Duplication - not such a bad thing

Today I was poking around the calendar and making sure I hadn't overlooked anything and guess what I found? Right! Duplicate listings for a few events. Nothing wrong there in my eyes because it indicates that users are adding stuff to the calendar and participating.

I think I'd rather have a calendar with a few duplicate events rather than one without enough options for people. That's why I make sure at some point during the week to take a look at other calendars. If they've found a great event and we don't have it here, I'll just bring it over.

And if you're having an event or know of something we've missed here, drop a note in the comments. We want to make sure we have the complete picture of Boston and the region's tech and social events.

Thanks!

Have fun out there!

What's in a name?

There's been a lot of praise for the WithJeff Calendar and our approach to crowdsourcing Boston events. What has also happened - and this was only last night - there was some confusion about the naming of certain events.

While we all sort-of know what a tweetup is. And we know that the Nog-up was my creation and the Social Media Breakfast began with Bryan Person and now has iterations all over the free world, there are some other events that might not be as well defined.

Take for instance, Social Media for Social Change; Social Media for Social Cause; Tweetsgiving; Social Media Club; social media group; etc.

In fact, the issue that jumped to my attention was the trio of Thanksgiving fundraising events right here in Boston that were all named Tweetsgiving! Really. Well, what we're going to start doing (akin to having more specific hashtags for tweetups) is adding host names to the titles in Eventbrite. Then, if someone does TechInno it won't be confused with WebInno or MassInno as long as the official label is TechInno by Warren G. Harding, or some such iteration.

Good plan? We'd like your comments and participation. If you've got events that need some exposure, leave a comment here and we'll add you to the contributor list.

Thanks and Have Fun Out There!

Seriously? There is something for everyone!

If you can't find something to do this week, you're too picky. Take a look at the calendar at the bottom of the page. There are about 31 events going on this week. From traditional Tweetups to the coolest concerts to everything in-between.

I know that I'm totally booked this week doing something every night and day. What are you excited about this week?

And what do you have on your calendar that we might have missed? Leave that info in the comments and we'll add it. If you put on regular tweetups or social media or even basic social events, leave a comment and we'll make you a contributor and a calendar editor.

Thanks! And have fun out there!