Dec. 11, #FollowFriday
I met some really incredible people this week at the WebGrrls and Social Media Club of NYC's holiday parties. People I had great conversations with - talking about everything from Twitter to zombies and the state of the legacy media today.I started doing a combined #FF post, but realized I met so many cool people at SMC that this post is SMC-centric. I'll drop in some WebGrrls next week, I promise!As usual, if you have suggestions of someone to follow, let me know in the comments below.@tommj: Tommy Jenkins caught me as the SMC party was winding down on Wednesday. She's the manager of business development and strategic partnerships for Girls in Tech (their Twitter is GITnyc). Soon enough, we were sitting down and talking about GenX and women in tech-related fields and were like old friends. Looking forward to seeing her at the Tech Holiday Party on the 21st.@iamkhayyam: I was standing outside with Tommy and we were chatting with a couple of folks, so I introduced myself to them. One said, "I'm Khayyam." To which I responded, "Are you iamkhyyam?" He asked who I was, I told him and he said, "YOU'RE Amy Vernon?" Twitter can be a small world sometimes. Anyhow, he's in NYC for a while and we talked and talked and are gonna get to hang out at the Mashable holiday party next week. We totally accidentally hung out. @OzSultan: Khyyam's partner in crime was Oz Sultan, who runs Esultancy.com - an e-consultancy. I think all you REALLY need to know about him is that his Twitter bio includes the hashtag #Shenanigans. Indeed.@HowardGr: Howard Greenstein is the man behind NYC's SMC. I've only been to a couple of events so far, but they've been fun and very well organized. I love his Twitter bio, too: "A man of mystery and power, whose power is exceeded only by his mystery." A fan of Men in Black - good taste in movies.@BradleyJ07631: Brad Jobling's Twitter moniker just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? Brad works for Columbia University doing web strategy. We had a blast talking about how easily one can become overwhelmed in the social sphere and then about the films of Pedro Almodovar, one of my (and Brad's) favorites.All are very cool people and lots of fun to talk to - all worth a follow, too.