Are you a veggie loner? Do your friends not share the joys of a cruelty free diet with you? Do you not have friends? Welcome to my world, people. Living in a new city makes it hard to make friends for anyone let alone someone who has limited social skills. Thankfully this wonderful thing we call the Internet is loaded with places for the veg-minded to chat with their brethren (or sistren). You can also find local vegan meetups where you can actually meet people IRL*. OMG!
Twitter and Facebook – Um yeah.. I’m sure you have these covered. But do you use them to find new like-minded people? On twitter, search out keywords and follow people with the same interests as you. Interact through Direct Messages and Mentions. On Facebook, join groups and pages of interest. Make sure to leave comments and interact with other group and page members.
Mr tweet on Twitter – Mr tweet will recommend people for you to network with via twitter, based on your interests and the people you are already following. Mr Tweet also has “communities” you can join or create to interact with others like you. There is a vegan community FYI!
Join a Tribe – Tribe.net lets you join or create “tribes” for events, interests, places and things. You can ask questions and interact on bulletin boards. Everything is very location specific so you can make potential real friends!
Vegan World – Vegan World is exactly like Facebook (ok, maybe more like MySpace) for herbivores. If you choose to network exclusively with vegans, this is the place for you!
Looking For Love? – Vegan Passions is an online dating service for lose looking for a bit of veggie love.
Veggieboards – Get into in depth discussions and meet interesting people on Veggieboards.com. Perfect for those that prefer slower paced communication with more in depth conversations.
Vegan Drinks – Vegan Drinks is a monthly event held in certain cities for vegans to get tipsy together at a designated bar. Check out the site to see if there is a Vegan Drinks near you. If not, create one!!
Meetup – Join Meetup.com and search for events in your area. You can RSVP and get to know the people you are about to meet!
Do it the old-fashioned way – Go outside! Walk around! Go to coffee shops, museums, restaurants, parks. Strike up conversations. Even if you don’t find someone vegan, you will probably meet tons of new and interesting people!
Happy Socializing!
*IRL = In Real Life
those are all great. but I had no idea about Mr Tweet! i will check that out when I get home from work tonight. fab post. I’ve met lots of great minded people via the web and I’ve even met a few in person and they’re turned out to be pretty fabulous friends! Cheers!