Jamaica Pegasus Hosts Successful Tweetup

Last night I had the pleasure of attending a Twitter party of “Tweetup” at the Jamaica Pegasus in Kingston. Tweetups are all the rage worldwide and is defined as an organized or impromptu gathering of people that use Twitter. The Jamaica Pegasus a leading business hotel in Kingston who decided to host it’s first ever tweetup to celebrate the growth of its Twitter following since joining in September 2009 as well as reaching out to it’s customers and attracting new ones by exposing them to the facilities and services provided by their hotel.

The Twitter mascot was on hand to greet guests

It is good to see a more and more Jamaican companies embracing social media and learning how to it can enhance their business. I must applaud the Jamaica Pegasus and it’s forward thinking team and hope many other local companies realize the opportunities that social networks provide. Lots of pictures from the event below.

confirming registration and grabbing a name tag was quick and easy

I arrived on time to see quite a few tweeps at the venue

thats me @Jamaipanese - photographers never seem to be good subjects ^_^

it wasn't long before the superstars like @Stunnerj started to arrive

...then @gordonswaby and @eddieanne

... @corvedacosta and many other tweeple

Radio DJ @captcollinhines from Fame FM provided the tunes

my new "Twife" @iriediva *mwah*

Twitter Fountain showing live tweets tagged with the #jptweetup hashtag

local Twitters users in and around Kingston supported the event

Marketing and Sales Director Prudence Simpson (right) meeting and greeting guests

Lots of food to fuel our tweets about the event...

...prepared by the master chefs at the Jamaica Pegasus

There was even a blue Twitter themed drink!

Linking with fellow Jamaican blogger Gordon

entertainment from Tanto Blacks - who can forget a song called "ticklish me baby"?

Capt Collin Hines on the turntables

Big up to the Jamaica Pegasus for hosting the Tweetup!

Be sure to follow @JamaicaPegasus on Twitter and visit their website for information about their services at Jamaicapegasus.com. Check out fellow blogger Stunner’s coverage of the Tweetup. Hi5 to other local bloggers who were present like Irie Diva, Corve Dacosta and Gordon Swaby.