Chatting and Taking Photos at Tuttle LA

I hope everyone is doing well this week and I hope to see you on Friday!

Our next Tuttle LA Social Media Cafe will be at Toorak Coffee this Friday, May 21, at 10:30 a.m. We’ll be getting together like we do every other week to discuss work, tech and whatever else happens to be on our minds. I hear that there are going to be some special guests coming, too!

Hope you can join us for some tasty coffee and food, good conversation and great people to meet.

Follow #TuttleLA on Twitter, or our TuttleLA Twitter List for more information.

If you’re coming, leave your RSVP in the comments below. If you want to know when we’re meeting in the future, check out our schedule.

The Details:

When: Friday, May 21, 2010, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Toorak Coffee
5555 Stearns St. #103
Long Beach, CA 90815
(562) 598-9716

The latest, minimalist iteration of our space at The Library

This week for Tuttle LA, we’ve decided to do something different — change venues. The Library has been wonderful for us, but our room keeps morphing into new side businesses for the coffee shop. The latest incarnation seems to be a combination art and open mic space, and there isn’t as much seating as there used to be for us. The internet connection also isn’t great. So while it’s been fun watching our room transform, this week, we’ll be trying out a new Long Beach coffee house — Toorak Coffee.

Please help spread the word about the change of venue so nobody gets left out.

This isn’t a permanent move yet — we’re just testing Toorak out. We’ve discussed moving closer to LA, and we’re still exploring new venues, so if you have any to suggest, please leave them in the comments or tell us on Friday. Our requirements: Free WiFi, a table large enough for 6-8, at least a few available outlets, an environment where we can be a bit noisy, and some sort of food and beverage.

Follow #TuttleLA on Twitter, or our TuttleLA Twitter List for more information.

If you’re coming, leave your RSVP in the comments below. If you want to know when we’re meeting in the future, check out our schedule.

The Details:

When: Friday, January 29, 2010, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Toorak Coffee
5555 Stearns St. #103
Long Beach, CA 90815
(562) 598-9716

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As you’ll notice, we have a shiny new logo for our site courtesy of the very talented Vaughan Risher. He’s been a Tuttle LA regular for a while now and he decided to take it upon himself to give the Tuttle Club — yes, all of us — a look. He transformed the concepts of a casual coffee meeting and the exchange of ideas into the logo you see above.

Lots of mobile toys at Tuttle LA

I was away for the last Tuttle, but I heard there were lots of fun things going on including a demo of Google Wave by Jen Hanen. This Friday, we’ll likely be playing with Wave again, and Matthew Arevalo should be brining along a new iPhone 3G. Don’t worry Nokia fans, between Jeb, Jen and Al, there are plenty shiny new Nokia mobiles to play with, too. And if there’s something you’d like to bring or talk about, we don’t have any real agenda, so just come and chat.

So come join us for coffee, conversation and nice respite from the work week where you could still conceivably get work done. All are welcome to join. Let us know if you’ll be coming in the comments. We hope to see you there!

If you’re interested in carpooling, let us know and we’ll see if there’s someone in your area you can ride with.

The details:

When: Friday, June 19, 2009, 10:30 a.m. until everyone wants to leave

Where: The Library Coffee House in the sunny room on the right
3412 E Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803
(562) 433-2393
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For more up-to-the-minute Tuttle LA info, follow @KizzieFK, @geoffsays or #TuttleLA on Twitter. We’re also now on the LAGeeks.org calendar, or you can subscribe to our own Google Calendar so you always know when the next Tuttle is.

Check out this video of the Google Wave demo from last week:

Learn About Google Wave in 6 Minutes – tuttle club – june 5th from V R on Vimeo.

Our sunny little side room in the Library Coffee House

The last Tuttle was possibly the best one yet, with guests from overseas and some friendly new faces. James Whatley and Vikki Chowney were in from London — I actually know them from the Tuttle Club in London — and they set up shop with James fixing mobile phones and Vikki filming interviews about our mobile phone choices for The Really Mobile Project. Vikki was also the first one of us to actually test out one of the massage chairs — I sat in one for a bit, too, but didn’t put in money to turn it on.

Tuttle regulars Jen Hanen, Jeb Brilliant and Geoff Hickman were there, as were new friends Steve Cooper, the founder of Hitchedmag.com and tech editor at AllBusiness.com; Karen Blondell, who does strategic marketing communications and PR, Vaughan Risher, a graphic designer, and mobile enthusiast Al Pavangkanan.

Geoff and James lounging in the massage chairs

We’ll be meeting again this Friday, May 22, 2009, at our regular haunt, the Library Coffee House in Long Beach. We’ll be in the strange room to the right of the counter with brightly painted walls and massage chairs, so let us know if you’ll be coming in the comments.

The details:

When: Friday, April 10, 2009, 10:30 a.m. until everyone wants to leave

Where: The Library Coffee House in the sunny room on the right
3412 E Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803
(562) 433-2393
[Map]

For more up-to-the-minute Tuttle LA info, follow @KizzieFK, @geoffsays or #TuttleLA on Twitter. We’re also now on the LAGeeks.org calendar, or you can subscribe to our own Google Calendar so you always know when the next Tuttle is.

Jeb, Mark and Christy at Tuttle LA

The next Tuttle LA will be this Friday, May 8, 2009 at The Library Coffee House in Long Beach. We should have some special guests in from London and a nice little crowd. I’m guessing there’ll be lots of mobile phone chat, and I have plenty to share from attending BarCamp last weekend.

As always, all are welcome, and the discussion will go wherever you want to take it. And don’t forget to take photos and add them to our Flickr group — the selection is a bit slim right now.

Leave us a note in the comments to let us know if you’re coming!

The details:

When: Friday, April 10, 2009, 10:30 a.m. until everyone wants to leave

Where: The Library Coffee House in the sunny room on the right
3412 E Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803
(562) 433-2393
[Map]

For more up-to-the-minute Tuttle LA info, follow @KizzieFK, @geoffsays or #TuttleLA on Twitter.

This Friday we’ll be meeting up once again at the Library Coffee House in Long Beach. I’ll be getting there at 10:30 a.m., and I’ll get us as much of the room to the right of the counter as I can. Yes, it looks like a T-shirt shop/Zen den/Boho hideout, but it’s usually free, has lots of seating, and it’s away from people who are studying or otherwise trying to concentrate.

Let us know if you’ll be there by leaving a comment!

The details:

When: Friday, April 10, 2009, 10:30 a.m.

Where: The Library Coffee House in the sunny room on the right
3412 E Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803
(562) 433-2393

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