use at the Clayton on the Park's bar. We'll also have samples from Cruz Tequila being served. Additional drinks will be available for purchase.
4. Food! Twestival Phoenix will have complimentary bites on hand from Chef Payton Curry, Petite Maison, Big Earl's BBQ, Iruna, Wildflower Bread Company, 24 Carrots  and more!
5. Network! Twestival Phoenix attempts to draw together everyone in the Phoenix social media community. Meet new people and conversate with old friends.
6. Win prizes! Twestival Phoenix will be running a raffle and giving away a slew of prizes to attendees. Tons of gift certificates, gift baskets and prizes from local area businesses will be handed out.
7. Silent auction! Twestival Phoenix will feature many high value items & services in the silent auction. This is your chance to pick up some very cool stuff at huge discounts, all the while supporting a great cause.
8. Get a cool t-shirt! You have the option of purchasing a slick Twestival Phoenix 2011 t-shirt, which you will receive at the event.
9. Participate in a Global event! You'll be joining thousands of people around the globe, all to support charity. We'll be livestreaming video of the event as well.
10. Check out the Clayton on the Park! This is an awesome new event space that most people haven't visited yet. This is your chance to scour the facilities and have fun!

Please attend Twestival Phoenix!

We need 300 attendees to max out our event. Please come! Please bring some friends! Purchase tickets here. We also need help spreading the word. Please tweet, Facebook status update or whatever else you can think of to help make people aware of the event.

We hope to see you tonight!

Hey folks! Please use the hashtag #twphx in your Twestival Phoenix tweets going forward!

We'll be using that hashtag to keep track of the conversations about Twestival Phoenix as well as displaying tweets containing #twphx on an LCD TV during the event at the Clayton on the Park.

You can use the Twitter website to search on #wcphx to keep track of the conversation. Most Twitter clients also support searches.