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September 03, 2010, 02:45:35 pm

17-22 AUGUST PL/WL MEETS

The powerlifting meet has been judged!

Weightlifting meet progress:
12 of 18 rounds judged (67% done). Last judge activity 21 hours, 29 minutes ago.

Dual meet week coming up! Sign-up open for 17-22 August Weightlifting AND Powerlifting. Take your pick (or do both!) :) http://bit.ly/bBFqlt
Aug 02, 07:18 AM from Twitter by virtualmeet
June bench press results are out! No bomb outs, new first place (men) and second place holders (women) on the rankings. http://bit.ly/bdKOhK
Jul 08, 05:19 PM from Twitter by virtualmeet
Virtual meet bench competition Did a competition at virtualmeet.net, 3 attempts at a max paused bench press. I lost a lot of strength over a 5 day backpacking trip, around 25-30 pounds :( But I'm gaining it back quick, couldnt do 240x1 paused when I got back, within 2 days I got this:) The newspaper is for the meet, they use it to confirm you lifted on that date.
Jun 28, 05:07 AM from YouTube by shootingman99
Coding admin on balcony says: the 25-27 June Bench Press meet is now the 22-27 June Bench Press meet. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/cUnSbw
May 27, 11:43 PM from Twitter by virtualmeet
Virtualmeet number 29 is out. Powerlifting. Enjoy! http://bit.ly/dxK0qz
May 04, 09:40 PM from Twitter by virtualmeet
Results out for the April weightlifting meet. Short but sweet :) http://bit.ly/a673qL
Apr 20, 12:25 AM from Twitter by virtualmeet
You powerlifting on the 23-25 April, yes? For this meet, you don't even have to pick the day in advance. http://bit.ly/awFyWW
Apr 15, 12:14 AM from Twitter by virtualmeet
Starting work on the Virtualmeet v1 to v2 migration scripts. Think forum posts, profiles, PMs... nobody will be left behind when we leap.
Apr 14, 07:04 PM from Twitter by virtualmeet
39 files changed, 4277 insertions(+), 2209 deletions(-). The last epic code refactoring for Virtualmeet version 2 has pulled into harbor.
Mar 29, 12:42 AM from Twitter by virtualmeet
Results out for the March Military Bench meet. Splash in the rankings. http://bit.ly/9jtjG0
Mar 26, 10:28 PM from Twitter by virtualmeet
Do you snatch? On April 2-4th? http://bit.ly/acfBys
Mar 24, 07:24 PM from Twitter by virtualmeet
"Unicorns, rainbows and a bunch of stars and hearts in flowy patterns." Wanted: more lifting belt creatives like Wade. http://bit.ly/9dMj3j
Mar 13, 05:23 PM from Twitter by virtualmeet
Grab yer bench, stick your feet in the air and press! On the weekend of March 19-21st. http://bit.ly/cHrh27
Mar 01, 10:36 PM from Twitter by virtualmeet
Deadlift action a plenty... the results for the February Deadlift virtualmeet have landed! Check it out at http://bit.ly/9K5WKi
Feb 27, 11:23 PM from Twitter by virtualmeet
For whom the bell tolls (aka Virtualmeet version 2 must be out by late March, rain or shine)
Feb 13, 12:46 AM from Twitter by virtualmeet
Virtualmeet.net has reached 50 fans on Facebook \o/ http://bit.ly/cHRcwv
Feb 02, 06:21 PM from Twitter by virtualmeet
Big bang! It's 2010 and the show is back on the road with the Feb 12-14 Deadlift meet. http://bit.ly/963i64
Jan 31, 02:18 AM from Twitter by virtualmeet
Måns Rinne wraps up life anno 2009, did he mention he'd do the 2010 Gathering...? :) http://bit.ly/8HkRIK
Dec 30, 2009, 02:38 PM from Twitter by virtualmeet
Dec bench meet out! See Nico Feliciano toy with some serious weight, Ben Jacobi smashing the ranking etc... http://bit.ly/52QRoL
Dec 19, 2009, 12:09 AM from Twitter by virtualmeet
157 attempts, bars on fire. http://bit.ly/4Zvjz8
Dec 03, 2009, 09:36 PM from Twitter by virtualmeet
Final line-up for the last #virtualmeet of the year. Two more judges needed, if you're interested let me know. http://bit.ly/6MQfHx
Nov 30, 2009, 12:49 AM from Twitter by virtualmeet
Working hard on one of the major outstanding components for the v2 release: the from-scratch custom forum. Getting there... :)
Nov 24, 2009, 09:58 PM from Twitter by virtualmeet
The November Powerlifting meet is now with the judges. 157 attempts, deadline Nov 30th. You can follow progress above the forum as usual.
Nov 22, 2009, 02:00 PM from Twitter by virtualmeet
Virtualmeetverse becomes self-aware! Enter at your own peril. http://bit.ly/3lsBiE
Nov 16, 2009, 03:55 AM from Twitter by virtualmeet
The #virtualmeet fan page just got more established. Now find us directly at http://www.facebook.com/virtualmeet. Thanks to all fans <3
Nov 14, 2009, 01:14 PM from Twitter by virtualmeet
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Nov 11, 2009, 01:47 AM from Delicious by virtualmeet
The Reinvention Tour: The Gathering 2010? If you're wondering why you might want to give a Virtualmeet.net gathering a try... wonder no more!
Oct 24, 2009, 02:04 AM from Delicious by virtualmeet
The Reinvention Tour: 2009 Gathering Day 4: July 12-Restoration An epic restoration adventure one day after the meet... a must read.
Oct 24, 2009, 02:02 AM from Delicious by virtualmeet
The Reinvention Tour: 2009 Gathering Day 3: Virtualmeet - July 11 The BIG day... the first ever 2009 Gathering meet @ Toffe's gym!
Oct 24, 2009, 01:59 AM from Delicious by virtualmeet
The Reinvention Tour: 2009 Gathering Day 2: July 10 Kettlebells in supermarkets and other Finnish pasttimes... and candy, delicious candy!
Oct 24, 2009, 01:57 AM from Delicious by virtualmeet
The Reinvention Tour: 2009 Gathering Day One - July 9th Virtualmeet.net the Gathering 2009... or rather, how it all begun. Blogospheres, sushi and finally meeting IRL.
Oct 24, 2009, 01:53 AM from Delicious by virtualmeet
UOIT Ridgebacks: UOIT Rowers show their strength online The UOIT rowing team under Tom Thekan shows how it's done...
Oct 13, 2009, 02:35 AM from Delicious by virtualmeet
Compete anywhere - Mantisfit An introduction to Virtualmeet.net that sums it all up amazingly well.
Oct 13, 2009, 02:05 AM from Delicious by virtualmeet
Sebastien's Story - CrossFit Journal An inspiring story about Sebastien Wetzel, an autistic teenager who is really beating the odds inside and outside the gym... it really puts some perspective on the different roles virtualmeets can play for people from all walks of life.
Oct 13, 2009, 02:02 AM from Delicious by virtualmeet
The Scugog Standard: Sliced bread and Virtual Meet The how's and why's of doing a virtual meet by Tom Thekan, conditioning and weight coach for the Durham Rowing Club and UOIT.
Feb 16, 2009, 10:30 PM from Delicious by virtualmeet
Ready for a Virtual Meet? A thorough introduction to Virtualmeet.net, a good read :)
Feb 16, 2009, 10:27 PM from Delicious by virtualmeet
Virtualmeet.net Virtualmeet.net stages drug-free RAW global power- and weightlifting meets with near simultaneous lifting venues around the world. Participants lift at their own gyms and upload video footage of their lifts for judging. The results are adjusted by weight and age to allow everyone to compete together; the only classes that exist are those for men and women.
Feb 16, 2009, 10:25 PM from Delicious by virtualmeet
March 7-9th 2008: Virtual Powerlifting Meet Seventeen lifters went for it in the fourth virtualmeet.
Apr 06, 2008, 02:43 PM from YouTube by Virtualmeet
First Virtual Military Bench Meet (23-25th Nov 2007) Military bench press, or sotilaspenkki, meets have a long competitive tradition in Finland. On November 23-25th, Virtualmeet.net staged its first virtual version of the max test military bench press... but not its last! See virtualmeet.net for the upcoming meet schedule to join the fun!
Dec 06, 2007, 01:52 AM from YouTube by Virtualmeet
September 7-9th, 2007: Virtual Powerlifting Meet Three women and nine men got under the bar for the second Virtual Powerlifting Meet.
Sep 26, 2007, 10:46 PM from YouTube by Virtualmeet
First Virtual Powerlifting Meet In February 2007, a Puerto Rican, two Finns, an American, and an Icelander set out to compete in the first ever Virtual Powerlifting Meet...
Mar 19, 2007, 09:34 PM from YouTube by Virtualmeet

The idea that discussion on a certain topic only happens within one website is DEAD. People are using social media services like never before... and increasingly people are using several at a time as complements for each other.

An event can mean as-it-happens news on Twitter, friend gossip on Facebook, a blog report on Blogger and photos on Flickr. How do people follow this? Well, often the old-fashioned way... email and forums ("hey, i uploaded the goods to Flickr"...). But conventions for marking conversations as being on a certain topic have emerged.

"The #kettlebell is sweet torture" is the Twitter hashtag way... at YouTube videos can be tagged, say powerlifting squat record NASA Masters 2009. And the sweetest thing? Now someone searching for tweets on #kettlebell or YouTube videos tagged powerlifting will find the goodness.

Virtualmeetverse = all discussions on virtualmeets on the Internet... inside this box! Surely, a mouthful? Yes, we obviously only track PUBLIC discussions and to find it out there we need to know where to look. And this is where tagging discussions as being related to virtualmeets comes in.

At the moment the following material is automatically found in the Virtualmeetverse:

YouTube: videos tagged with virtualmeet.
Twitter: tweets directed at @virtualmeet or containing the #virtualmeet hashtag.
Flickr: pictures tagged with the virtualmeet tag.
Delicious: bookmarks that have been tagged with virtualmeet.

(note that some limitations may be in place for various services. For example, Flickr does not show pictures in the public search for accounts with less than five pictures.)

What's in it for me? To stay on the pulse without having to browse in here all the time, you can subscribe to the Virtualmeetverse feed or have it delivered to your inbox (Virtualmeetverse is currently updated about once every 5 minutes).

If you blog, upload meet footage to YouTube it gets even better! By bookmarking your blog post about the meet you did via Delicious with the virtualmeet tag or tagging the meet prep video at YouTube with virtualmeet you bring it to the attention of the community. You get keen readers for your piece and the readers get to know what's happening around a recent meet out there. Win-win!

If you already posted some stuff about virtualmeet, it's never too late to tag it! Chances are it will appear near the top in Virtualmeetverse during these early days with moderate traffic. And it'll definitively lead the material to be added to our archives for future enjoyment. :)

Feedback? Need help? Let kris@virtualmeet.net know! Would you really like to see another service added to Virtualmeetverse? Feeling totally lost about all of this? Got a question? As usual, I'd love to help where I can. This is pretty exciting. It may not take off like a rocket, but it does open the door to some powerful possibilities.

See you out there (and of course, in here too)! o/
-Kris, Nov 16th 2009 (on a planet near you)

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