Comments on: Guest Post by Tweetea Founder Hubert Sawyers III: It Is NOT a Race to the Finish

By: HubertGAM

HubertGAM — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:54:00 +0000

I don’t know how I missed your comment, Dave. Thanks! That said, #tweetea will be ramping things up in 2011.

By: nikki

nikki — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:32:06 +0000

Thanks to everyone for chiming in on this post. This has already been touched on, but I believe it’s very important that people realize the concept of a community is all-inclusive. There are many individual groups/organizations/businesses/people that make up a community. In order for it to thrive, we must go beyond what we’re directly involved in and find ways to support the good things others are doing in our community. Support is reciprocal, and we need to remember that.

By: Mike K McClure

Mike K McClure — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:43:34 +0000

Hubert:

I think it can flourish in other places. One reason: as other areas look at the success here and try to figure out how to do it in their own spaces, they’ll need to adopt the model you’ve built here. If they’re really interested in replicating the type of community that’s built around the tweetea concept, they’ll need to adopt the same attitudes or they’ll be destined to fail. The key on our end will be in identifying leaders in other communities that feel the same way about helping others, then helping them to be leaders in their own communities.

By: Hubert Sawyers III

Hubert Sawyers III — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:32:11 +0000

@Laura – I know I look forward to meeting you and your husband. We <3 n00bs in our community, so welcome! Thanks for your comment.

@Hadi – You rock, man. That's all I got to say about that.

@Mike K. McClure – Yeah, one of my "big questions that I need to have answered" is, can Tweetea flourish in places different our own? I believe it can, but I imagine the talk track could be completely different in a Phoenix or London. We'll see, because we are definitely going to shoot for that one day.

@Joni – I am glad you want to be in the mix. I look forward to our paths crossing. Thanks for your comment.

By: Joni Golden

Joni Golden — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:38:09 +0000

I have not yet made it to a #tweetea (one of these days…), but I am very interested in the conversation around doing social media “right,” so to speak. Hubert, your philosophy of taking responsibility for the community is what social media is all about, IMHO. If you’re not in it to be part of a community, to build and maintain relationships, then you’re in it for the wrong reasons. It’s especially meaningful for me, because even though I can’t be as involved as I would like to be, I can always find a way to contribute and share.

As we used to say in the 70s, my friends, keep on keepin’ on…

By: Mike K McClure

Mike K McClure — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:23:46 +0000

Great post, Hubert. Thanks for sharing, Nikki.

I think that this is one of the major factors that has made the Detroit social media & digital community so successful in it’s growth and what we’ve been able to accomplish – the fact that all the leaders in our community, including yourself, all feel strongly about helping each other. And that attitude is infectious. So now, most of us in the community have adopted the same attitude. I don’t know if it’s indicative of our Midwestern personality, the survival spirit of Detroit/Michigan or just the personality of the people in the local space. But, it is what sets us apart and makes us all successful!

By: hadi kadri

hadi kadri — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:47:41 +0000

it’s very cool to see two of my favorite bloggers come together, especially for this particular post. nikki and hubert, you each exemplify the message here – it’s not true success if you’re the only one achieving it. is it idealistic to push for a sense of mutual responsibility? yup. and i see that as a good thing. thank you both for pouring so much effort into building and educating!

By: Laura Hill

Laura Hill — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:45:40 +0000

I have recently been introduced to the incredible culture that is growing in our area because of your efforts and the efforts of many other like-minded, talented and driven individuals. It is, quite honestly, an amazing experience. My husband and I are looking forward to joining with you and others as we also share your sense of community and entrepreneurial endeavors.

By: Hubert Sawyers III

Hubert Sawyers III — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:14:07 +0000

This blog should be retitled “Attack of the Daves!”

Mr. Lingholm, that is the approach that we are sticking with at each location. Each community should allow time to shape its own personality. I can already say that the Detroit and Grosse Pointe locations are shaping up to be fairly different in character than Royal Oak and that’s a good thing, so whenever those that frequent the Royal Oak one come to visit another location they will get a different experience.
Thanks for your comment, sir!

By: David Lingholm

David Lingholm — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:48:32 +0000

Part of the brilliance of Tweetea was letting it have it’s own character. I hope the other versions of Tweetea can find their own level, freeing them from the need to be just like the Royal Oak version. This type of conversation is needed around the area and it needs to remain responsive to the needs of the neighborhood hosting their version.