Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival

So the Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival at JCT Kitchen (benefiting Georgia Organics) this Sunday is sold out. I’ll see those with tickets at the event but those of you that are unable to attend for whatever reason can still be a part of the event.

How to Participate Online for the Killer Tomato Fest

Twitter

If you have never used Twitter before (or need a refresher) make sure and watch the How To Use Twitter Video. When tweeting about the event please use the #TomatoFest hashtag so others can follow along.

What are hashtags (the “#” symbol)?

Because Twitter provided no easy way to group tweets or add extra data, the Twitter community came up with their own way: hashtags. A hashtag is similar to other web tags- it helps add tweets to a category. Hashtags have the ‘hash’ or ‘pound’ symbol (#) preceding the tag, like so: #traffic, #followfriday, #hashtag. Hashtags can occur anywhere in the tweet: some people just add a # before a word they’re using, like so:

Using hashtags

If you add a hashtag to your tweet and you have a public account, anyone who does a search for that hashtag may find your tweet. Although any keyword with a # in front could be considered a hashtag, there are many commonly used hashtags. Aside from not using hashtags for spam purposes, there are no formal rules for hashtag usage. A few simple best practices we recommend include only using hashtags on tweets relevant to the topic, and not over-tagging a single tweet.

Using the #TomatoFest hashtag

For any tweet related to the Killer Tomato Festival just add #TomatoFest to the end of your post. Your tweet will be visible to anyone that searches for the #TomatoFest hashtag.

Follow the Twitter list

With Mandy’s help over at Melissa Libby & Associates we put together a Twitter list of all the chefs, restaurants, and more (that have accounts) that will be participating in the event for you to use: TomatoFest 2010 Twitter List

Foursquare

I have setup a Foursquare venue for the event named Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival. Make sure and check in when you get there!

Wondering what Foursquare is all about? Watch this video How To Unlock Your World With Foursquare to find out.

Photos and Videos

Also, don’t forget to share all your photos and videos from the event on Twitter, Facebook, etc. If you have the ability to tag them please use TomatoFest as one so we can find them.

See you there!