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Let’s tweet up!…again!

Karyn Dubravetz — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:01:31 +0000

Well, the first Tweetup was successful enough that I’d like to make this a regular event. I’m going to try for the first Sunday of every month. So that means the next one’s comin up on Sunday, May 2nd. Like last time, it’ll be at 1:00pm EST/GMT-5. It will officially last an hour, but you can feel free to keep on tweeting as long as you want.

Thank you to Vicki Boykis for use of this photo!

Here are the guidelines from the original post, Let’s tweet up.

Everyone will log on to Twitter at the same time (day and time specified above).
Simply tweet as you normally would, but follow each post with this hashtag: #rltu (Russian language Tweetup).
You will need to run a search for this hashtag to follow all the tweets. You can do this simply through Twitter, but it’s best to use an application like TweetDeck, or HootSuite.
The point is to practice Russian, so tweets should be in Russian.
It’s a good idea to have a Russian/English dictionary open at the same time in case you need help. Multitran.ru is a good one. Translit.ru is another great resource – for typing in Russian and more.
The Tweetup will last an hour.

We tweeted up!

Karyn Dubravetz — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:48:37 +0000

Yesterday I organized my first Russian language tweetup. Overall, I’d say it went pretty well! We had a handful of participants, most of whom were native speakers, which is great for those of us who are still learning! It got off to a little bit of a slow start, but after a while it was almost hard to keep up with all the tweets!

Photo by netzkobold

Personally, I really enjoyed it. Just like at the real-world Meetups, it’s good to have a time where you tell yourself, okay, for right now, it’s Russian only. I’ve gotten a lot of practice speaking lately, but writing is another story. You can’t fudge those case endings!! And it’s good spelling practice, too!

So I want to thank everyone who participated. I’ve already gotten some feedback, and it seems that everyone would be interested in doing it again, so I’m thinking this could be a monthly thing. So if you missed it this time around, stay tuned – you’ll get your chance!

Thanks, also to the tweeps who filled out the survey. If you participated in the tweetup, and haven’t filled out the survey yet, here’s the link.

And finally another big thank you to my fellow bloggers who helped me spread the word: Vicki Boykis, Russia Without Borders, and Russian Sphinx.

Let’s tweet up!!

Karyn Dubravetz — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:29:58 +0000

Something I have been wanting to do since I’ve been on Twitter is host a Russian language “Tweetup”. I organize real-world Meetups every week to practice Russian, so why not do the same thing on Twitter?

So it’s settled, I’m hosting my first Russian Tweetup on February 28th at 1:00pm EST/GMT-5 (1:00pm = 21:00 Moscow time) and you’re invited! (Click here if you need help with time zones.)

Photo by dicktay2000

This is the first time I’m doing this, so it’s going to be a little experimental, but this is how it should work:

Everyone will log onto Twitter on the day and time specified above.
Simply tweet as you normally would, but follow each post with this hashtag: #rltu (Russian language Tweetup)
You will need to run a search for this hashtag to follow all the tweets. You can do this simply through Twitter, but it’s best to use an application like TweetDeck, or HootSuite.
The point is to practice Russian, so tweets should be in Russian.
It’s a good idea to have a Russian/English dictionary open at the same time in case you need help. Multitran.ru is a good one.
The Tweetup will last an hour.

Well, I think that’s about it! Let me know if you have any questions, and I’ll be tweetin’ with you soon!