A Talk with ATM

by Ashley Drake Gephart on February 8, 2010

Karl and I met with Gena Goodson of Albuquerque The Magazine last week (appointment #8) for her busiest week. We had a great time talking with Gena about the Albuquerque social media community, my “Tweet of the Month” selection from their September ‘09 issue, and our engagement story, which is found in their February 2010 issue.

I then turned my camera on Gena!Gena Goodson

Be sure to follow “Albuquerque The Magazine” on twitter and fan them on facebook.

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It was a fun poll and we had 49 responses this week. Thanks to everyone who participated. Special thanks to Clint Miller for promoting the poll! I think about half the responses are because of him.
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Social Media Pet Peeves

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Update: Will post the results on January 2, 2010.
Results are now online. Loading…

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