Posted: November 23rd, 2009 | Filed under:News, Tech, Videos | | Comments Off
Here’s a video of the STS 129 Launch Tweetup put together by NASA. It’s the first of it’s kind in Tweetups, and it promises a more exciting venue for Tweetups each and every year. With the success of the NASA Tweetup, it’s possible other organizations may adopt Tweetups in order to reach a wider audience. It’s hard to argue with the snowball effect that Twitter users bring, as one tweet turns into many tweets, which in turn, also generates more and more tweets.
Posted: November 16th, 2009 | Filed under:News, Tech | | Comments Off
Space shuttle Atlantis with it crew of six astronauts lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 2009. Credit: NASA TV
According to News reports, blogs, and tweets from all over the web - NASA’s social media strategy around the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis has been a success. Even better is the energy brought by the 100 enthusiastic Tweeters who attended. The Orlando Sentinel writes:
Generally, you don’t hear a lot of cheering here at the press site at the Kennedy Space Center.
But there’s a whole different vibe today thanks to the 100 Twitter users NASA is hosting for a tweetup.
The event began on Sunday when the group heard from astronauts, NASA officials and others.
For today’s 2:28 p.m. launch, the tweeters are set up inside a giant tent in the parking lot of the press site. They’re seated at long rows tapping away on laptops and cell phones, snapping photos and shooting video. There’s Wi-Fi and plenty of power outlets, making it easy for the group to share their experience with the world.
Five time Olympian Dara Torres who is on Twitter (@daratorresswims) and also attended the Space Shuttle Launch wrote on her Twitter account:
Just spoke to a group of NASA tweeps, cool peeps and nix mtg them all!!
To get the scoop on the day’s events, visit Twitter and search on the hashtag #NASATweetup. Or, as written on the Mashable blog earlier today:
There’s the NASATweetup Twitter account, as well as their Twitter list of tweetup attendees that you can follow for real-time, first-hand accounts as the shuttle blasts off into space.
