Deep Jive Interests

So earlier in the evening there was a sort of pre-Mesh get together that was organized by Thonley Fallis, a PR firm here in Canada. They, in fact, do a thing every month called “Third Tuesday“, where PR folks get together to discuss social media and its implications with public relations.

[aside: next month I will be guy on the proverbial hotseat, answering questions and yaking about social media and tools like Digg]

This month, because the third tuesday falls right before Mesh, they decided to get the five musketeer’s up on stage for an interesting night of questions and answers.

Anyway, I got to meet some interesting folks who I really never got a chance to meet before — or was meeting for the first time — including

• Jeremy Wright, who I never seemed to sit for 5 minutes before — and got the chance to chat for 10 minutes
• Aaron Brazell, who I missed the last time he was in TO
• Fred Ngo, of StandOut Jobs, who I may be separated by a single degree of separation, funnily enough
• Bargainista, part of the local fashion blogger scene who seems to also juggle family responsibilities and “real” work ;)
• Michael O’Connor Clark, who did a great job of MC’ing the evening
• Ed Lee, who I finally met in person!

Furthermore, in a shmooze thing for people going to Mesh, I also met Loren Feldman of 1938 media, who was suprisingly

1. was wearing a t-shirt (and jean jacket) rendering him almost unrecognizable to me (and others)
2. a genuinely funny guy
3. a genuinely nice guy

In a mildly abrasive, yet oddly endearing, New Yorker kind of way (hey — is there any other?) ;)

Anyway, Mesh, the Canadian Conference for social media, technology and much more, launches tomorrow. I will be liveblogging throughout if I can find a wi-fi connection, so stay tuned!