Social Media Breakfasting in Ottawa

A friend and I attended the 2nd official Social Media Breakfast in Ottawa. It was a well attended affair, and in my neighbourhood. It took place in the offices of Overlay.tv in a building I have often admired on my walks around the neighbourhood. My friend and I couldn't help comparing the office space, which was open, bright and airy with the cubicle farms we spend our days in.

It was refreshing to be surrounded by folks from the Ottawa private sector. I think it must have been the first time that I had been in such a sitution. When you think of two solitudes in Ottawa, it's not the French-English divide. In my experience, it's the private sector-public sector divide. The excitement and energy in the room was quite the change from the government events I sometimes attend.

I was pleasantly surprised by the experience and have discovered a whole group of people I didn't know existed. Even someone who deals with Government.