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When I first saw @PortlandRain I was skeptical. I thought it was some sort of Twitter marketing ploy by one of the firms in town that specializes in Social Media Marketing. But the more I’ve followed @PortlandRain the more I’ve realized that it’s not marketer, but some sort of artist or poet using Twitter as [...]

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That is the question posed over on BeerUtopia this morning. I got linked over there by the Oregonian’s Reddit for what it’s worth. They proffer that the local pub may be replaced by Twitter or MySpace or Facebook as prices rise and people become more engaged online instead of face [...]

If for some reason you aren’t signed up with Twitter now’s the time to get twittering.  Portland is quickly becoming a key player in Twitter’s growth and Twitter is becoming a key part of the Portland tech community.
At the recent Word Camp Portland conference no name tag was complete without a twitter @ address and [...]

Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments):

pdxwiseguys.com - Bogdanski *and* Dwight Jaynes *and* Chris Snethen - all in one place? Veeery Scaaary!
Lunch 2.0 at the Art Institute is Wednesday » Silicon Florist - While the space is big, parking isn't: Think about carpooling, [...]

Today I attended Lunch 2.0 for the first time, and I don’t think I can remember a more valuable experience in all of my networking past. You see, being on Twitter, I have started to follow many local Portlanders that care about the same things I do—whether it be technology, food, or sustainability—and today I [...]

TriMet has a new survey out polling SE bus riders. I’m not going to take it - I no longer ride the bus - although with gas prices aiming for the stratosphere, I should reconsider that decision. (I did buy a monthly transit pass for my teen & have strongly encouraged [...]