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"Jessica Smith is Chief Mom Advisor of MomForce.com and Chief Mom Officer for Wishpot.com. She chronicles her experiences as a mom and virtual executive at JessicaKnows.com. \nAs Motrin learned earlier this year, the moms on Twitter are a passionate and vocal contingent on the ever popular micro-blogging platform. But the Twitter moms are not just all about criticizing ad campaigns gone awry.\u00A0Oh no, after the kids are in bed these moms convene on Twitter and party the night away.\nHow it All Works\nWhat do I mean by party?\u00A0 Well, it usually starts with a designated hashtag. A hashtag makes it easy for Twitter folk to follow conversations, events, and causes on Twitter and is indicated with a #.\u00A0 The party is promoted in advance with some moms even creating badges for other moms to pimp out on their sites.\u00A0 Once the Twitter party starts, the host begins interacting with the party attendees (open to everyone on Twitter) and conversation, exchanges, and debauchery ensues.\n\n\n\n\nWe Even Have Party Promoters\nSome moms are even capitalizing on the concept.\u00A0Amy Bair, a mommy blogger, from Maryland calls the parties she organizes, executes, and hosts \"sitewarming parties.\"\u00A0 Most of her clients are small businesses and other mommy bloggers.\u00A0She creates the buzz, puts together a panel of experts based on the client's niche, and coordinates giveaways.\u00A0These giveaways and the chance to win are what keeps moms engaged and as a result, the hashtag for the party is usually a number one trending topic on Twitter Search within minutes.\u00A0 The sitewarming parties business is booming and for Amy, a stay at home mom, it's a great way to work virtually.\n\n\n\n\nGirls Night Out\nMommy Gossip-GNO (GNO stands for Girls Night Out) is another weekly party that moms attend regularly.\u00A0 Each week's GNO has a different theme that those in attendance \"gossip\" about.\u00A0 Every Tuesday night, many know the party is starting because the hashtag #gno starts dominating the Twittersphere.\u00A0 Moms exchange ideas, offer advice, and find new followers during the party.\nWhile these parties are hosted for moms by moms, lots of other Twitter users often join in the fun.\u00A0 Hashtags on Twitter are great for facilitating community and it's clear the moms on Twitter have embraced it with enthusiasm!\nOther Hashtags\nWant to connect with moms that are attending Blogher this year and party in real life?\u00A0 Use Twitter Search and check out the hashtag #Blogher.\u00A0 Same is true for Blissdom, Blissfully Domestic's conference in Nashville early next year.\u00A0 Hashtag?\u00A0 You guessed it...#Blissdom.\u00A0 And in case you missed the Motrin debacle?\u00A0 Check out hashtag #motrinmoms and you'll feel like you were practically there when it happened."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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