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Savannah Small Businesses and TechSav

Earlier this week I stopped by the monthly gathering, Tech Tuesdays, which is hosted by the TechSav community. Tech designers, developers and the like enjoyed cocktails and small plates at Atlantic. Atlantic is on Victory Drive near Drayton. The food is delicious, and it was nice to talk to people about everything from the Oscars and Spotify.

Wednesday, I went to a lunch and learn at Bull St. Labs. The people from SMAD-CON drove in from Charleston to tell us about the social media conference they’re hosting in July.

While at Bull St. Labs, I met a man who has a local food business, Stephens My Season. He makes an all-purpose seasoning that can be used in cooking and or to spice up prepared food.

I also met the Dwanjai, the owner of Pixie Dust Lash and Brow (130 Tibet Ave Ste 207B). Dwanjai advised me that if you want your eyebrows threaded that you should about every three weeks.

It was great to meet small business owners that I haven’t met yet. I will continue to highlight them on this blog.

I am an old skool blogger. I have been blogging for over a decade. I first started with a personal blog, Nichelle Newsletter on Blogger. Then I moved it to Typepad and later over to WordPress. In 2004, I met Rachel and Allison, and we created Cupcakes Take The Cake. I have started and abandoned several blogs over the years, and this one Gnatty Savannah is my newest blog baby. I started Gnatty Savnnah nearly two years ago when I moved here to Savannah. Gnatty Savannah is focus on food, culture and events in Savannah.

I went to the first BlogHer conference in 2005 in San Jose, CA. I am going to BlogHer this year to reconnect with old friends and to reconnect with blogging. It’s hard to keep up a regular blogging momentum when there is faster and easier ways to distribute content via social media. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are social media I use daily. I only blog about once or twice a month.

Blogging is important because this is MY SPACE. Not MySpace (RIP), but my personal space. Social media may change, but as long as I own the domain and can pay for hosting, Gnatty Savannah is mine. Blogging is owning a home whereas social media is like renting an apartment. I need to spend more time fixing up my home. When I get back from BlogHer, I will.