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Deep Fried Triangle Tweetup Recap

Thanks to everyone who showed up for the 2nd annual Deep Fried Triangle Tweetup at the N.C. State Fair last night. The press office had a great time meeting more than 100 of our social media friends from Twitter and Facebook in real life. We’d like to thank the guys from OurHashtag for helping to plan a great Triangle Tweetup and the guys from TriOut for making the first State Fair scavenger hunt using QR codes a great success. For those who missed it, the Tweetup featured samplings of some of our favorite Fair foods: deep-fried Chips Ahoy by Murphy…

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Deep Fried Triangle Tweetupdate: Location, location, location

Location-based social media will be making its State Fair debut at the Deep Fried Triangle Tweetup on Thursday, Oct. 14.  We know many of our social media friends are already using location-based services like TriOut, FourSquare and Facebook Places to check-in, connect with friends and explore new places. We’re premiering another way to use them at the Tweetup with the first-ever State Fair location-based scavenger hunt with QR codes. The scavenger hunt, a partnership with TriOut, will be available from 3 to 8 p.m. on Preview Day. If you find all the clues by 8 p.m., you’ll walk away with…

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Announcing the 2010 Deep Fried Triangle Tweetup at the N.C. State Fair

We had so much fun getting to meet our tweeps in person during last year’s Deep Fried Triangle Tweetup at the N.C. State Fair that we decided to do it all again. This time, we’re moving the celebration to the very first day of the Fair to offer you a first glimpse at the rides, food and entertainment you can expect at the Fair. The Deep Fried Triangle Tweetup, co-hosted with OurHashtag, will be held on Preview Day, Thursday, Oct. 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Folk Festival tent at the N.C. State Fair. We’re happy to announce that we’re also teaming up with TriOut…

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Check in on TriOut for a badge

Smart-phone users, be sure to check in on TriOut when you get to the Got to Be NC Festival at the N.C. State Fairgrounds this weekend.  Checking in will earn TriOut users a festival badge and 10 points toward the weekly leaderboard competition. TriOut is a hyper-local location-based service that helps users explore the Triangle and greater North Carolina. The application was founded by Triangle residents Lawrence Ingraham and Wayne Sutton. In beta testing last year, 17 users checked in at the 2009 N.C. State Fair. Let’s see how many users we can get to the Got to Be NC…

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