A couple of weeks ago I wrote about plans to start up a Social Media Cafe here in Manchester.  The idea really has leapt forward since then.  A few of us met last week to discuss ideas and decided on making it:

- A monthly event – London’s Tuttle Club is weekly but there’s a bigger community to support that frequency.  We can always become more frequent as we grow.

- In the evenings – Many of these kind of things happen during the working day.  This means not as many people can come due to work commitments.

- Open to members to decide how it develops – Social Media, with its emphasis on community, needs to be open.  Having too much of a leadership structure can inhibit progress.  It’s very much a ’see how it goes’ approach but we think it will work.

The date of the first meeting has been set for 11th November at an as-yet unconfirmed venue.  Update: The venue has been confirmed as: 56 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW.  The event will run from 6pm to 9pm.  To keep things moving I’ve set up a Google Group for the cafe which is going well so far.

I’ll have coverage of the first meeting once it’s taken place next month.

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