Third ever Barcamp in Buffalo is at Pearl Street Grill on Monday May 4 at 6:30pm. The idea is to create ongoing events for people involved in new technology and web related development to connect and learn from one another.

The theme for this meetup will be Social Media, so presentations can still be anything, but here are some ideas of what you might present on (or others will present on):
• Building a Twitter app
• Software/tools to help you blog, tweet, build FB/Twitter apps, etc
• How LinkedIn can help you find a job
• Everything you do on the web is there forever, don't screw up you reputation
• How to make money from a Facebook or Twitter app
• Building a Facebook app
• Ideas for making your app viral
• Getting attention


Future Theme Ideas:
• Mobile (iphone app development, blackberry apps, designing your website for mobile devices, sms/text)
• Please send your theme ideas to: stpoland+barcamp@gmail.com (yes that's an email address). Possible ideas: LAMP, JavaScript, E-Commerce, Internet Marketing (affiliate, PPC, etc), Making Money Online


What is Barcamp Buffalo?
• Group to get the tech community here in Buffalo more connected
• A meet up of people interested in tech and web development
• Place to share what you are working on
• Learn more about tech you are interested in from others
• More general info on Barcamp: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcamp

What to expect?
• Short presentations from people showing what they are working on
• Open participation of all in attendance
o People are encouraged to:
Talk about something they are working on
Get involved in what is being discussed
• A casual atmosphere, no suits!
• Enjoy some drinks and have fun