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Our tweet up tonight took place at the British Banker's Club. Kind of appropriate for a town living on loads and loads of VC cash.

Really cool people stopped by to chat about good times, bad times, gossip and technology. Plaid love was shared (through swag and free drinks), contact info was exchanged, and potato chips were eaten.

We met Brian Shaler, Ryan Kuder, Shel Israel, JJ and a bunch of other really cool people.

We snapped some pics and then hit the road for a long drive to San Luis Obispo. Thanks to the Social Media Club for setting this up and making it all happen!

Labels: san francisco, swag, technology, tweetups

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Our second meeting for today led us to Seesmic, the ultimate video conversation tool. Want a real explanation about what it's all about? Check it out - or listen to the one and only Cathy Brooks talk to us about how people are using Seesmic and how brands are integrating it into their social media plans. The full interview will be available tomorrow on the Plaid tour dashboard.

We also got to see their space, meet their dog Truman (who knows how to obey crosswalks!) and trade swag.

Labels: interesting people, san francisco

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We've made visits to some awesome companies while on tour so far, but today was the first time that we made a stop at someone's house. Not just anyone. Robert Scoble.

Robert invited us in, and we chatted about Twitter, search engines, social media, the iPhone, the Nokia phone, and oh, so much more. We also got some great insight into personal brand building. We'll have the interview in its entirety on the dashboard soon.

Because we were there during the 11:00 hour, Robert invited us to broadcast our 11:40 show from his front yard. Pretty sure the neighborhood association is going to write him up on that one.

Thanks Scoble!

Labels: interesting people, san francisco, video

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Birthdays are pretty special at Plaid, because we usually celebrate with cake. And everyone that works at Plaid loves cake. Tomorrow is coworker's Sara's birthday - which means that back at the home office, Plaid employees were sinking their teeth into some sweetalicious cupcakes. (Sara is known across the globe for her love of cupcakes.)

Not to be left out, we had our own little Sara celebration. With cupcakes and all. You'll see the whole party (a must see) in today's wrap up video - which should go live over the weekend.

Happy Birthday Sara, from Matt, Renato, Ryan, Bill, myself and the Plaid van!

Labels: lifeontheroad, san francisco, sara

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One of our first meetings in San Fran was with none other than Biz Stone, founder of Twitter. This is a tool that's become a part of our everyday lives, so we were pretty stoked to meet him.

We got a peek at the spankin' new Twitter offices (which totally freakin' ROCK) and then sat down with Biz to chat. We talked about the origination of the Twitter illustrations (and where the fail whale came from), and what it's like at their offices when Twitter goes down. (Do alarms go off? Are people running around?) We'll have a video of the interview posted soon.

Biz was so cool that he let us onto the roof of the Twitter building to shoot today's 11:40 Show. We were treated to some awesome views of San Francisco which made for an excellent backdrop for the morning's show.

Thanks Biz!

Labels: san francisco

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