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I'm off to a great little thing in a couple of weeks which will be a great little fund raiser for a good cause as well as looking as how the online can carry into the offline. Twestival is a great idea. On the 12th February Twitter users from all over the world will get together in their respective cities for some fun, some beer and some music all in the name of raising money for a great charity, Charity : Water. I'll be heading over to the Edinburgh Twestival and I'm really looking forward to putting some faces to names. And just to see how it all feels. I've always quite liked the wall that exists between on and off line but I think that's also quite a bad habit to go into when you're working in and around the Internet. I think there is a tendency for people who do planning in agencies to make people stats and figures caricatures rather than people with feelings and emotions that shape and define them rather than what way they talk to each other with technology. I'm just looking forward to having some beers with some great people in the name of a great cause. Quick update: Due to my lack of credit card functionality I'm unable to attend. I'm sad not to go but I accept that's the way of it due to lifestyle choices. However I did make a donation to Chartity:Water and I'd implore you to do the same. I'm not a big one for the charidee callouts but even if you have a couple of notes in your pocket I would ask you to donate. Sure, we're living in tough times just now but if we can't offer our fellow brothers and sisters a secure, clean water supply in this day and age, to give the most basic of fundmentals, then we're in worse shape then I dare think about. Twitterers of Scotland, have a great night for a wonderful cause. I'll raise a toast.