This document provides information on various apps, websites, and social networks for discovering and sharing information about craft beer. It lists apps like Untappd and Beer Citizen for tracking beers, as well as websites like Beer Advocate and RateBeer for beer reviews. It also discusses using Reddit, Twitter with Hootsuite, blogs, and Ohio-specific beer blogs to engage in online beer communities and share information.

1. Tapped In Tech
Cheryl Harrison
Editor, Drink Up Columbus
President, speechbubble
@CherylHarrison

2. Apps

3. iBeer

5. (Better)
Apps

6. Untappd

7. Pintley

8. Brew Gene

9. Beer Citizen

10. Any Beer
ABV

11. Craft Beer
Directory

12. Beer Hunt

13. iBrewMaster

15. Handy websites

16. Beer Rating Communities
Beer Advocate
RateBeer
source: disturbingtheyeast.com

17. Social Networks

18. Reddit

19. Reddit 101
1. Link sharing/discussion forums
2. Go to reddit.com/r/beer
(r/whateverfanciesyou)
3. Largely anonymous community
4. Sort by "hot," "new," etc
5. Post links/text posts in sidebar
6. Click "formatting help" if you
don't know Markdown
7. "Upvote" good content

20. Twitter

21. Hootsuite

22. Twitter 101
1. 140 character messages/links
2. Best when used with Hootsuite
or another platform
3. @mentions are public messages
to another person
4. Also private "direct messages"
5. Use #hashtags to organize
tweets (i.e. #craftbeer)
6. Find/create lists
twitter.com/Hoptopia/breweries
twitter.com/Hoptopia/breweries2
twitter.com/beerinator/breweries

23. Blogs
1. Subscribe (RSS reader - Feedly, etc)
Little orange button
2. Comment
3. Share
4. Create!
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24. Some Rad Ohio Beer Blogs
ohio-beer.com
ohio.com/blogs/the-beer-blog
clevelandfoodandbrews.com
brewersdaughter.com
hoperatives.com
drinkupcolumbus.com <cough> biased </cough>

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