TXT: AN EXPERIMENT. CAN YOU ACCESS INTERNET AND TEXT RIGHT NOW?
me: yes
TXT: CAN YOU PLEASE FIND ME THE VENUE FOR THE "FORUM FOR THE FUTURE'S BIRTHDAY EVENT" TONIGHT AND TEXT ADDRESS? THX.
me: is this my brother?
TXT: ME, LOST IN LONDON WITHOUT PHONE INTERNET.
googled "Forum for the Future" and "London". all searches point to: nightclub "fmv Forum" at 9-17 Highgate Road, Kentish Town, London NW5 1JY
TXT: SORRY, FORUM IS AN NGO (Non Governmental Organization).
me: not nightclub. hold on. do you know who is hosting it?
TXT: DESIGN MUSEUM WAS VENUE AWHILE AGO BUT MUST HAVE CHANGED
me: seems they use a ton of venues, still searching
TXT: FORUMFORTHEFUTURE.ORG IS CELEBRATING 15TH ANNIVERSARY TONIGHT. I THOUGHT IT ORIGINALLY AT DESIGN MUSEUM.
me: on their site no event listed but a speaker tomorrow. still looking.
sorry, I don't see it. any other clues?
TXT: FORUM HAS LOGIN FOR BUSINESS CLIENTS. LET ME KNOW IF POSSIBLE.
me: go ahead. WAIT! just saw a twitter feed on their site, trying to follow it.
me: got it! coin street neighborhood centre near waterloo
TXT: ADDRESS?
me: says stamford street, 108 stamford, south bank, SE1 9H
TXT: I'M HEADING THERE NOW. TEXT LATER. THANKS.
me: the person tweeting hopes you find them. told them I was in seattle helping. technology! sheer luck!
***20 minutes later***
TXT: THANKS MYRNA! GOT HERE BY CAB NOW WITH WINE & SALAD, ORGANIC, OF COURSE.
me: cool. just told the team member who taught me about twitter (jeremy langhans @jer425). he wants me to write about it. it's pretty cool really. you need to follow them (Forum4thefuture)!
TXT: YEA, SERENDIPITY! JONATHAN PORRITT, THE FOUNDER WAS TWEETING FOR THE 1ST TIME AND I TOLD THE STORY TO SEVERAL I KNOW HERE, HAD A GOOD DIALOGUE, MET NEW CONTACTS, SO THANKS!
http://www.jonathonporritt.com/pages/
me: oh, he must be JP mentioned in tweets. funny.
TXT: YEP. JUST READING SOME OF HIS WRITING ON THE WAY HOME. MUST GET ON TWITTER AND PHONE ACCESS.
me: yea, twitter can be amazing especially with organizations to follow.
***MORAL OF THE STORY***
@recruitermyrna Listen to what Jeremy teaches you about Twitter…it works!
@SbuxCrystal ....so get your Tweet on!
@jswerk Twitter connects people globally not just locally…
Follow us! We'll follow you back!
@jer425 You too can be a twithead!
Twitter finds a party!!
Follow the right people, you’ll go places…
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