A Twestival is taking place—as a chance for those in the online world to meet face-to-face and contribute to a good cause.
COLUMBUS, Ohio—You may have heard of social networking sites like Facebook.com and Myspace.com, but have you ever received a tweet It’s a new social networking tool called Twitter. Basically, it’s a micro-blogging tool where you can post what you’re doing at any time of the day. The tool is growing rapidly around the country and at BW3’s in the Graceland Shopping Center, a Twestival is taking place—as a chance for those in the online world to meet face-to-face and contribute to a good cause. “It’s very much a networking event, but it’s not networking in the traditional sense, like, ‘Hi. Here’s my card.‘ But it’s more getting to know people on a genuine level, so you get to know who they are,“ said Angela Siefer, of .
The event was scheduled for 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and participants are encouraged to contribute to Charity Water, an organization that helps build wells in developing countries.